I have an Idea for Future Tank Championship's Cabinet. As well as a feature that Daytona and that have. Live Match Commentary, so on another screen, you will be able to see the Match as the tanks destroy each other, and also commentators commentating on what is going on. Basically a revised version of Daytona USA 3's live mode. And also Live you can see the Pilots in the cockpits.
Now for Cabinet design, I was thinking of a Cabinet akin to that of Virtual On:Oratorio Tangram. A Sitdown Cabinet with Two Joysticks, the one on the left moves the tank through forwards, backwards and strafing, and the right stick controls aiming and is inverted vertically. I'm thinking that there would be 4 to 12 Cabinets linked. And an optional "Real Pilots Only" mode, based on the "Real Racers Only" mode from Daytona USA. Which means that there is no AI in the Multiplayer when you select it.
Now for the Cabinet controls, two joysticks, both simply with triggers and reload buttons. That is simplistic enough for this game. Then a start button and a credits button, holding the start button after another player has entered via "Waiting for Entry" will enable the "Real Pilots Only" mode.
I'd rather have two joysticks than those FPS Cabinets with the mouse and stuff. It just seems more ergonomic.
So like I said, you can see the Pilots Hands on the Joysticks in the cockpit, just like D.Va would in Overwatch. And your crew chief telling you what is going on. I think it would be very awesome, plus I think that for some people, Arcade's are going to be more common.
Also, the Cabinet has to be durable enough to survive at least 13 years of operation.
Daytona USA 3 is already high earning, despite being made by "Faceless Employees"(No Offense, this is just what my friend says), so if Sega had a face, they could increase those earnings.
It's not a total abomination, but if I can make a game that captures Daytona USA 2's attention to detail, Rocket League's Stadiums, the Hero Shooter style of Overwatch and Tactics I think it would be awesome.
The only thing that is an abomination with Daytona USA 3 is it's lack of attention to detail.
Shinji.
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