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expiredjbn8 posted Jan 13, 2022 3:16 AM
AtGames Legends Gamer Mini Special Edition $49.81 (in-store pick-up YMMV)
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AtGames Legends Gamer Mini Special Edition available to order online through Sam's Club for $49.81 (in-store pick-up). Dependent on area store availability.
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I mean there's X/Y/Z and A/B/C, but what are the 4th buttons in each row, and what are the other buttons, e.g. Start, Select, Coin, etc? Most sites are recipe-based. I.e. do this, then do this, then do this, etc., but don't explain the underlying layouts and concepts of how this works.
I can figure out the how-to's. I just need to better understand the what's and why's.
Btw are these buttons clicky or mushy? The ones that came in the button, joystick, board & cable kit I got on Amazon are mushy. I prefer clicky though.
Bought first fight stick this Autumn. Hadn't used a stick in several years. It's far too large for me and will involve completely retraining myself. Which isn't worth the trouble.
Don't be like me, take size, habit and time into consideration.
I mean there's X/Y/Z and A/B/C, but what are the 4th buttons in each row, and what are the other buttons, e.g. Start, Select, Coin, etc? Most sites are recipe-based. I.e. do this, then do this, then do this, etc., but don't explain the underlying layouts and concepts of how this works.
I can figure out the how-to's. I just need to better understand the what's and why's.
Btw are these buttons clicky or mushy? The ones that came in the button, joystick, board & cable kit I got on Amazon are mushy. I prefer clicky though.
A quick read on this page (if slickdeals allows the link) seems to have the basics. The retropie (I use Batocera mainly) will show you how to configure them. http://forum.arcadecon
Oh, and as far as mushy/clicky, you'll have to view some youtube to see if you can find the style of button you like. Most kits you'll find on ebay or amazon will likely be Sanwa-style. I prefer Happ-style concave buttons, but that's just me. None of these are like what I played on when I was a kid, which made no noise other than plastic on plastic. All are some sort of microswitch and make a loud noise when pressed. Very annoying. This is all if you are doing this on the cheap or on a low budget. If you want to go all-out you can get silent-ish or even leaf-switches, but that's overkill unless you're keeping noise down for wife or parents, etc.
This is definitely info you'll want to gather from arcade forums. Build what you have and if you feel it could be better, research it to death. That's what I do!
Good luck!
A quick read on this page (if slickdeals allows the link) seems to have the basics. The retropie (I use Batocera mainly) will show you how to configure them. http://forum.arcadecon
Oh, and as far as mushy/clicky, you'll have to view some youtube to see if you can find the style of button you like. Most kits you'll find on ebay or amazon will likely be Sanwa-style. I prefer Happ-style concave buttons, but that's just me. None of these are like what I played on when I was a kid, which made no noise other than plastic on plastic. All are some sort of microswitch and make a loud noise when pressed. Very annoying. This is all if you are doing this on the cheap or on a low budget. If you want to go all-out you can get silent-ish or even leaf-switches, but that's overkill unless you're keeping noise down for wife or parents, etc.
This is definitely info you'll want to gather from arcade forums. Build what you have and if you feel it could be better, research it to death. That's what I do!
Good luck!
If it weren't for my teenage nephews I wouldn't even bother, except maybe to build a nostalgia box for myself with mostly Atari and early arcade games, and the controllers for that would be pretty simple. But I want this to be able to support many platforms up to around 1995, when modern consoles started appearing (I think), so the controller needs to be as robust and flexible as possible.
The kit I bought came with four sets of one stick-style joystick, 8 large convex buttons and 2 smaller convex buttons, with the buttons all LED-lit full time. I've mocked up one controller using a cardboard box, as I don't want to commit to a permanent controller till I understand how this all works.
I actually set up a Pi Zero, the original one w/o WiFi, to test things out, and installed a bunch of game roms on it, especially Atari 2600. Most seemed reasonably true to what I remember from way back, but I think they'll prefer later games with better graphics, and they'll probably require at least a Pi 3 B+, which I have.
I've been advised to skip the Pi and build it around an old PC, but I think that's overkill plus I don't have a spare video card to connect to a TV, and as you probably know it's really expensive to buy one now. So I'll stick to the Pi for now and see how far I can take it. Those old games can't compete with today's games but they could still be lots of fun. Hopefully my nephews won't get bored and laugh at how primitive games once were.
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While my cab is pc based,(next 2 build & retro arcade 2 front ends)the additional buttons are mapped for all the street fighter variants that I have.
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I have two. They are very nice and if you add CoinOpsx, it has thousands of games. Very nice to just sit in your chair and play (wirelessly) to your TV.
The reasons I have two is one has a 4-way restrictor plate add-on installed for games with 4 way joystick action only (Donkey Kong, Pac Man, etc). They are both paired to the same HDMI 'hockey puck', so I just pick which joystick panel to use when I want to play.
It's a really nice machine with CoinOpsx.
For $49, a no-brainer.
My Sam's had them in stock
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