Not too sure I could get used to using my left thumb while moving up/down on the joystick. I was thinking that Defender could be played like this with the thumb being used for reverse on button 7. Only button 6 needs much more movement to be pressed. My thumb falls perfectly on button 7 and can flick quickly to button 4 and 5. In this pic I can easily rest my fingers on butoons 1, 2 and 3. Button one is a bit skewed to the right, but the idea of what I was aiming for should be clear. This is just a quick mockup I made in 15mm shelf board. Please forgive the crappyness of the pics. Purely for comfort and flexibility across as many games as possible. I spent a while trying to get the button layout as best I could for myself. I think it's all down to personal preference and what type of games you enjoy most.
Because the one time they want to play something and you don't have the controls for it is that one time you wish you had put them in to begin with!
Why leave the job unfinished? Even if they only use it a few times, it's worth having that option. And of course for "showoff value" - Hey why not? It took this long to build it right? The worst thing that can happen is that they are uncomfortable with the controls in my opinion. but although I am building this cab for myself, the main reason I'm building it is for my friends that come over. They may be polite and say, "Oh, OK", but what they are really thinking is, "Man, that sucks! Oh well, beggars can't be choosers." Most of the games I play only have 2-4 anyway, so you don't need them". However, when a buddy comes over and says, "Hey, why are there only 4 buttons?" and you pipe out, "Aw it's no big deal, just press 2 at once to get the extra buttons. It may be easy for me to press 2 simultaneous buttons to make up for the lack of the 5th and 6th buttons. Let's say I prefer only 4 buttons for 6 button games. In the Music Player found inside the Museum, there are over 200 tracks to choose from, spanning all six titles.I'd also like to point out that although it may be the owner's preference that there not be 7 buttons: What about the people that you invite over to use the machine? Maybe they WANT 7!
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