Play spinner games with a trackball?

[rchadd]

i haven't got a spinner but do have a 3" trackball on order from Happ.

Can i use the trackball with games designed to have spinners?

Does spinning the ball left/right or up/down (which is it?) have same effect as turning a spinner?

sorry if this is a dumb question! just hoping the trackball can be used to play tempest

[paigeoliver]

Yes you can do it, but it isn't as good.

[jerryjanis]

It works really well if you're not hard-core about the feel of your spinner games.  The guts are the same, it's just the feel of the spinners that's different.

[pmc]

I've never tried it, but I don't see how you could play Tempest with a trackball. That game requires such a perfect touch and perfect placement. Seems like it'd be like playing with boxing gloves on.

[JesterDEV]

I've tried Tempest with the trackball and it's not the same. Perhaps it's just me however because I love tempest and wanted an exact (or as close as possible) feel when playing.

Most if not all the spinner games can be controled by the trackball but it's all a matter of perception and what you want as far as the 'right' feel goes.

[Stingray]

I've got a trackball and a spinner. Yes you can play spinner games with a trackball, but it's not really the same.

-S

[rchadd]

hmmm...maybe i'll get a spinner at a later date.

[paigeoliver]

What would me much more fun would be playing trackball games with 2 Spinners, etch a sketch style!  

Of course that would probably result in better Capcom Bowling scores than I can get with the trackball!