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Jocu:

--- Quote from: Bgnome on October 04, 2004, 09:40:05 am ---you "could" play arkanoid and tempest with a trackball.  you cant play trackball games with a spinner.

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Not true. I like playing Kick with my spinner (it is a trackball game?).

I had no room in my controlpanel for a trackball so I added a spinner. I like playing Tempest. One bad thing is that I have to play Centipede with joystick  :(

Jocu
maraxle:

--- Quote from: Jocu on October 05, 2004, 07:17:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Bgnome on October 04, 2004, 09:40:05 am ---you "could" play arkanoid and tempest with a trackball.  you cant play trackball games with a spinner.

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Not true. I like playing Kick with my spinner (it is a trackball game?).

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It is true.  Let's see you play Marble Madness with a spinner.  Or how about Quantum?  Shuuz?  Ok, now let's see you play Arkanoid with a trackball.  Oh wait, that one wasn't so bad, was it?
Jocu:

--- Quote from: maraxle on October 05, 2004, 07:34:30 am ---
--- Quote from: Jocu on October 05, 2004, 07:17:14 am ---
--- Quote from: Bgnome on October 04, 2004, 09:40:05 am ---you "could" play arkanoid and tempest with a trackball.  you cant play trackball games with a spinner.

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Not true. I like playing Kick with my spinner (it is a trackball game?).

--- End quote ---
It is true.  Let's see you play Marble Madness with a spinner.  Or how about Quantum?  Shuuz?  Ok, now let's see you play Arkanoid with a trackball.  Oh wait, that one wasn't so bad, was it?

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Yes I now. Kick is the only trackball game I have found that is playable with spinner. It would be best to add both trackball and spinner. But if there is no space, trackball/spinner should be choosen depending what games do you like. Even that spinner games are playable with trackball it is not that much fun and many trackball games are somewhat playable with joystick.
Lilwolf:
The REAL choice is hotswappable... and have both.

Not sure if you could come up with a good design for just spinner / trackball swap....  But they are nice in times like yours.

I vote for Trackball because they are more universal.

but even then... I want a spinner (missed 3 tempest spinners on ebay for 15 bucks... man I'm STILL kicking myself on that one).  

They really are better for those games... And if it wasn't for centipede... I would prabably be happy with a spinner.  
daywane:

--- Quote from: Lilwolf on October 05, 2004, 07:59:07 am ---The REAL choice is hotswappable... and have both.

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explane hot swap in mame?
on my PCs if I start mame and then plug in any of my usb items it is to late .
mame never sees them.
I must turn off mame and then restart mame
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