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HELP: What are your MUST-HAVES in a control panel?
XyloSesame:
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--- Quote from: kvncooper on September 26, 2007, 03:07:33 pm ---Does Knievel do custom work for people? i.e. build control panels and/or full machines
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yeah, he'd be perfect for your "exciting opportunity"! ;D
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:angry:
I curse the day I posted that!! haha
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it's going to take a while to live that one down.
and be careful with your avatar choice, too...
Hoopz:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on September 26, 2007, 02:30:14 pm ---Chads right. (huh, that sounds funny)
You need to know what games you want otherwise you end up with this:
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I've looked before Lew, but I don't recall seeing a two-way stick for Defender. Did I miss it? May have to plan an expansion on that thing. ;D
And I'll say that I have a 4-player CP with a Tron Stick, Tron spinner, 4-way joy and trackball. Plays most everything I want to play.
TAG:
If whoever this cabinet is for has any interest whatsoever in playing Tron, then a trigger joystick (or at least a top fire one) is a must. Otherwise, you'll need a third hand for shooting the tanks, spiders, and MCP cone. It's useful for several other games, as well.
one2three:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on September 26, 2007, 02:30:14 pm ---Chads right. (huh, that sounds funny)
You need to know what games you want otherwise you end up with this:
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Love that design, mind if I use it? I have a 12" monitor lying around I could use with this CP in my new mame cab. :laugh2:
Although you won't (feasibly) be able to get everything incorporated without making a Frankenpannel, you can get a large chunk of supported games by making a two player with 6 buttons each, trackball, and spinner. You could also have a keyboard tucked away for use in some PC games, admin, etc. There are also programs (i.e. autohotkey) that will alow you to map other buttons for specific games.
Bottom line, if you want to have a cab that looks like something you might see in an arcade, then keep it minimal.
Oh ya, I recomend you build your CP yourself. If you want to purchase one, then try some of the vendors that sell CPs, but really a lot of the fun is in designing and building it yourself.
Good Luck,
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Kajoq:
I suggest 2 players 6 buttons each. And if you like a lot of older games / golden tee, Toss on the trackball/spinner as thats the popular thing to do.
I just finished building myself a control panel with 2 players 8 buttons each (will be getting a ps2 adaptor for my JPAC soon, and I liked the custom layout I got with the extra 2 buttons) and a few admin buttons for good measure.
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