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MARINE1142

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Spinner?
« on: April 27, 2006, 02:54:33 pm »
My question is do I really need a spinner cant i us the track ball instead of the spinner on all games that used a spinner?
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2006, 03:19:08 pm »
Quote from: MARINE1142 on April 27, 2006, 02:54:33 pm
My question is do I really need a spinner cant i us the track ball instead of the spinner on all games that used a spinner?

It's an authenticity issue... if you really wanted to - you could just use the joystick instead of either. Hell, skip the joystick all together and use a keyboard.
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2006, 03:23:11 pm »
I C what you mean just tring to cut out some things my CP is so far going to cost me about 550.00 and was thinking i could save about 85 dollars with no spinner.
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2006, 03:54:40 pm »
If you have to ask then you definitely don't need a spinner.  ;D
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2006, 03:58:27 pm »
Designate a place on your CP for a spinner. Then at a later date add it if you should so choose. They take up very little space. some come with the ability to just plug and play.
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2006, 10:54:57 pm »
I actually prefer to play Tempest with a trackball instead of a spinner, but that's it.  For most other games like Tron or Arkanoid or any of those others, a spinner is indispensible in my opinion. 
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2006, 11:46:00 pm »
Gotta say Christian...with all that has been said of SlikStiks customer service on these boards...that was awesome! Working in a customer oriented business, I know good service when I see it...that was good service.

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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2006, 11:48:33 pm »
Quote from: Xam on April 27, 2006, 11:46:00 pm
Gotta say Christian...with all that has been said of SlikStiks customer service on these boards...that was awesome! Working in a customer oriented business, I know good service when I see it...that was good service.

 :cheers:

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Ok...this is weird...I posted this in the thread regarding the wobbly spinner...least I could have sworn I did! Could a mod please move this to the proper thread?

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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2006, 01:26:46 am »
Is there still random drug testing here at the boards?  Xam might be in trouble.
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Re: Spinner?
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2006, 10:33:45 am »
Quote from: mccoy178 on April 28, 2006, 01:26:46 am
Is there still random drug testing here at the boards?  Xam might be in trouble.
LOL! If I find what I was smoking...I'll put it on the B/S/T boards

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