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Racing games with shifters question
Hoagie_one:
I want to add an arcade shifter to one of my Control panels but i dont know what to look for.
RayB:
Alot of racing games just use a "hi / low" format (2 position). The 4 gear shifters were used on the very old games (Sprint 2, 4, 8) and the more "sim" racing games like Virtua Racing, Hard Driving, and maybe Monaco GP and such. And yes they are just switches.
Hoagie_one:
So if i got a 4 or 5 slot shifter, i should be good for most games?
unclet:
For the most part I think that would be true, although I believe some games require shifting to occur by pressing a button then stop pressing the button. Basically, shifting occurs after the button is pressed then let go. If you have games like this, then a "return to center" shifter would be helpful. If you use a 4-way/5-way shifter (as you mentioned) to simulate a "return to center" shifter, then you would need to put the shifter into a gear position then immediately move it out of gear and place it in the center so it is not in any gear.....this would be annoying in my opinion.
Mario:
I'm going to have to deal with this same issue once I convert my racing cab to MAME. I am hoping that a return-to-center shifter would be the most universally suitable shifter. Any gear can be chosen by tapping up or down until you hit the gear you want.
Here's the Happ's shifter that I am talking about:
http://www.happcontrols.com/driving/50811000.htm
Anyone using one of these that can comment on it's playability in MAME?
Mario