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I never quite understood the Centipede Control Panel. Why is the button all the way up top? The graphics make it look like it should go right in the center of the left mushroom.
I never quite understood the Centipede Control Panel. Why is the button all the way up top? The graphics make it look like it should go right in the center of the left mushroom.
I never quite understood the Centipede Control Panel. Why is the button all the way up top? The graphics make it look like it should go right in the center of the left mushroom.
The overlay was designed for a joystick and two button, but they scrapped the idea and added the trackball. I believe it would have been the basic Dig Dug panel; the center mushroom would have had the stick and then a button on either side.
Yea, I guess that's still in question. My answer only explains why there are the 3 mushrooms and the marked area for the button were originally there but not why they moved the button. Maybe once they put the trackball in they no longer cared about placement, or as someone suggested it wasn't ergonomic or uncomfortable to have the button on the same plane? I would love to know the entire story too.Baconsm, Not sure why that explains the button is above the mushroom instead of in it like it would of been if there was a joystick. Maybe I'm just not following you?
+1! If you place your hand on the control panel as if to use the button where it looks like it is supposed to be, your wrist falls over the edge of the CP. By moving the button up, it allows you to rest your wrist on the CP comfortably while holding the fire button down. My guess is that they discovered this during testing before release and moving the button up was simply the most cost effective way to address as opposed to completely redoing the already completed overlay. This is purely a guess on my part, but for those of you that own Centipedes, go home and try what I say and post back as to whether or not you agree...I've noticed that too. Perhaps the artwork was produced first before they realized that ergonomically the button was better placed higher?
+1! If you place your hand on the control panel as if to use the bottun where it looks like it is supposed to be, your wrist falls over the edge of the cp. By moving the button up, it allows you to rest your wrist on the cp comfortably while holding the fire button down. My guess is that they discovered this during testing before release and moving the button up was simply the most cost effective way to address as opposed to completely redoing the already completed overlay. This is purely a guess on my part, but for those of you that own centipedes, go home and try what i say and post back as to whether or not you agree...