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Alternatives to topfire joysticks
SpamMe:
I'd like to have access to battlezone etc., on my cabinet, but not enough to add a dedicated topfire joy. I'm wondering if other people have run into the same problem:
Ideas I'm toying with:[*]footswitch[*]switch that I could pull out and maybe velcro to the joysticks temporarily[*]My joysticks have a bit of play, vertically, so mounthing a microswitch so that pulling up the joysick would register as a shot.
Other ideas? What have other people done?
paigeoliver:
The Mame Battlezone driver actually already has a built in 8-way joystick hack that you can use.
Velcro wouldn't work right.
Pulling up wouldn't work very well because that would be awkward.
The only other major dual topfire game that I can think of is Assault, and you need dual 4-ways for that anyway, and who has dual 4-ways on their panel?
Spaced Invader:
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I love that game...and hate that it's not playable. Would building a dual 4-way topfire/triggerstick cab be crazy? I could always play pacman and donkey kong on it too...
Or is there a hack that I'm unaware of?
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Why would it have to be dedicated? Couldn't you just put a topfire on one or both of your 8-ways?
crsdawg:
si- you could have a dedicated panel w/ dual top fire joysticks(or use them for your main panel), then put on 4 way restrictor plates when you want to play assault, karate champ, and etc. you'd have the best of both worlds.
spam- if your planning on adding a steering wheel and pedals for driving games you foot switch idea would be doable, but man that would be weird. i guess you'd get used to it after a while. you could just have your player 2 joystick as top fire. that would keep you cp clean and give you battlezone support.
dphirschler:
I've thought about this too and here are some ideas.
1. foot button (or gas pedal if you have it)
2. knee button
3. voice activated
4. button near joystick
5. temporary joystick attachment
6. joystick modification
By the way, Battle Zone plays fine on dual 8-ways... at least as far as controlling the tank movement goes.
Darryl