![]() However, I ended up straying from them a little when I made the overlay. I initially used an AutoCAD program to give the control panel the exact dimensions of the arcade version. If it ages, though, then perhaps getting nice printout at Kinko's or something would be in order. I glued 4 sheets of computer paper together, and it looks a lot better than I expected, so I will leave it that way. Printing the overlay on paper is cheesy. I don't mind, but I fixed it in the version that is in the download section (below). On my control panel I mispelled 'Inviso' by typing 'Invisio'. However, with this control panel 6 simultaneous button pressed should be enough. Generally it will be possible to use more inputs with a ps/2 keyboard. I have read that USB keyboards are a bad choice for doing a keyboard hack because they are limited to 6 keys being pressed at one time (and the Operating System enforces it because it's a part of the USB standard, I believe). The 'Reverse' button would be difficult to reach if I were to use a larger 4-way joystick because the base for a regular joystick is so wide. I printed it out on ordinary paper and put it under the lexan. I gathered a couple of low-ish resolution images of Defender control panels from the internet and put some pieces together to make it look ok with the extra buttons (the Stargate 'Inviso' button and the '25 cents' button). ![]() ![]() The control panel uses a keyboard hack from a blue Hot Wheels USB keyboard. It sports a Lexan (plexiglass) cover and T-Molding around the outer border. It will be a desktop controller, except that it will only be useful for Defender and Stargate. ![]() I'm working on this for a friend who really likes Defender. ![]()
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