Posted by Todd Munro on 21, 2001 at 12:41 AM:
In Reply to: Please take a look at this (hypothetical) control panel... posted by Tony C on 20, 2001 at 10:14 PM:
My panel is an almost identical layout, except the trackball and spinner are located in the blank space above the sticks, with 2 extra buttons for the trackball and spinner. I also have the start buttons along the top. The front of the panel buttons are used for entering credits. The only thing I would change is 4 buttons for the 3rd and 4th players, as mentioned by others. It works great for me.
: Hi everybody, newbie here. I've been into MAME for a while but just recently started thinking about the possibility of making my own controls and eventually a cabinet (in that order.)
: The info around here is great. I am going to start by building a simple single-player arcade control for my PC, and eventually I think I'll move into doing my own cabinet.
: Anyway, I spent an hour tonight with Corel Draw planning out what my "dream panel" would look like should I ever build a cabinet. I know everyone says you can't try to squeeze too many controls on or things get crowded, but after moving things around, I think this design might actually work. I'd like some opinions on my design.
: It was totally ripped off of the "Brian's interchangable 4 way control panel" example, the pictures of the controls and the shape of the panel were directly copied for the purposes of creating this model. Thanks to Brian for the inspiration.
: Anyway to my newbie eyes, this looks like it might become a workable design, but I thought I'd draw on the expertise around here. If something is too close, or in the wrong spot, please let me know that it's just not going to work. (Note the 4-way joystick, trackball, and spinner positioning particularly.) Player 4 looks a little cramped so I might move that around a little as I tweak it. I just wanted some opinions, this is all early design phase and I want to try to maximize the stuff I can get on there while still making it playable and not uncomfortable.
: Thanks for any help.
: -Tony