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Looking for Opinions/Advice: Number of Buttons
struby:
I am going to get an IPac4, and have a 4 player cp, my original plan was going with 8 buttos + a joystick + start +coin per player:
There will now be a trackball most likely in the middle:
I was thinking about taking it down to 4 start buttons, 2 coin buttons, but I don't know how many action buttons per person to put, what good games use more than 6 buttons? If any, should I stagger it and go 8, 8, 6, and 6, for 1 2 3 4 players accordingly, any opinions/advice?
Gatt:
You could do it that way,
But why?
Many trackballs are USB I believe and wouldn't get wired into the Ipac, you could easily use Player 2 or Player 3's buttons for the trackball games just defining it on a per game basis.
squirrellydw:
I am no expert but I don't know any games that require 8 buttons. I would go 6 for each if you have the room or maybe the neo-geo setup and use 7
struby:
Is the Neo Geo setup the 6 in a rectangle with one more button down and to the left, like on the Slik Stik Quad Unit: http://www.slikstik.com/quadfeatures.htm I was thinking my thumb would involuntarily hit that. My CP is going to be somewhat like the Slik Stik Quad, but everything may be moved up some, not sure how much for each thing, and with no spinner, no top joystick and less of the buttons on top, with the stuff I mentioned in my first post of this thread.
Another question, what do you think:
OOO
OOO <--- Straight buttons like that or Curved and angled in more?
Opinion
I looked up mame control panel on google image search and more seemed to be straight like the rectangle shape.
squirrellydw:
yes, that is the neo-geo layout. As for straight or curved that is personal preference. I am in the process of building a 27" cocktail table and getting ready to make my CP and I am still not sure what I want. Not sure what games use the neo geo layout. Best advice, do some research and figure out what games you plan on playing the most and design it around that. I think I am going with 6 straight across, I think.
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