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| Toonces:
--- Quote from: jer2665 on April 04, 2005, 01:10:51 am ---now that i'm thinking of going with 49 ways, this'd be fantastic. or i'd love one mode change button with the led's to show which mode it's in. not to hijack this joystick thread too, but for those with experience with the 49 ways, have you also used the p360's? if so, planning on playing fighters, are these at least pretty close to as good for those games as the p360's? --- End quote --- I have both and the feel is different between the sticks. Not bad but different. The P360's feel a little "Crisper" due to the spring action that holds the shaft where the 49 ways feel more like a classic Wico stick which makes sense since it uses the same type of rubber bushing. Both are perfectly usable though and again, it all comes down to feel :) I don't think any amount of description would be better than going and trying out the 49 way somewhere if it's possible. Just find an NBA Jam or NFL Blitz and stand there and play a game of SF or Metal Slug in your mind and use the sticks as if you were playing. Throw in some sound effects and amuse the people around you :) You can even talk smack to the imaginary guy you're playing against for added fun. Then when they release you from the hospital mental ward you will know which stick you like. All kidding aside, that really is the best way to know if it's going to work for you. The difference between the 49 way and the P360 while there isn't as clear cut as the difference between a P360 and a t-stick+. The feel is different but it's not as drastic as the throws are similar. As far as using LEDs to display the mode, the relay board I use has them and I used them while hooking up my setup but they are only on momentarily while the mode is actually switched so they're not very good for that. I am thinking of a couple of different options. The easiest for me is to remove the LEDs from the relay board and add a latch chip to drive the LEDS. That would give a simple mode display using a single LED for each mode. My second idea and the one I am going to try first is using a mini led sign that hopefully I can program with the 7 different modes and trigger off of the switching event. The signs are available http://web-tronics.com/prmiledmosis.html and even though it says available 4/10 I was told on Friday that they were arriving today and it should ship right away. If I can program it to do what I want, I plan on integrating it into one of the 2 instruction card areas on my cabinet. It also fits in well with the design of my cab since it has an LED marquee. |
| jer2665:
that'd be pretty cool, and easy enough to add as part of the look of the cab. keep up the great work man, i think im gonna go with the 49-ways, so hopefully by the time i get everything ready you'll be setting up yours and have the info up on the web somewhere :) |
| Toonces:
--- Quote from: jer2665 on April 04, 2005, 12:25:07 pm ---that'd be pretty cool, and easy enough to add as part of the look of the cab. keep up the great work man, i think im gonna go with the 49-ways, so hopefully by the time i get everything ready you'll be setting up yours and have the info up on the web somewhere :) --- End quote --- Mine is all setup and working :) I already have the files with the info mostly ready to go. The good news is that you can do it for the cost of a parallel port cable or even cheaper, the cost of a DB25 male connector and some Ethernet cable. The relay board is not required just for mode switching and it works on Win9X through XP. It could also work on DOS but since the GP-49 doesn't work under DOS there's really no point :) Toonces |
| Hoagie_one:
are you gonna post a walk through on how to get it working? |
| Toonces:
--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on April 04, 2005, 02:21:00 pm ---are you gonna post a walk through on how to get it working? --- End quote --- Yes. I need to finish up with the write up. I should have it complete in a few days. Toonces |
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