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Minwah:

--- Quote from: GAtekwriter on July 02, 2008, 12:37:19 pm ---Just curious - I'm right handed and I've always used my left for a spinner - is this typical of most right handers?  Also, it seems to me that many spinners on old arcade games were on the left and buttons on the right - so maybe I just never had a choice?  Hmmm... any right handers prefer using a spinner with the right hand?

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There seems to be a good mix of games which have the spinner on the left, some in the centre and some on the right.

I think a spinner is something which is pretty easy to use with either hand...

Droler:
I have a somewhat different layout due to the fact I hated the way my spinnder was located on the last CP I built.

Against some misgivings about where I ended up installing it, I am very happy with the location and feel now that it's built. Apologies for the crappy photo - bad camera:



It's over player 2's buttons, which unless player 2 gets really spastic during Marvel vs. Capcom or something, it never gets in the way - but if you're playing Tempest or Arkanoid, you get a nice unstrained reach for the spinner plus the buttons on the left. It really doesn't look very convenient, but this panel's only 26 inches wide and 17 inches deep, so it's not a stretch to reach everything.

NoOne=NBA=:
I would definitely center the trackball.
Most trackball games have the trackball in the center.
Lefties will also be much happier with you if they can use their dominant hand.

With regards to the spinner, I personally would put it to the left of the trackball.
Most spinner games had the spinner on the left, or centered.
The notable exception to this is Tempest.

If you connect the trackball and spinner to separate inputs, you could use them separately to play racing games, Blasteroids, etc...

I would set up the controls as shown on the attachment.
The 4 buttons on the right are set that way for Star Trek.
You could get away with only three buttons on the right, if you wanted to map one of the buttons on the left to photon torpedoes.

RetroBorg:
Thanks everyone of their input and opinions there's lot's to think about there.

I'm probably leaning towards NoOne=NBA= setup at the moment, but I also like how Minwah has a joystick on the left which would allow me to play Tron.

I think I might start playing around with CP Sketcher and see what I can fit in.

Thanks guys.  ;D

RayB:

--- Quote from: Droler on July 02, 2008, 03:52:51 pm ---I have a somewhat different layout due to the fact I hated the way my spinnder was located on the last CP I built.

Against some misgivings about where I ended up installing it, I am very happy with the location and feel now that it's built. Apologies for the crappy photo - bad camera:



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One real "spontaneous" right-handed spin on that track ball will smack your hand right into that red joystick.

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