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pmc:

The question is, will you be able to deal with not having one?

I haven't installed a spinner yet and I forever pine for Tempest and Arkanoid. I don't know how much I'd play them if I had the spinner (I'd have to swap in my spinner control panel to play). But not having it leads me to wish and wonder...

In the end, I'll install one. There's no choice really. It's not mandatory, but to not have one hurts as much as not having a cab.  :P

As for trackballs... I think of Missle Command, Centipede, and Golden T. I haven't really missed having this control yet, but I'll have to add it eventually. I just have to...

Maybe go swappable or modular and leave your future open.

ErikRuud:

I have both. And they get used all the time.

I was in high school from 1979 to 1983, so most of my favorites are from those days, and there are plenty of spinner and trackbakll game that I love.

In addition my cab is connected to the internet ( I am typing from it right now) and the track ball is the mouse.

A spinner does not take up a lot of space.



Sasquatch!:


--- Quote from: ErikRuud on April 23, 2004, 10:19:44 pm ---In addition my cab is connected to the internet ( I am typing from it right now) and the track ball is the mouse.
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Ditto.  The trackball is VERY useful for Windows navigation since it acts as a mouse.  I also play trackball games quite a bit (Centipede, Marble Madness, Shuuz, Capcom Bowling...).

Arcadiac:

A suggestion: See if you can borrow a pc trackball from a friend to play MAME with and then you can make an informed decision.  Be sure to enable trackball/mouse input.  MAME32 has a menu where you can isolate just the trackball games and play a few to help you make your decision.  I too am indecisive with this one, PC trackballs, the large ones, are expensive, over $50 where I am.  The other alternatives I see here seem to be at least that expensive or more.  And adding one to my limited space CP would take up a lot of real-estate.  But man I love Capcom Bowling and Crystal Castles!  My best buddy Mark and I would bicycle for miles to Chuck E Cheese juts to play C Castles.  Good Luck! ARCADIAC

GGKoul:

I use my Trackball ALL the time, since I use the trackball as my mouse.  Also, I use it to play Golden Tee PC and Tiger Woods Golf.

-GGKoul

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