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Praxi:
Heres my initial layout for a 4 player CP.  My main goal is 4 player gauntlet/xmen/simpsons, followed closely by 2 player fighting games.  I think I will start cutting tomorrow.  I'm making it out of 3/4" MDF.  Any comments before I do?  Am I messing something up?

Dawgz Rule:
Praxi, what do you plan on using the six admin buttons for?

Praxi:
I haven't 100% decided yet, but I was thinking, load, save, enter, exit, power, pause.  Maybe a shift, but I seem to read a lot of bad things about those.

Fursphere:
Shift buttons are fine.  Just realize that you might need to change some conflicting emulator settings.

PL1:
As mentioned in this post about the logical design process, you may want to start with a game list and which emulators/front end you will be running.

Get those installed and running the way you want and your choice of admin buttons may narrow.

Most FE setups for a dedicated cabinet won't need an enter key -- Player 1 Button 1 is commonly used to launch games.

Depending on the software you're running, the load/save buttons may not be needed.   :dunno

You may also want to relocate the power button to a less noticable area to keep party guests from pressing it.

The pause and exit buttons are always a good idea IMHO.

On the subject of shifted functions vs. dedicated buttons, there are pros and cons to both approaches -- select the one that fits your needs.


Scott

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