Games that require a Spinner and/or Trackball

[StriderDSO]

Hey everyone,

I'm building a cab and was wondering if someone could post a link or list of the games that require a spinner or trackball. I haven't quite decided if I will include either of these devices in the CP, and want to see what I might miss out on. I've googled for this a few times but have only come across partial lists or counts (I'm horrible at web searching though, so it's probably readily available, I just haven't stumbled upon it yet). Is there some site I can go to that clearly list all such games? Thanks!

[mgb]

some typical spinner games are Tempest and Arkanoid. Ther aren't a whole bunch more of them, but there are some games that can be fun to play with a spinner such as asteroids, even though it didn't actually use one.

best examples of trackball games are Centipede and Missile Command.

Check out Maws, do the deluxe search and you can select the type of control to see what games use what.
http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/

[StriderDSO]

Thanks a bunch - that was exactly what I wanted to find.

[mgb]

no problem, enjoy

[TPB]

best examples of trackball games are Centipede and Missile Command.

Don't forget Marble Madness.    

As for the spinner games, there's also Warlords, and other games that utilise a spinner in conjunction with other controls such as Tron, DOT, and Forgotten Worlds.

Any driving game that utilises a 360 degree (free spinning) steering wheel, such as Pole Position or Super Sprint, can also be played with a spinner.  In fact the GGG spinner, the Turbo Twist 2, has an optional steering wheel attachment to enhance the "playing experience" of these driving games.  The games can also be happily played without the attachment, using the spinner on its own.

[mgb]

best examples of trackball games are Centipede and Missile Command.

Don't forget Marble Madness.    

As for the spinner games, there's also Warlords, and other games that utilise a spinner in conjunction with other controls such as Tron, DOT, and Forgotten Worlds.

oh yeah, you can't forget Marble Madness, one of the best

[StriderDSO]

Actually I've seen Marble Madness mentioned a few times and made note of it heh.

A follow up question I have is whether a spinner is typically positioned like a joystick, in that you use your left hand for it, and the right hand for the buttons, or is it like a trackball where you typically use your right hand, and left for any buttons? (I am assuming a right-handed individual).

Thanks again.

[Louis Tully]

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[StriderDSO]

Well, I am assuming that I can use the player 1 buttons for the track/spinner, right? If that's so, I was going to put the trackball on the right (so center of CP), and then the spinner on the left of 1UP buttons.

[mgb]

Yeah, in mame, you can set it up to use which ever buttons you want.
I prefer to use my right hand for the spinner and left for the buttons. depending on where your spinner is on the cp, you can setup in each game to use your plyr 1 buttons for play or even your ply 2 buttons.