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Hooking up Pole Position controls to a Mame Cabinet?
ratabase1:
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I would like to hook up a Pole Position steering wheel and gear shifter to a Mame Cabinet. Could somebody guide me through this? Do I need to use an Opti-pac card, or is there other alternatives? What else do I need to hook the steering wheel up? Thanks.
jimmyjet:
For my driving mame I hacked a mouse for the steering wheel (making a really big spinner). For the gas, brake, coins, start, and shifting I hacked a 8 button joystick (generic brand). It works fairly well after playing around with the analog control settings in each individual game.
jimmyjet
ratabase1:
What type and brand of mouse did you use? How did you go about attaching it to the steering wheel? Thanks.
jimmyjet:
It was just a crappy mouse I picked up at the local goodwill. Basically I put the encoder wheel on the end of the steering wheel shaft and rigged the mouse hack to line up appropriately. Check out the threads on build your own spinners to see what I'm referring to.
jimmyjet
telengard:
I'd be curious to know also. I have a wheel and dual pedals. A long time ago I bought one of Oscar Controls' wheel contraptions but I have yet to set it up. I'm hoping the pedals will be easy to interface. I assume they are pots.