Posted by Mojo2000 on 4, 2001 at 9:49 AM:
In Reply to: Re: Ahhh, ambition... posted by Ohso on 4, 2001 at 2:16 AM:
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: : Damn, you're such a newbie.
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: Nothing wrong with that. Everyone here was a newbie at some time. :)
Sure, that's true. But now neither of us has really addressed the last question from the original thread. ;-)
: I disagree about the ultimate/4-player control panel statement. My panel is a 4-player all-in-one panel and it works very nicely. It has removable sub-panels and combines the best of a big panel with the best of replaceable panels without the disadvantages. Replaceable panels have one big drawback...they duplicate controls needlessly which increases cost, and makes them rather space consuming.
Yes, I think you have an excellent idea which would be ideal if you happen to have very good planning and construction skills. :-) Or have friends you could con in to helping you with THEIR expert construction skills.
Do you not have a webpage with photos to share? I have seen one or two examples of SUB-panel modules.
: Sub-panels completely resolves this problem. I can swap out a single 8-way joy for a tron-style stick or steering wheel or anything I like. I can also replace a button panel to use a different layout, e.g. Defender, Street Fighter, Neo Geo, etc.
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