Arcade stances

[keilbaca]

Hehe, an article was written about Funspot VIII this year... and you'll reconize a face in there, Todd Rogers

 

http://www.wayoftherodent.com/features/Wor...pionStances.htm

 

Really funny, but there is some language in there, so if you're reading it at work, just be careful.

Edited July 21, 2006 by keilbaca

[shadow460]

I always preferred to sit down comfortably in the cabinet's seat and plant both feet flat on the floor.

 

Although Daytona USA and Scud Race aren't commonly housed in full motion cabinets, I still tend to lean into the corners, pulling hard on the wheel. I also pull the seat all the way back, giving me as much room in between the wheel and myself as is humanly possible. I like to reach for the controls. It also gives me more room to use progressive braking and acceleration (especially the braking) and to step hard on the brakes to induce a skid.

In Hydro Thunder, I set up the seat the same way, but I keep my right hand all the way forward (of course I have a death grip on the throttle). That's another one where you have to pull hard on the wheel, almost twisting it right off.

In Star Wars Racer, I'll keep my arms to where they move fluidly without having to lock or unlock my elbows. A boost is achieved by bringing my open palm down hard on the control panel and slamming the boost switch in forecfully.

In Virtual On, once again, seat back and reach for the sticks. I try to keep a very loose grip on the tops to enable me to hit the boosters quicker.

Finally, in most light gun games, I'll keep my left hand near the very front of the gun. When I have one or two bullets left, I'll keep right on pulling the trigger, and cover the aperture with my fingers on my left hand for a split second. I repeat his motion once every two or three seconds.

Time Crisis is different. I still maintain the forward grip, but I stand on my left toes and right heel. This makes activating the pedal easier.

 

Another game to note is Manx TT Superbike. It would seem you shift your body to steer. Wrong. To steer, do the obvious thing and turn the handlebars! This forces the bike to turn. You can also lean into it, or even stand up on the pegs for uber fast input. On a real all terrain bike, I make minor steering corrections by shifting my weight on the pedals, and make major steering moves by doing that and turning the bars. No need to re invent the wheel on Manx TT.

[Lauren Tyler]

On the topic of Time Crisis, where the hell is TC4? I hear about it being out in various locations, but I ain't seen it yet in Boston.

 

On that note, I do a similar stance for Time Crisis, except right foot forward.