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Arcade Spinner Games and MAME Sensitivity Settings
javeryh:
--- Quote from: KenToad on January 14, 2021, 02:48:28 pm ---Yep, change the sensitivity in analog controls and it will be saved in the game specific cfg file.
Your connection looks correct to me, but I can't verify, as I use Turbotwist 2's with their propietary connection.
It doesn't matter to MAME which mouse number it is. My Turbotwists get recognized as mouse 2 x and y. You just spin the spinner when you're mapping dial controls as whatever dial number x or y axis. It's easiest to map dial controls in the general controls.
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Thanks. I'm going through game by game to change the settings according to your list. Just to be clear, I should launch the game, hit "Tab" and go into "Analog Controls", change "Dial Sensitivity" (for both Dial 1 and Dial 2) and then "go back to previous menu" until I'm back in the game. Is that right?
My spinner works fine (moves the mouse left and right in Windows) - I just thought it was strange that is was recognized as Dial 2.
By the way, the first game I tried was Cameltry and it felt great at that setting. You noted 40.5 (which I assume is just straight math from your formula) so I set it at 41 and it felt great.
KenToad:
--- Quote from: javeryh on January 14, 2021, 03:10:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: KenToad on January 14, 2021, 02:48:28 pm ---Yep, change the sensitivity in analog controls and it will be saved in the game specific cfg file.
Your connection looks correct to me, but I can't verify, as I use Turbotwist 2's with their propietary connection.
It doesn't matter to MAME which mouse number it is. My Turbotwists get recognized as mouse 2 x and y. You just spin the spinner when you're mapping dial controls as whatever dial number x or y axis. It's easiest to map dial controls in the general controls.
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Thanks. I'm going through game by game to change the settings according to your list. Just to be clear, I should launch the game, hit "Tab" and go into "Analog Controls", change "Dial Sensitivity" (for both Dial 1 and Dial 2) and then "go back to previous menu" until I'm back in the game. Is that right?
My spinner works fine (moves the mouse left and right in Windows) - I just thought it was strange that is was recognized as Dial 2.
By the way, the first game I tried was Cameltry and it felt great at that setting. You noted 40.5 (which I assume is just straight math from your formula) so I set it at 41 and it felt great.
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That's great to hear! Yeah, it's the formula from the BYOAC wiki, as well as the original spinner resolutions listed there, with some educated guesswork based upon reading forum posts by arcade cabinet owners and referencing arcade game manuals, particularly the diagrams of the control panel assemblies, to try to get the settings as correct as possible.
When you're in the analog controls menu, you should be able to just press Tab again to get back in the game. If the settings seem a little sluggish, I usually Tab straight back to that menu to adjust the sensitivity a little higher. Many of the knobs in the original cabinets were a larger diameter than my Groovy Game Gear spinner knobs, so I might bump up the sensitivity a few degrees to compensate. On the other hand, if you're getting spinback or other erratic behavior when spinning at high speeds, you should be able to adjust the sensitivity lower until that stops being a problem.
bobbyb13:
This thread absolutely rocks.
Thanks KenToad for the obviously serious effort putting together and sharing all these details.
KenToad:
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on March 04, 2021, 02:00:16 am ---This thread absolutely rocks.
Thanks KenToad for the obviously serious effort putting together and sharing all these details.
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Thanks! :cheers:
SpiteFFM:
What a great thread. I went through the complete list and updated every game on my cabinet. I didn’t even know that many spinner games existed. I could not find a real classic, though: Pong
Does anyone have the authentic settings for Pong?