Posted by Mojo2000 on 16, 2001 at 8:18 AM:
In Reply to: Try again, What's the Ideal number of buttons/controls? posted by Paul Leskowitz on 16, 2001 at 1:11 AM:
: Okay, I have an Final Fight cabinet, so there is not alot of room. Sadly, it is a nice Final Fight cabinet with all the artwork which is about to be converted, sorry Saint.
Maybe you can do a "slip-cover" thing which preserves and conceals the original materials? :-)
: Anyway, what is the optimal control setup with limited space to play the most MAME games?
: 2 joysticks
: 12 buttons
: spinner?
: Mini trackball
: Has anyone extended the control panel of this type of cabinet to add more buttons/controls? Or should I go for the have multiple control panels for difference games?
I personally would go for multiple swap panels. This keeps the clutter for each layout down to a minimum. But of course, you go through the complexity of designing and building each panel, and also changing in and out repeatedly may or may not grate on your nerves. There is always a trade-off somewhere!
Doug Hansen's Arcade Stupidity is a nice example of compromise.
: Also, how many maintenance buttons should I have? Thanks ahead
Depends. If you go with an I-Pac or MK (by Michallik) encoder, you can program "shift" combinations to take care of most MAME functions, thus reducing your clutter again.