Please list fun games with unique controllers

[Paul Olson]

I am going to a local ops warehouse on Monday to pick up the remaining controller parts I need to finish the panels I have planned so far for my modular panel.

Please list any fun games with controllers I may want to pick up while I am there. I already have most of the ones I have thought of, but I am sure there are some I am looking for.

I have these so far:

Spy Hunter
Cart Fury CP for driving games with shakers
GP Rider handlebar for motorcycle games
Paperboy
Enduro Racer
Tron - Joystick and Spinner
Tempest
Space Harrier
Throttle - Happ, plan to use this with the Space Harrier stick for Afterburner
270 wheel for non shaker driving games
2 speed and 4 speed shifters
Star Wars yoke
Roadblasters yoke
Analog Joystick (no idea what games to play with this)
3 360 wheels for super sprint/ off road
Defender
Joust
2 3" trackballs
4.5" trackball
pair of Tank joysticks
I have a bunch of joysticks, but please list any that would make the game that used it feel better

Edit: Adding to the list since I forgot to list some
2 LS-30 Joysticks
atari buttons

I might as well make a shopping list here as I go so I can reference it easily at the warehouse (and have your comments available to see if I can be swayed in the last minute on a few. lol

Shopping List:
Donkey Kong button - kinda ironic since I sold my DK to the op a few months ago. lol
Arm Wrestling Arm
DOT spinner
Wizard of Wor Joystick
plate for Karate Champ joystick (I keep forgetting this when I go to the warehouse)
Tapper tap joystick

[kiwasabi]

Major Havoc's weird one axis trackball type device.

Street Fighter 1's pressure sensitive buttons.

The arm from any of the arm wrestling games.

[PL1]

Analog Joystick (no idea what games to play with this)

There's a list here.

* A pair of sticks off a T-Mek or Cybersled (both games require two analog trigger sticks per player) or similar analog trigger sticks -- preferably with a thumb button or 2.

See KADESTICK link in sig if you need an interface for them.

I have a bunch of joysticks, but please list any that would make the game that used it feel better

* LS-30 or Happ mechanical rotary sticks -- game list and MAME settings here.

NOTE: Make sure you don't accidently get Loop-24 or Happ optical rotary sticks instead of the mechanical versions.

There's a KADE firmware for mechanical rotary sticks, in case you need an interface for them.

* Discs of Tron push/pull spinner

* Lunar Lander thruster

* Atari volcano cones/buttons and SW yoke parts --  always good to keep an eye out for stuff like this.

Happy hunting.   


Scott

[Hoopz]

This one is more obscure but Wizard of Wor had special double leaf on it's joysticks.  Its a 9 way joystick...

[Paul Olson]

Major Havoc's weird one axis trackball type device.

Street Fighter 1's pressure sensitive buttons.

The arm from any of the arm wrestling games.

I almost bought one of the MH controllers a few years ago, then I played MH and decided I didn't like it. The buttons might be kinda cool. One of the wrestling arms would be great. I will add that to my list to look for. Thanks!

[Paul Olson]

Analog Joystick (no idea what games to play with this)

There's a list here.

* A pair of sticks off a T-Mek or Cybersled (both games require two analog trigger sticks per player) or similar analog trigger sticks -- preferably with a thumb button or 2.

See KADESTICK link in sig if you need an interface for them.

I have a bunch of joysticks, but please list any that would make the game that used it feel better

* LS-30 or Happ mechanical rotary sticks -- game list and MAME settings here.

NOTE: Make sure you don't accidently get Loop-24 or Happ optical rotary sticks instead of the mechanical versions.

There's a KADE firmware for mechanical rotary sticks, in case you need an interface for them.

* Discs of Tron push/pull spinner

* Lunar Lander thruster

* Atari volcano cones/buttons and SW yoke parts --  always good to keep an eye out for stuff like this.

Happy hunting.   


Scott

Thanks for the lists. I have a pair of LS-30s, I just forgot to add them to the list. I was looking at the shelf, and those aren't mounted yet. I was having issues with the rotary movement, so I will try the settings from the list to see if it helps.

I had a T-Mek control panel set aside last time I was at the warehouse, but I have never played it so I didn't want to take up that much storage space.
I will look for the push pull spinner, but I have never played DOT, so not sure if it is worth the cost.

I had a Lunar Lander thruster, but I sold it. It was $200, and I bought an arcade game with it. I do kinda wish I had it back, but I don't play the game much. Would have made a great throttle for flying games though.
I do have a few of the atari buttons around here. That reminds me, I need to make a panel for Missile Command buttons.
I have a new star wars yoke, so I am hoping it will last. I am actually going to try to sell off most of my parts once all of the panels are done. Trying to keep my storage of parts to an absolute minimum. I am trying to get out of the habit of hoarding parts in case I need it. It is almost always easier for me to just buy it when I need it.

Thanks for post. These are the kinds of things I really wanted to think about before walking through the warehouse.

[Paul Olson]

This one is more obscure but Wizard of Wor had special double leaf on it's joysticks.  Its a 9 way joystick...

I might check on this one just to see what it looks like, but I don't imagine I will ever play Wizard of Wor enough to justify the cost...or the storage space. Thanks for responding, I never knew that this game used a non standard joystick.

[BadMouth]

Don't know how fun it is because I've never attempted to play it, but Thayer's Quest had a custom keyboard:


It would be an interesting piece to have, but I can't imagine the game has any replay value.

[BadMouth]

Propcycle works in MAME now if you have bleeding edge PC specs. 

[yotsuya]

This specialty enough for you?

[Paul Olson]

Don't know how fun it is because I've never attempted to play it, but Thayer's Quest had a custom keyboard:


It would be an interesting piece to have, but I can't imagine the game has any replay value.

That is where I have to draw the line on a lot of the unique controllers. I have limited storage space, so I have to try to only get controllers for games I know I will want to play.

The Prop Cycle one would be kinda cool, but it is way too big. All of these have to fit in a closet. I am going to be at 50-60 panels already not counting the spacers, so my closet is rapidly filling up.

[Paul Olson]

This specialty enough for you?

lol. I don't even really have a comment for that one.

[vidmouse]

Tapper - beer taps

[Paul Olson]

Tapper - beer taps

I have actually been looking for one of these for a long time. I will add it to the list though so I don't forget. Thanks.

[paigeoliver]

Xybots. The sticks have two extra leaf switches activated by twisting.

KickMan. 1 axis trackball.

Forgotten Worlds. Geared pushbutton spinner unique to title.

Pot based spinners (Clowns, Warlords, many others).

Spring loaded analog sticks, both one axis and two axis (many 80s sports titles).

Nintendo Super System controllers.

Hydra yoke, like Star Wars, but with minor differences.

IR ball sensors (Super Strike and Slick Shot).

Dart Board (English Mark Darts series).

Trivia buttons (many, many games).

[Paul Olson]

Xybots. The sticks have two extra leaf switches activated by twisting.

KickMan. 1 axis trackball.

Forgotten Worlds. Geared pushbutton spinner unique to title.

Pot based spinners (Clowns, Warlords, many others).

Spring loaded analog sticks, both one axis and two axis (many 80s sports titles).

Nintendo Super System controllers.

Hydra yoke, like Star Wars, but with minor differences.

IR ball sensors (Super Strike and Slick Shot).

Dart Board (English Mark Darts series).

Trivia buttons (many, many games).

I am hoping kickman will work fine with a missile command trackball. I really would rather not store 2 of those huge trackballs. I have one of the spring loaded joysticks, but I decided not to mount it since I have never played those games. I think Hydra should play fine on a Star Wars yoke, but not sure. I don't know if I have ever played it. Looks kinda like Hydro Thunder, and I have a pair of those out in the garage. I think I can live without the other ones listed (I don't know if I have played them).

Thanks for the list. I think I am trying to rule out controllers as much as trying to find new ones. I really want to try to keep the storage limited to one closet, but I don't want to miss something I am forgetting. I have a few boxes of parts that I decided not to use.

[paigeoliver]

If I remember the difference between Hydra and Star Wars is that the Hydra yoke's resting spot is with the Y axis all the way at the bottom and star wars is centered.

[PL1]

If I remember the difference between Hydra and Star Wars is that the Hydra yoke's resting spot is with the Y axis all the way at the bottom and star wars is centered.

Is it like STUN Runner with an added plate that restricted Y-axis movement?
(You can aim from straight ahead to up, but not down.)


Scott

[Le Chuck]

It doesn't have the restrictor plate but does have one spring so it's home position is all the way down IIRC.  Mox nix really, I think if you've got a SW yoke you can make do. 

[lilshawn]

soory, just thoufght i'd throw in a stun runner memory for you all.

I remember a kid at our local mall had purchased a set of handcuffs from the "san francisco" shop and proceded to handcuff himself to the steering yoke of the stun runner. He then proceeded to flail about like a jackass, and ended up dropping the keys far enough out of reach that he couldn't reach them.

[NickG]

dont't miss the opportunity to get some wico rubber center grommet joys for a robotron panel or the like, or a decent mahjong panel ( which you can sell to me for scratch)

[Paul Olson]

dont't miss the opportunity to get some wico rubber center grommet joys for a robotron panel or the like, or a decent mahjong panel ( which you can sell to me for scratch)

I think I have enough left over parts to make 6 to 10 extra wico joysticks. lol

I have never seen a mahjong panel.

[lamprey]

Zwackery is similar to Tron's controls. It used an 8-way flight stick with a trigger and thumb button and push/pull spinner.

Frontline had, in addition to an 8-way joystick, a 8-position rotary "joystick" (that looked like a spinner) that pushed to fire.

[Paul Olson]

I struck out trying to find new stuff at the warehouse, but I picked up a missile command trackball that I had already talked to him about. I also paid for the handle to complete my Space Harrier stick. His tech will get it ready this week.

This was pretty much my last shopping trip, so I am going to call it good with what I have now. The only exception is if I can find a Tapper tap joystick before I place the final panel order at the end of the week.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am pretty comfortable thinking that I have a pretty good selection of controllers to play the games I want to play most on this cabinet.