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Two spinners -- worth it?
ssc arcade:
I just added a spinner to my cab, a mouse hack.
From other threads I have learned the whole arkanoid spinner difference, gearing etc.
I there a setting in mame to help it play better, or just push the mouse acceleration way up?
I have to agree as it is now it is almost not playable.
thanks
krick:
--- Quote from: mrjah on March 16, 2006, 02:18:56 am ---I seem to recall -- and visual inspection seems to confirm -- that this trusty Opti-Pac I have sitting here in bubble wrap can handle two spinners plus two trackballs.
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Actually, I think it can handle 2 trackballs plus 4 spinners.
mmmmmm.... Warlords.....
Major Rock Hardy:
--- Quote from: mrjah on March 16, 2006, 02:18:56 am ---I seem to recall -- and visual inspection seems to confirm -- that this trusty Opti-Pac I have sitting here in bubble wrap can handle two spinners plus two trackballs.
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the Opti-Pac can handle 4 optical axes at a time. That would be 2 trackballs (each with its own x and y axes) or 4 spinners (since they only have one axis each). It auto-detects which ones are active (there's some time out where it re-evaluates this but I can't remember what).
Believe it or not, there IS a 4 spinner game. Warlords. Funky, old graphics, but I would say it's a very fun game. Great party game. I am specifically making 4 spinners just to play this game. Check it out.
Cheers,
Rock
PhoneGuy:
I recently added a second Oscar pro spinner. I have an Opti-Pac
This post in December was about Dual Spinners. It has links to four topics about dual spinners.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=47496.0
Based on these discussions I have configured the following games for dual spinners. They are more entertaining with two players.
Paddle games
Arkanoid Returns
Off the Wall(Atari)
Off the Wall (Bally Sente)
Warlords
Pop'n Bounce
Plump Pop
VS Blok Breaker
Flying
Blasteroids
Two Tigers
Driving
Championship Super Sprint
Demolition Derby
Super Sprint
Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road
Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road Track Pack
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
Bad Lands
and
Puzzloop
mahuti:
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Spinners#Two_Spinners_on_a_control_panel.3B_is_it_worth_it.3F
Edit and modify away peeps.