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Tahnok:
Yes, most people have a hard time adapting. If you don't have a problem playing on an angled stick then be glad. I had to lie down on the couch this past week (broken leg) and I can tell you it is very hard to play gamecube when the controller is not facing the TV.
Mameotron:
--- Quote from: DougHillman on September 04, 2004, 09:22:28 pm ---
Mameotron, you maya played all of those games fine. And you did so because they were laid out the way that most people suggest. I'm not sure that you understand what is being counseled against here.
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No, Doug, I understand the problem. Granted, my quote about playing the arcade games was wrong, because they are all laid out as your example "A".
Maybe a huge majority of builders have done it straight, but honestly it is not hard to adapt. The angle of the sticks shown on mccoy178's panel is very slight, a lot less than what you have shown in your example "B".
I have built them both ways, and I prefer my current setup with P3 & P4 angled to the screen. That's just me, and after all, aren't there supposed to be many different opinions here?
Xphile:
--- Quote from: tahnok100 on September 05, 2004, 05:15:43 pm ---Yes, most people have a hard time adapting. If you don't have a problem playing on an angled stick then be glad. I had to lie down on the couch this past week (broken leg) and I can tell you it is very hard to play gamecube when the controller is not facing the TV.
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I'll bet it has a lot to do with the persons' position and screen's relative position to the person...eg: if the person isstanding it's probably easier to adapt than if the person is laying, or reclining...also, if the screen is at right angles to the floor it's probably easier to adapt than if it is tilted back on an angle (like a golden tee or something)..(plus a joystick with your fist wrapped around it would probably be easier to use than a d-pad with your thumb moving forward and back left and right..)
quarterstringer:
--- Quote from: DougHillman on September 05, 2004, 12:06:29 am ---
The designers of all the original 4 player games, as well as the huge majority of people who've built 4 player cabinets (and have tried it both ways) say differently. The body & mind can adapt, but popular opinion from those who've actually compared say that it's much easier when set up as "A". When the joystick moves the same way that the character on the screen moves, it makes more sense.
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The 4-player arcade games that I remember playing didn't have control panels shaped like the diagram where P3 & P4 are forced to stand at 45 degree angles.
I built my 4-player with P3 & P4 with angled joysticks at 45 degrees so that they were aligned with their body. Everyone that has played it, has had no problem figuring out which way was up.
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