Where can I find a list of spinner games?

[AlanS17]

I think the title is pretty self-explanatory. Where can I find a list of spinner games?

Is that kind of information in catver.ini? Is it already posted online somewhere?

[tmasman]

Check out this site...
There is a link to Controls 0.60

It looks like he's got a list of games catagorized by controls used. (including spinners)

it's on gnateye's WWW link

[AlanS17]

Perfect. Thanks...

[Jakobud]

This looks like a job for....

SortInfo!!

http://hem.passagen.se/robert.palmqvist/Downloads/SInfo11.zip

Excellent freeware utility specifically for mame. Download it and check it out.  You will totally dig it.

[AlanS17]

Okie doke. I'll give it a shot later.

Right now I'm too busy playing Tempest.  

[paigeoliver]

Check out this site...
There is a link to Controls 0.60

It looks like he's got a list of games catagorized by controls used. (including spinners)

it's on gnateye's WWW link

Not too bad. It does suffer from some incorrect information though. No joy 2-way category being the largest problem. Followed by shifters being classified as however many buttons as they have positions. Followed by gas pedals being buttons.

[AlanS17]

Well it's probably written up in terms of what most people would use for controlling through MAME and not what the original controls actually were. I think missing a 2-way category is a bit short-sighted, though. But then agan, it would be pretty easy to play 2-way games on a 4-way stick so maybe that's where they threw the 2-way games. I'm not the expert on original controls... (paigeoliver proved he's the man by identifying the Monroe joystick out a lot of 8 in a 2"X3" picture)

[paigeoliver]

They actually threw the 2-way games in with the 8-way titles. They do play properly with 8-ways, but they also play properly with 4-ways, and with the original 2-way sticks as well.

BUT, lets say you set up a 4-way cabinet and use that list to pick your games. You will be missing a bunch of games that would play properly on your panel. Thus the need for the 2-way category.

Also, I didn't double check, but it seems to be missing the 4-way dual position joystick that Wizard of Wor uses.

[AlanS17]

It has alot of categories missing. It's missing any dual-joystick games. (At least I didn't see any.)

It's not terribly complete, but it does have the list of spinner games I need.

[Inaba]

Anyone know how this list was generated?  Or how mame.dk generates thier data?  Is it manually?   Is Mame.dk's database downloadable anywhere?

[jerryjanis]

Here's my list - I think that I've tested most of them out.  It probably doesn't include some of the newer versions of Mame (like around 6.1+).

COULD'T FIND USE FOR DIAL
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Block Block
Dirt Fox

GAMES I COULD NOT TEST BECAUSE NO ROMS/NEWER MAME THAN .60 (SPINNER)
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Birdie Try
Car Polo
Cyvern
Four Trax
Free Kick
Gals Panic 4, s, s2
Gigas
Gigas Mark II
Grudge Match
Guts'n
Jan-Jan Paradise
Oigas
Otome Ryouran
Panic Street
Prebillian
Puzz Loop
Razzmatazz (no work)
Sari-Kani-Hamu-Zou
Sen-Know
Sengeki Striker
Tel-Jan
VS Block Breaker
Wall Crash
Wolf Pack

SPINNER (** indicates a notable/cool game)
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  Aqua Jack
**Arkanoid, Paddle 2 (controls wacked)
**Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh
  Arkanoid Returns
**Blasteroids
  Block
  Block Gal
  Boxing Bugs
**Camel Try
  Cerberus
**Cosmic Chasm
  Dark Planet
  Ghox
  Goindol
  Homo
  Kick
  Major Havok, Alpha One
  Moonwar
**Off the Wall
**Omega Race
**Peggle
  Plump Pop
**Puchi Carat
  Quester
  Riddle of Pythagoras
  Star Trek
  Subs
**Tac/Scan
**Tempest
**Tempest Tubes
  Tournament Arkanoid
  Two Tigers
**Victor Banana, Victory
**Wheel of Fortune
**Zektor

Dual Lightgun + Driving Games
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Lucky & Wild

Circular Spinner Joystick
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720 Degrees

Rotating Joystick Games
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Battle Field
Bermuda Triangle
Caliber 50
Downtown
Exterminator
Fighting Soccer
Forgotten Worlds (optical), Lost Worlds
Gondomania, Makyou Senshi
Guerilla War, Guevara
Heavy Barrel
Ikari
Ikari III
Ikari Warriors
Midnight Resistance
SAR
Time Soldiers
TNK III, TANK
Top Gunner Bootleg
TouchDown Fever (optical)
Victory Road, Dogou Souken
World Wars

Spinner + Joystick Games
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Aztarac
Discs of Tron
Kosmic Kroozer
Tron
Zwackery

Driving Spinner Games
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American Speedway
APB
Bad Lands
Buggy Challenge
Championship Sprint
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
Demolition Derby
Drift Out
Drive Out
Final Lap
Final Lap 2
Fire Truck
Grand Champion
Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road
Konami GT
Mile Miglia 2: Great 1000 miles Rally
Monte Carlo
Night Driver
Over Drive
Pole Position
Pole Position II
Redline Racer
Road Blasters
Sprint 1
Sprint 2
Stocker
Super Bug
Super Sprint
Top Racer (Pole Position)
Turbo

PADDLE
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Avalanche
Beam Invader
Blue Shark
Boot Hill
Boxer
Circus
Clowns
Cutie Q
D-Day
Datsun 280 Zzzap
Fire One
Gee Bee
Gun Fight
Hard Drivin' Airborne (prototype)
Heavyweight Champ
Laguna Racer
Lunar Lander
M79 Ambush
Pachinko Sexy Reaction
peek-a-Boo!
Rip
Rip Cord
SOS
Scud Hammer
Sea Wolf
Slick Shot
Straight Flush
Super Breakout
Tournament Table
Turbo Tag
Warlords

Driving Paddle Games
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Cruis'n USA
Cruis'n World
Hard Drivin'
Max RPM
Off Road Challenge
Race Drivin'
Road Riot's Revenge (prototype)
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter 2