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Choice of Trackball
SirPoonga:
--- Quote ---Yea, I was considering the same thing, but if I can save myself $30 with the Opti-Pac I'm already planning on getting, why not?
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Garvv:
I've got a 3" translucent red imperial trackball installed on my panel; feels just like a golden tee ball. I went the route of dhansen's hard drive/mouse hack spinner and imperial trackball to avoid the cost of an optipac.
If you don't want to make your own spinner, I'd recommend the imperial trackball and an oscar spinner that interfaces as a mouse.
Frobozz:
Thanks for all your help guys! Well, I just placed a monster order with Happ Controls.
$450 later... got the following comming to me:
3" Transparent Blue trackball (normal model, more like the originals I believe which wern't all that high)
Mounting bracket for trackball (black)
Coin Door assembly, the mid-width model.
26 some Pushbuttons of various colors w/ Horizontal MS.
1-Up and 2-Up buttons.
15" Marquee light fixture assembly.
A pair of perfect 360 joysticks.
A pair of cooling fans with guards.
A set of corner protectors for the cabinet.
A pair of handle grips for the cabinet.
Marquee retainer strip.
Also ordered an Oscar Pro spinner from Oscar controls.
Combined with the WG U3100 monitor, the Wico leaf spring joystick and the I-Pac I already bought, about all I need that remains to be purchased is an Opti-Pac, some T-Moulding, the PC, and the nice PC speakers.
When the Happ shipment comes in, construction begins! Already got the wood, MDF and hardware! Woo Hoo! ;D
Thenasty:
--- Quote ---A pair of perfect 360 joysticks.
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If you knew that you going to get the Perfect 360, you should have ordered it during March. It was on sale HALF price. You could have gotten 3 for what you paid now.... Good luck on your journey...
Frobozz:
Yea, I know. $40 each are pretty hefty for joysticks. But, oh well, you snooze, you loose. Was originally going to use super-8s but after a journey to the old arcade in the mall to see its (pathetic display) of 12 machines, I noticed all the fighting games and such had what I believe were the perfect 360s. They looked like a Happ stick and had no microswitch sound. After I pumped $3 into Tekken LXXXVII Grand Tag Tournament Deathmatch (or whatever it's up to now) I found I really liked the feel of those things.
Also played the Star Wars Trilogy "cockpit" game and realized I could build a duplicate of the thing with parts from Happ's site.
Seeing how this is the largest and only "arcade" left in my area, I guess these old machines really are dying out. First time I've stepped into one in probably 4 years.
Now that I think of it, I think the movie theatre had more games...
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