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hi all noob, here
JohnnyRocket76:
forgive my ignorance but i am just now planning my frst arcade build.
i have a few questions for you seasoned vets.
i have already ordered the x arcade tankstick and plan on modifying it slightly with spinners and a few extra buttons.
my first question is... is there a way to play games such as mario 64, star fox, 720 or any number of flight/driving games that require an analog input?
ive been looking at some sticks the 360 the 49. do any of these work well enough on these types of games?
or would it be better to just keep a handheld controller tucked away?
im also wondering how to connect light up buttons? do they require any special hardware/software
the is the effect i would like to have...
thanks in advance
Donkbaca:
I don't know why you would need more buttons than what are in a tank stick.
I would prefer joypads to play console games, plus they are easy to set up
BobA:
You would first have to replace all the xarcade black buttons with some that are translucent or transparent to put the LEDs in. The video shows changing colors so you need RGB leds in each button and an LED controller. An LEDwiz can do 32 outputs so only 10 in RGB so to do your buttons and the trackball you need 20 which is 2 LEDwiz and 20 RGB LEDs and 18 translucent buttons and a translucent trackball on an xarcade. Going to cost a fair bit and involve lots of wiring.
You could also use a single pacled64 and translucent or transparent buttons and RGB Leds from ultimarc.
orchidius:
--- Quote from: BobA on February 08, 2011, 10:41:38 pm ---You would first have to replace all the xarcade black buttons with some that are translucent or transparent to put the LEDs in. The video shows changing colors so you need RGB leds in each button and an LED controller. An LEDwiz can do 32 outputs so only 10 in RGB so to do your buttons and the trackball you need 20 which is 2 LEDwiz and 20 RGB LEDs and 18 translucent buttons and a translucent trackball on an xarcade. Going to cost a fair bit and involve lots of wiring.
You could also use a single pacled64 and translucent or transparent buttons and RGB Leds from ultimarc.
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Alternatevely you can of course solder the LEDs up yourself and possibly save a substantial amount of money. The LEDs from GGG are of course as simple and straightforward as they come. Also, there's no need to buy a dozen LEDwiz boards. That's only necessary if you absolutely want all buttons to be individually controllable (as far as lighting goes ofc ;)). For example, my button 1 (P1) and button 1 (P2) are wired to the same LEDwiz port. Therefore they light up in the same color every time, but I only need 1 LEDwiz to wire my entire controlpanel.
arzoo:
--- Quote from: orchidius on February 09, 2011, 03:40:45 am ---Also, there's no need to buy a dozen LEDwiz boards.
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Just as a clarification for someone new to this hobby - this is a bit of an exaggeration ;)
As BobA has mentioned, he only needs 2 LEDWiz (GGG) boards or a single PacLED46 (Ultimarc) board.