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XtraSmiley:

--- Quote from: MoonDog on September 16, 2004, 07:18:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: etumor on September 14, 2004, 02:15:56 pm ---"Hey there!  I just took a look in my Crystal Castles, and actually ...the trackball is mounted in straight, just like on Centipede...how about that!"
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From XtraSmiley's pics it does appear that the trackball is mounted at a 45 degree angle.  Notice the location of the mounting bolts.

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Correct, as I said, it is at an angle compared to other games with TB, but when you look at it, it is actually mounted where the rollers are parallel with the ground and a wall.  Confused yet?
XtraSmiley:
Go here and look at the screen shots:

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=C&game_id=7456

Now, in the first screen shot, you cannot move the roller ball LEFT and have Bentley go left, you have to roll it at around 10 o'clock.  Same with the second shot.  In the third shot, to make Bentley go to the top of the board, you'd have to roll the ball toward 1 o'clock, NOT 12 o'clock.  Does this help?

PS  Not to confuse you, but the game is actually made to let you slide him around even if you roll up instead of 1 o'clock, i.e. the sides don't stick and slow you down, but good players don't hit the sides at all.
telengard:

--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on September 16, 2004, 07:25:36 pm ---Go here and look at the screen shots:

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=C&game_id=7456

Now, in the first screen shot, you cannot move the roller ball LEFT and have Bentley go left, you have to roll it at around 10 o'clock.  Same with the second shot.  In the third shot, to make Bentley go to the top of the board, you'd have to roll the ball toward 1 o'clock, NOT 12 o'clock.  Does this help?

PS  Not to confuse you, but the game is actually made to let you slide him around even if you roll up instead of 1 o'clock, i.e. the sides don't stick and slow you down, but good players don't hit the sides at all.

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Hmm, this is sorta what I see, but it seems to very easily favor the direction I'm not heading.  This is less apparent when the sensitivity is very low, but at that speed Bentley Bear moves way too slow.

I wouldn't have ever noticed this if I hadn't played it for over an hour at Funspot on Sunday.  Maybe if you tried it out on Mame w/ a trackball you might also notice the difference.  Have you tried CC on Mame w/ a trackball by any chance?
XtraSmiley:
Unless you send me a TB I won't be able to try it out in MAME!  Email me if you'd like to send me one though!

As to the guy who wants the measurements, sure just email me what you need.
telengard:

--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on September 16, 2004, 08:07:43 pm ---Unless you send me a TB I won't be able to try it out in MAME!  Email me if you'd like to send me one though!

As to the guy who wants the measurements, sure just email me what you need.

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Hehe, I need to think before I type.      :-[

If I can come up with any other testing I guess I'll ask but I'm all outta ideas for now.   All I know is that it doesn't seem right.

Thanks a lot for your help though, and I checked out your collection.  It's very cool.   8)
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