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What have I gotten myself into?
Todd H:
I wonder how well a 49-way joystick would work with N64 games? Anyone tried this setup yet?
BTW, welcome JonnyBoy! Prepare to have all of your spare time consumed by this little hobby of ours! :)
JonnyBoy:
Okay guys...here's the plan...
I looked through all my resources and have come up with a good idea. I am going to make a small arcade machine that I can just place on top of a table or something. It will be approximately 35-40 inches high, 24 wide and 24 deep.
First I am going to purchase one of those flat IBM computer, you know, the ones that the monitors can rest on top of. Then I am going to put a 20 inch flatscreen TV from bestbuy on top. From there I plan on putting a 2 player Hot Rod CP. I'll finish it off with a nice looking compact marquee. I'll make some primitive drawings soon. I plan on adding N64 controllers and lightguns.
This brings me to my first question... I don't like the purple front of the Hot Rod control panel. Is there an easy way to cover it up or something? Anything you reccommend? Also, I was curious as to if I could configure the use of the lightgun with N64 and PC games(Perfect Dark and Half Life, for instance), like using the lightgun to fire and stuff while using the joypad to navigate...that would be awesome (I know firing one handed may be a bit awkward but I'll be sure to get pistols). And lastly, if I came up with an idea for a marquee could you send me in the direction of a person who could make it. My photoshop skills are lacking and I'll gladly pay.
PS Thank you all for the warm welcome to the board! I'll be sure to frequent here often.
hulkster:
well dude if you are going to build an arcade cabinet, you will frequent this board every single day multiple times an hour for the next 6 months at least. happy reading.
JonnyBoy:
Anybody got any ideas?
pointdablame:
If you dont like the purple... paint it. The controls come out easy and painting is easy as well. On this board though, you'll likely get "build your own controls" a lot, which I agree with. You're probably better off making your own control panel so you can design it, paint it, etc, exactly how you want.
You're not going to want to use a pistol for FPS games... trust me... it's just too awkward. If you can get used to it, good for you, but i'd avoid that idea like the plague.
Every other idea you've had in this thread has been covered many times, so Search this site and just read, read, read when you get a free moments. This forum, the main page at arcadecontrols.com, and the hundreds of example pages will get you familiar with the ins and outs of the hobbies in no time.
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