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Afterburner:
One comment I have....

I'm right handed, and my CP has two trackballs.

I have the joysticks on the left as I found I tend to like to pound on the buttons with my right hand.

I have the trackballs on the right of the buttons, as I found I would rather use my right hand for the fine control over the trackball and push buttons with my left hand.

That may have some influence on your CP.

Jdurg:
I've got my trackball right in the middle of the my CP with a button on the top left and a button on the top right.  The buttons on the top are, of course, the left and right mouse buttons but they are placed in a manner that makes them also appear as normal buttons for the 4-way joystick and my spinner.

Of course, when I go and design my artwork I'll look at it and go "ugggh.  What was I thinking", but hey, that just means I'll design another CP.   ;D

FrizzleFried:

--- Quote from: Afterburner on February 11, 2008, 08:06:21 am ---One comment I have....

I'm right handed, and my CP has two trackballs.

I have the joysticks on the left as I found I tend to like to pound on the buttons with my right hand.

I have the trackballs on the right of the buttons, as I found I would rather use my right hand for the fine control over the trackball and push buttons with my left hand.

That may have some influence on your CP.



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...have you found many games that use two trackballs simultaneously?   I know that Ataxx is one game...any others?

ahofle:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 11, 2008, 10:25:52 am ---...have you found many games that use two trackballs simultaneously?   I know that Ataxx is one game...any others?

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Marble Madness, Rampart, Atari Football...

About the original topic, you should definitely not have the trackball out to the left like that.  TBs are usually played with your right hand, with buttons on the left (Centipede, Missile Command, etc).  In addition to that, most joystick games have the buttons on the right.  So you are really standing in about the same spot with the trackball in the middle and P1 joystick on the left.

Avrus:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 11, 2008, 10:25:52 am ---
--- Quote from: Afterburner on February 11, 2008, 08:06:21 am ---One comment I have....

I'm right handed, and my CP has two trackballs.

I have the joysticks on the left as I found I tend to like to pound on the buttons with my right hand.

I have the trackballs on the right of the buttons, as I found I would rather use my right hand for the fine control over the trackball and push buttons with my left hand.

That may have some influence on your CP.



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...have you found many games that use two trackballs simultaneously?   I know that Ataxx is one game...any others?

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I didn't just put in 3 of them so people could admire my balls you know?   :applaud:

As posted, marble madness, rampart, football -- they also double nicely as a replacement for light guns.  (It's not *quite* the same but very functional) so it's a great alternative for all the shooter games.

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