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GGKoul:


--- Quote from: 1UP on March 09, 2005, 02:47:18 pm ---Don't forget that there are other markets other than the BYO community.
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dema:

Wow. I was hoping for something around $350.00. That's a lot of money to pay for the controls, but I understand the cost of the parts and their analog circuit board is expensive.

Not only that, but if I were to get one I'd probably be Johnny 5'ing (disassemble) the panel in favor of my own. I don't really care for the headset slot, and the lighted instruction panel isn't necessary. I don't know if it would be too difficult to alter it without destroying the panel, but that's what I'd likely do to make it work with my cabinet.

Unfortunately, for anyone who wants a good console interface with analog controls, this seems to be the only solution. The Ultimarc product doesn't handle L&R buttons for Xbox, if I'm correct, and many others have had problems hacking the analog controls.

RayB:

They don't sell a 1 player version?
They should.


u_rebelscum:


--- Quote from: Lilwolf on March 09, 2005, 12:59:56 pm ---I'm still a little annoyed that they have patented the analog button technology... so if I wanted 4 analog buttons, it will cost me 600 bucks.

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I don't know what's patented about it: ps2 controllers have "analog" buttons (4 levels IIRC), and xbox have 256 levels analog buttons.  Could be the interface, application of some (old) tech to something new, or whatever.

Not that windows is really designed for analog buttons, anyway.  To windows, buttons are digital, axes are analog, period.  (Even digital axes windows treats as analog.)  To be supported, an analog button would look like an axis to windows (or maybe a button and an axis). 

Hmm . . .  interesting that windows doesn't "analog buttons", but xbox does.

It still is disapointing they aren't selling the buttons and interface seperately, though.  The analog buttons could be used in PS2 & xbox as analog, as well as be used in mame.   

BTW, anybody know how many console games actually use the analog part of the buttons?

dema:

Well today I actually saw the Quasicade up close and personal, at a local billiards retailer. If I did buy the QuasiCon I'd definitely be taking it apart and building my own panel. My fingers just didn't sit right on the buttons. The 7 buttons on the right needed to be sloped in the opposite direction, not like a V. I don't know what I'm going to do now, but if I were to buy it I'd be buying it for the interface and the parts, not the panel it comes in.

Just one man's opinion.

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