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digitalhobbit:
All good suggestions, thanks.

I think I might still give it a shot (first with a mockup) to see if I can fit a small trackball in addition to 6 buttons. I'm now leaning towards this cheap 2 1/4" trackball (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10758?). I know it's not going to compete with proper arcade trackballs, but the price is hard to beat, and the small footprint (4"x4") is very compelling. After playing with some of the Slagcoin templates, it seems like it should just about fit in the middle.

Don:
I have a mame cab cp with very similar dimensions to yours. If you are putting a track ball in the middle be very careful that it does not interfere with the player 2 joystick. When people are using the joystick they need space to rest their hands. I'll try and throw a pic of my CP up. I'm actually just finishing putting in a new CP which I think is better spaced for 2 players than my last one.

digitalhobbit:
Hi Don,

I'm slightly worried about that as well. The trackball is cheap enough (about $20 shipped) I might go ahead and order it anyway, and try it in a playable mockup. I'll report back how it works out. :)

-Mirko

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