Re: Iclassic portable nintendo 64 (including worklog)
mesojdm said:
As opposed to Beta, who's Segaing as if his territory is being encroached upon, SS brings up some good points... in the second half of his post.
There is no good reason that this doesn't have a D-Pad. What's your logic here? Trying to cut down on solder points? Do what I said in the actual thread and use your 'connections' to make this a 3rd party controller with "extra features" It can really cut down on a lot of work for the customer, and makes your project look that much more polished.
Also, I know you REALLY like the symmetry the start button being in the middle gives you, but it is a legitimate concern of a lot of us that it is in a terribad spot. Just because
you can press it semi-easily does not mean it's at all a good spot. You should be able to just slide your thumb off of one button and smack the start button with little to no thought. Between the d-pad and the analog, and a bit offset to the outside or inside would be a much better spot, or below all of the buttons on the right side. You really oughta consider moving it, especially before you dish out the change to get a mold made.
To keep that symmetry, you could put the power button where that start key is. It shouldn't be too hard to source a push toggle switch.
As far as trimming goes, I think you know your target audience pretty well in that respect, but I think you're giving the 'DIY without the effort of DIY' crowd a bit too much credit if you expect them to be able to solder the controller together. I imagine most of the people that would otherwise buy this don't even know what a soldering iron is, and I still think that if you're having this mostly manufactured, there shouldn't be much of an issue constructing it to be completely solder-less.
