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Please list fun games with unique controllers
Paul Olson:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on February 09, 2014, 07:12:01 pm ---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).
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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:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on February 09, 2014, 10:07:57 pm ---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.
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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.