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Anyone put a button on the front for pinball plunger?
GameOver:
I mapped the plunger to my P1 joystick. Not a perfect solution, but better than a button IMO. You pull back on the joystick, then let it go! It sorta gives a plunger effect, better than a button anyway!
Chris:
I have a real plunger I'm planning to add. I'm going to wire up the Normally Closed contacts of a microswitch instead of the Normally Open, so the longer the plunger is pulled out the stronger the shot will be.
I like the idea of bumping the plunger for nudge... I may have to steal that one.
--Chris
coachcarstens:
I also put a button where the plunger would go. I thought that was a very common thing actually.
Chris
lcddream:
http://www.johnsretroarcade.com/hardware_pinball.asp
there ya go
megashock5:
Gameover,
Your joystick solution sounds intriguing. The way you described it sounds like the ball launches when the stick returns to normal. How would that be wired?