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| darkmavis:
thaks people for all the replys, im gonna order one now, whats the best size to get? |
| Lilwolf:
btw... cheapest new trackball 2 1/4 from ultimarc - $35 mounting kit $15 (10 if you go from www.therealbobroberts.com) hacked mouse from Oscar - $10 so for 60 bucks and your done.. Just keep it in mind. That trackball should be fine for centipede and the like. Don't expect any game that needs fast motion to work at all. The rollback (move fast to the left and you guy goes slow to the left) is pretty bad on most PC trackballs. I've heard there is one that works well, but it cost more then buying an arcade trackball. But bigger is better. |
| NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: darkmavis on December 29, 2004, 08:08:21 am ---thaks people for all the replys, im gonna order one now, whats the best size to get? --- End quote --- Depends on what you're after. Most of the arcade games used 3", so that is probably the most "arcade accurate" size. Atari used those big 4-1/2 inchers, but I wouldn't recommend them for anything except the Atari sports games. Which leaves the 2-1/4" ones. They did ship in alot of games, and were very common in cocktails. They are the easiest to control, for games like Centipede, because you are fighting less inertia to move/stop the ball. For games that require you to really spin the ball, they are not quite as good (IMO) as a 3" because your hand can contact the 3" for a longer period of time on those games prior to just letting it go. |
| Chris:
I wore out three PC trackballs before I broke down and got an arcade ball. PC trackballs just aren't built to take the punishment. --Chris |
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