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Spinners
« on: July 01, 2005, 01:51:06 am »
a n00b question. what are spinners? what kinds of games are they used for?
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Re: Spinners
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2005, 03:47:52 am »
A knob that spins clockwise and counter-clockwise.   Two classic spinner games are Arkanoid and Tempest.

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Re: Spinners
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2005, 11:37:50 am »
The work like a one axis trackball, as do rollers (which are a really rare arcade control).
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