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A newb and his panel...
syph007:
Yes I'm a newb, I admit it. I think I'm one step past the very first stage... in that I know what kind of panel I want, and what games I actually want to play. I want a panel for fighters and tank games (Assault!). I see two options, a separate panel for each, or somehow combine on one panel and hopefully NOT look too franken.
I know some sticks like the CO2 have all the controls in a horizontal line, but wow no way am I making something that wide. Cabinets don't need wings.
I threw together an arrangment that I think would work. The normal joysticks are happ 360's, the top fires I was was thinking prodigy top fire (since they are 4/8 swapable with that top lever). This would let me play my fighters and then just move a hand up to get at a 2nd joystick. This would also work for smash tv, and I could also use both topfires in an SP game of anthing else that needed two sticks with two buttons. This would also give me dual 4 way or dual 8 way.
Now obviously since they arent in horizontal alignement, it's not perfect. But Id rather do that than have the super wide panel. Has anyone else done anything like this, and liked/not liked it? Is there a better layout than this? Is this already a franken and should I just build 2 panels?
Thanks in advance.
TOK:
If you're not into Golden Tee or other games that require you to fast-spin the trackball, I think that's a pretty cool setup. I remember someone recently using ball top sticks with an integrated topfire button. That might work for you and let you eliminate one set of sticks.
syph007:
Ah, so the player 1 topfire stick would be in the way for trackball games? I had hoped that wouldn't be a problem, but I've never played golden tee, so I wasn't sure.
miles2912:
Check your button placement. The holes should be 1.5" center to center all around. The joystick can be further away but the holes need to be close to reach them.
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johnperkins21:
--- Quote from: syph007 on June 11, 2006, 10:33:23 am ---Ah, so the player 1 topfire stick would be in the way for trackball games? I had hoped that wouldn't be a problem, but I've never played golden tee, so I wasn't sure.
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Your spinner is more in the way than the topfire, although that's pretty close for big hooks. Also, how to you anticipate reaching the buttons when using the topfires? It looks like you'll have to switch hands, and you're still pretty close to having them cross. The more I think about what I want to do, and the games I want to play, I've decided on a modular system. Depending on your needs you might want to really consider this idea.
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