Instruction Cards

So I've finished wiring up the IPAC and it was tested for a short period last night. But more on that later. I'm still new to MAME so I found myself constantly referring back to a print out I created so I would know how to navigate MAME. For example, I had tested Street Fighter II rainbow and wanted to return to the main menu. How do I do this using the IPAC ? Anyway its not hard, just wasn't possible for me to memorize during the short game play I had. So it got me thinking, if I go with the 19" monitor I had planned I will have tons of negative space on the bezel. The solution was to design some instruction cards that I could get custom printed. I could even go with a simple 5'x7' design and print at a local Wal-Mart. I had been thinking of ordering a Dynamo logo sticker to place on the top of the bezel anyway, these "instruction cards" would provide more visual interest.

I want my MAME machine to be very user friendly, something that when people come over they can power on and play. I don't want anyone to come get me because they are done playing Tetris and now want to play Pac-Man. That's why I think the idea for the "instruction card" is great. Players will now know how to switch games, add credits, pause the system, etc.

I plan on designing a second card that will tell users what can be found in my favorites (not title for title, but pointing out that it contains titles hand picked by myself) and instruct them on how to get to "all games." This way if a player is unable to locate a game of his/her choice in my favorites they will have a general idea of how to locate it.

That's it for now! Ill post pics later of my completed IPAC and me testing it.