I was thinking about that. Right now, unfortunately, all of the cabinets I own mount vertically. I really want to put the Uzebox in a cabinet I have since it would be a little easier to set everything up. But finding a cab with a horizontal screen mount could take some time, though that isn't stopping me. I'm going to start building a JAMMA test rig (something simple that has joysticks and buttons, power supply, and plugs into a monitor). So basically, my answer is this: The default monitor orientation for the Uzebox JAMMA will be horizontal so that all Uzebox games that exist will work and game development will be easier (instead of modifying the kernel or flipping everything on the game). If someone wants to program a game that utilizes vertical monitor orientation, they can do that. Though I would recommend make it horizontal so most people can play if they're using an emulator or if they don't want to flip their TV sideways.paul wrote:hey Davey,
I was thinking about getting onto this now, but I'm wondering: If you're only making a single cabinet, would it be possible to mount the screen such that all Uzebox games are supported? I'd rather see a Uzebox JAMMA that supports all games, beyond just Pac-Man. It's your call at the end of the day, but I was just wondering.
My main concern is the controller layout. Are there going to be Start and Select buttons for both players on a control panel? Are there going to be A, B, X, Y, L, and R buttons on both sides all at once? How will the Uzebox know when coin is inserted? I had planned something before to account for this, but I just want to make sure it is alright with everyone else. The Start and Select buttons on the Player 1 control pad are for Player 1 Start and Player 2 Start. The Start and Select buttons on the second controller are for each of the two coin mechanisms (Maybe put both mechanisms on start and make test switch on select?) Also, do we want DIP switches? Or am I going too far? My idea for the test switch was on the Second player Select button was to open the bootloader menu to switch games.
Let me here your suggestions so I can make some progress.