I placed the 3 buttons for the Player 2 controls on a slanted, curved panel rather than just having them above the main action button, as I found this to be more ergonomic, as well as the general slanting of the case instead of being on level, so you can rest your palms on the tabletop comfortably and play without getting cramps or anything, but it still has the depth needed for the joystick mechanism. but apart from the vinyl, what you see is how it will end up being, so I thought I'd share a couple of photos of how it ended up. So, it's almost finished, I just need to mod the main action button a little (it was too deep, so I'm making it shallower), wire it up with the Mega Drive controller cable, and add the Atari vinyl when it arrives (slow boat issue as usual). So I got an old piece of thin MDF board no one wanted, some white wood glue, a set of buttons and arcade joystick, some black Oracover, and a Mega Drive controller cable, and started making the arcade stick especially for this game, although it can be used with any other game too. I have seen the 3 button foot controllers people have been making for the game, which is a good idea, but I wanted something a bit more personalised to myself. I remember playing Stargate when I was little, and I loved that game!! But I never knew back then in the 80's that the second controller could be used for the extra functions in the game. I decided to finish off the mod I made on my 2600jr, which was adding the front controller port with the 5 controls for Player 1, and Up, Down and Action for Player 2 all in one port, by making the arcade stick to go with it.
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