Posted by Arcade 2000 on 20, 2000 at 8:20 PM:
In Reply to: Just curious.... posted by Robert McElwee on 20, 2000 at 7:22 PM:
Just curious, have you ever used that 7th button? Most people put 6 on their control panel. I'm in the process of designing mine (3 player - 6 buttons each) so maybe you can keep me from messing up...
I use 8 buttons to each stick. Reason? Bleem! X, triangle, square, circle, and L1 R1, L2 R2. The first 4 are in the traditional playstation diamond shape, the other 4 are in a square config.
As for the labeling, I traced the panel out, and had clear plastic overlays made up. They are labeled for the different configurations. Basically I only needed about 12.
5 for different types of MAME games
2 for Bleem!
the rest for other emus, like Stella, Zsnes, etc.
They just sit on top of the panel, all the buttonholes are cut out, as is the square panel for the trackball, and larger circle for the spinner. When you remove the overlay, the panel is undamaged. Also helps when my son plays. He eats and drinks at the machine.
Hope that helps.