New Product: Ultimarc UltraStik 360 Analog/Digital Mappable Joystick

[MiKman]

I am gauging interest here.  I might do something like HowardC did with the LEDWiz and ask for donations if there is enough interest.  Would anyone be interested in an app that is based on controls.dat to set the modes for you.  It would be equivilant to set49mode that I did for the GPWiz49.

Yes definately! Once I get my joys of course :-)

[Dreamwriter]

I am gauging interest here.  I might do something like HowardC did with the LEDWiz and ask for donations if there is enough interest.  Would anyone be interested in an app that is based on controls.dat to set the modes for you.  It would be equivilant to set49mode that I did for the GPWiz49.

I would name my firstborn after you!

"Poonga!  Bedtime!"

[squirrellydw]

Question, I read that you can only connect 4 of these up and any more than that you won't be able to download any maps to them.  What if I have 4 of the U360, 1 trackball and 1 spinner?  If everything is USB for example..... 4 - U360, 1 - GGG Trackball and 1 - Apache Spinner will this still work??

[u_rebelscum]

Question, I read that you can only connect 4 of these up and any more than that you won't be able to download any maps to them.  What if I have 4 of the U360, 1 trackball and 1 spinner?  If everything is USB for example..... 4 - U360, 1 - GGG Trackball and 1 - Apache Spinner will this still work??

You still have only 4 of the U360s, so you're fine. 

The only worry is the U360 being confused as another U360; you can 4 U360s plus anything else, USB or not.  (I guess there is the max bandwidth for USB limit, too.)

[edge]

I would contribute to the fund as well, SirP.

I am gauging interest here.  I might do something like HowardC did with the LEDWiz and ask for donations if there is enough interest.  Would anyone be interested in an app that is based on controls.dat to set the modes for you.  It would be equivilant to set49mode that I did for the GPWiz49.

[Donkey_Kong]

I seriously went bugged eyed and got dizzy trying to read this entire thread.  I know it is a little dated...Sorry.

So how are the U360's holding up? Is there any links to reviews, more info, etc? I kinda got lost in it all up above...Thanks from the overly excited newb that wants to use these sticks and build his first cabby!!! Look like a great joystick! It almost makes me glad I'm getting into now...Are they that good?

Laterz

[AllisterFiend]

I seriously went bugged eyed and got dizzy reading this entire thread. 

So how are the U360's holding up? Is there any links to reviews, more info, etc? I kinda got lost in it all up above...Thanks from the overly excited newb that wants to use these sticks and build his first cabby!!! Look like a great joystick! It almost makes me glad I'm getting into now...Are they that good?

Laterz

Just came out a few days ago.

http://retroblast.com/reviews/Ultimarc_Ultrastick_0925006-01.html

Also, this thread has some info...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=57107.0

and here

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=56899.0

check out the hardware forum


Allister Fiend

[Aurich]

Did anything come out of the SirPoonga's interest check for an auto map switcher? I'd be up to throw into the donation pot on that if it's still a possibility, it's a pretty vital feature to make the sticks work seamlessly.

[destructor]

Anyone use UltraStik360 under Windows 98 SE? On my PC with W98SE U360 doesn't work.

[Texasmame]

Just to confirm on these:

You have to map each game seperately AND load them "by hand" if you're not using a frontend?

Sounds like a bit of a beating. 

[fatfingers]

Just to confirm on these:

You have to map each game seperately AND load them "by hand" if you're not using a frontend?

Sounds like a bit of a beating. 

Can you say "wrapper"?

[Texasmame]

Well, sure I can, but what's it refer to?   

[fatfingers]

Instead of running just mame <romname>, you could write a mamewrapper.bat (or other named batch file) that would first apply the appropriate map file and then run the rom as specified on the command line.  So, the command line would be:

mamewrapper pacman

The wrapper would apply the map you want for pacman (a 4-way map, I would presume) and then run mame pacman.

Now it is no longer such a manual process.

[Texasmame]

Ah, okay. 

Actually want to know if you could do this with MAME32.  I'm not running a frontend for the Girlcab - it just boots to windows98 then MAME32 runs automatically. 

Can you run a wrapper from within MAME32 - operate it all just the same by just clicking on the game you want and 32 will run the wrapper for you for each specified game?

[fatfingers]

Can you run a wrapper from within MAME32 - operate it all just the same by just clicking on the game you want and 32 will run the wrapper for you for each specified game?

[Texasmame]

Yeah, that did sound confusing.

When you run a game in MAME32, you simply double-click on the game you want from the list.  Can you get the wrapper to run for the game you click on at the same time?

[fatfingers]

Yeah, that did sound confusing.

When you run a game in MAME32, you simply double-click on the game you want from the list.  Can you get the wrapper to run for the game you click on at the same time?

Sorry.  I guess it was my reply that was confusing.  That was my attempt at an "I don't know" response.

 

[Texasmame]

Made this a thread of its own in the SOFTWARE section.  If anyone has any input, it would best to put it there methinks. 

[Donkey_Kong]

Hi,

Will be picking some of the Ultra 360's up for my first control panel. Jeeze, I'm starting to think that 5 of these would be really nice. One mounted up high with the 4 way restrictor dedicated. Two Inside Center sticks stiff 8 way restrictor dedicated (Robotron dude!). Then one on each side of the 8 ways as maybe no restrictor plates and some buttons in between.

Question: The Ipac...with 4, or maybe even 5 Ultra 360 joysticks...would you need the Ipac? Why or why not???...laymen terms please as you are dealing with a control panel newb.

THANKS!!

[escher]

Hi,

Will be picking some of the Ultra 360's up for my first control panel. Jeeze, I'm starting to think that 5 of these would be really nice. One mounted up high with the 4 way restrictor dedicated. Two Inside Center sticks stiff 8 way restrictor dedicated (Robotron dude!). Then one on each side of the 8 ways as maybe no restrictor plates and some buttons in between.

Question: The Ipac...with 4, or maybe even 5 Ultra 360 joysticks...would you need the Ipac? Why or why not???...laymen terms please as you are dealing with a control panel newb.

THANKS!!

I think you're going a little overboard.

These are great for avoiding the frankenpanel design, but if you're going to be throwing a slew of joysticks on anyway, why not stick to to a dedicated 4-way, two 8-ways as the secondary joysticks for each player, then two U360's for the primary joysticks for each player?  It'll be cheaper, and seems to make far more sense to me.  There's no reason to buy one of these if it's going to be stuck "with the 4 way restrictor dedicated".

[Santoro]

I'm considering a winter rebuild of my cab, and will likely pick up some of these. 

SirP - I'd be interested in your app too.

[Donkey_Kong]

I think you're going a little overboard.

These are great for avoiding the frankenpanel design, but if you're going to be throwing a slew of joysticks on anyway, why not stick to to a dedicated 4-way, two 8-ways as the secondary joysticks for each player, then two U360's for the primary joysticks for each player?  It'll be cheaper, and seems to make far more sense to me.  There's no reason to buy one of these if it's going to be stuck "with the 4 way restrictor dedicated".

That makes a heck of alot more sense. Thank you!! and in that case there would be no question about the Ipac.