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btoddkelley:
I would love to help with this. I have a real 720 arcade game and an extra conroller. once this works in mame I can sell the game!!! I also have schematics and know how to read them. What i do not have is programming skills!
Any programmers want to give this a try?
Thanks
Todd
Jakobud:
Wait wait wait.. Isn't the controller in 720 just a spinner with a joystick offset from the center?
Wade:
I'm so glad this is being discussed. I'm going to try Jake's hack. I always loved 720 and it is just one of those games where mame doesn't cut it because of the controls. I thought a good joystick hack might be the solution. I'll try the changes.
Wade
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Jakobud on February 17, 2003, 04:19:24 am ---Wait wait wait.. Isn't the controller in 720 just a spinner with a joystick offset from the center?
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As stated above, spinner with a joystick (handle) offset from center and a second encoder wheel for calibration so that when the handle is pointing NW, the skater is travelling NW.
jerryjanis:
I had my 720 joystick hooked up to an Optipac for a little while (I don't have the Optipac anymore) and I remember that it seemed to work suprisingly well even without using the calibration wheel. I didn't play it for long enough to fully test it because the joystick is a little awkward when it's not mounted to a control panel. I just had to make sure that the joystick was in the correct position when I started the game.
I suspect that Mame handles the joystick just like the arcade only without the calibration spinner hooked up. According to u_rebelscum, it worked ok with occasional recalibration, so maybe it would work pretty much Ok as it is.
u_rebelscum - could you play a full game without having to recalibrate? Also, is there a way to recalibrate in the middle of a game?