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fleskebacon:

How do you play rotary joystick games like Ikari, Midnight Resistance, Heavy Barrel etc. without a proper rotary joystick? I know there are joystick hacks for a couple of these, but that's beyond the point. I have a six button layout, and one spinner.

It's not gonna be optimal in any case, but what is, in your opinion, the best way to make this work with a regular joystick, buttons and a spinner?

I've tried using buttons for turning, works ok, but not great. Kept tinkering with the sensitivity settings without really finding a setting that worked well.

Using a spinner in addition to buttons and joystick requires either three hands(!) or incredible dexterity.

What do you prefer, and what settings do you use?

PL1:

Here's one approach that works great for Xybots.

(I know . . . not a true mechanical rotary game, but same principle applies)

With a 6-button layout like this . . .

123
456

 . . . map the buttons this way:

1. Turn left
2. Fire
3. Turn right
4. Zapper/Start

IIRC 3 is the largest number of player buttons on rotary joystick games. (list here)


Scott

EDIT: You may also need to change these MAME settings.

fleskebacon:

Hey!

Positional Digital Speed = 0
Positional Sensitivity = 100

This made my day. Cannot believe I haven't tried this! Thanks! :)

DarthMarino:

Though far from ideal, I've used a spinner and a flight stick together. 

Brian74:

I just use my rotary's connected to two kades!

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