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sleong:
I've been thinking about doing something like this for the past few years but finally decided to really make this a reality rather than just think and ponder about it.

I'm just planning to build my first bartop/mini cabinet then if this is a success I'll then build a full size cabinet.  Also because I already have the wood material for a bartop cabinet. 

The plan is to mainly play old arcade games or games that I can remember like Street Fighter 2 series, Pang, Metal Slug, Super Puzzle Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Marvel vs Capcom, etc.  Yes a lot of fighting games and I plan to have 6 buttons per player.

Now I'd like to know what other buttons or functions will I need?  I plan on using the I-PAC2 if there are enough inputs for my needs.

So I have planned:
Player 1: 6 buttons, start, coin
Player 2: 6 buttons, start, coin
Universal: Pause, Esc
Total 18 buttons.

Are there buttons that would be shared like coin so that I save on an input?  As I remember correctly when you go to arcades there were very seldom games that had a coin slot for each player.  Maybe the odd games.

I will not have anything for pinball, there will be no spinner or trackball, etc.

I may make two control panels one with straight buttons and one with a slight curve.  I still don't know the difference yet.  When I went to the arcades there were only the straight buttons.

I'll probably build something similar to the WeeCade but with changes and modifications to meet my needs.

Any advise is greatly appreciated.

PL1:
Welcome aboard, Sleong.


--- Quote from: sleong on August 24, 2013, 03:30:29 pm ---Now I'd like to know what other buttons or functions will I need?  I plan on using the I-PAC2 if there are enough inputs for my needs.

So I have planned:
Player 1: 6 buttons, start, coin
Player 2: 6 buttons, start, coin
Universal: Pause, Esc
Total 18 buttons.

Are there buttons that would be shared like coin so that I save on an input?  As I remember correctly when you go to arcades there were very seldom games that had a coin slot for each player.  Maybe the odd games.

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Don't forget to include 8 inputs for joystick (4 per stick) which brings your total to 26 encoder inputs -- the I-Pac2 has 32 so you have room to spare.

I'd recommend keeping the P2 Coin because some games like Gauntlet, Simpsons, and TMNT assign credits based on which coin slot is used.

These games also have 2-player version ROMs that would work great with your proposed setup.


--- Quote from: sleong on August 24, 2013, 03:30:29 pm ---I may make two control panels one with straight buttons and one with a slight curve.  I still don't know the difference yet.  When I went to the arcades there were only the straight buttons.

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Slagcoin layouts + test panel on a cardboard box + test playing will tell you which layout you like better before you go to the trouble of making two panels.   :cheers:


Scott

paigeoliver:
Your memory was wrong about coin slots and players. Almost everything made had a least 2 separate coin slots, and 3 and 4 player games always had 3 or 4 of them. Exceptions were few and far between and usually made in Japan.

BobA:
Buttons are only a couple of bucks each for non lighted ones so get a few spares.  You never know when you might want them for things like pinball flippers or the on button for your computer if you have one.

sleong:

--- Quote from: sleong on August 24, 2013, 03:30:29 pm ---Now I'd like to know what other buttons or functions will I need?  I plan on using the I-PAC2 if there are enough inputs for my needs.

So I have planned:
Player 1: 6 buttons, start, coin
Player 2: 6 buttons, start, coin
Universal: Pause, Esc
Total 18 buttons.

Are there buttons that would be shared like coin so that I save on an input?  As I remember correctly when you go to arcades there were very seldom games that had a coin slot for each player.  Maybe the odd games.

I will not have anything for pinball, there will be no spinner or trackball, etc.

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I'm just looking at the Ultimarc site and just comparing between the IPAC2 and the U-HID.  Which would you suggest?  I'm aiming for the IPAC2 due to the cost difference!  Unless the extra money is necessary for the U-HID.  I may try the U-HID in a full size cabinet one day though.

What are your thoughts?

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