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Any decent Trackball Games?
ratabase1:
I am in the process of building a dedicated trackball arcade cabinet, and was wondering what games are compatible with the trackball, or that I should definitely include? I will be using a Golden Tee Fore control panel. The Control panel has a trackball and 5 buttons.
Here is a sample pic on the Arcade Art website, to show the button layout for those not familiar with it.
http://www.localarcade.com/arcade_art/details.php?image_id=804&mode=search
I started a list below, on the games I have been told are compatible with trackballs. The ones in Blue are the ones other users have recommended as "must haves". Are there any other Mame games, PC games, or emulated console games, that use a trackball that I should also include?
Thanks.
The list of games that can be played with a trackball I found so far are:
MAME GAMES
4 Player Bowling Alley
American Horseshoes (US)
AmeriDarts
Arcade Classics (prototype)
Argus (Gottlieb, prototype)
Atari Baseball
Atari Football (really needs to be two players, so really should have two trackballs)
Atari Soccer (needs to be two players, so needs two trackballs)
Ataxx
Basketball
Beat the Champ
Beezer
Big Event Golf
Birdie King
Birdie King 2
Birdie King 3
Blades of Steel
Boot Camp
Bowl-O-Rama
Brick Zone
Bulls Eye Darts
Cabal
Capcom Bowling
Caterpillar
Centipede
Championship Bowling
Cloud 9 (prototype)
Combat School
Cool Pool
Coors Light Bowling
Country Club
Crystal Castles
Danger Zone
Defense
Demons and Dragons (prototype)
Discs of Tron
Dunk Shot
Dyno Bop
Eagle Shot Golf
Extra Bases
Gang Hunter (Spain)
Gimme A Break
Goalie Ghost
Golden Tee 2K
Golden Tee 2K Tournament
Golden Tee 3D Golf
Golden Tee 3D Golf Tournament
Golden Tee '97
Golden Tee '97 Tournament
Golden Tee '98
Golden Tee '98
Golden Tee '98 Tournament
Golden Tee '99
Golden Tee '99 Tournament
Golden Tee Classic
Golden Tee Golf
Golden Tee Golf II
Gridiron Fight
Gridlee
Kick
Kickman
Krazy Bowl
Lemmings (US Prototype)
Liberator
Magic Worm (bootleg)
Major League
Marble Madness
Marine Date
Millipede
Millpac
Mini Golf
Missile Command
Pound for Pound
Quantum
Rambo III
Rampart (Trackball)
Reactor
SDI - Strategic Defense Initiative
SegaSonic The Hedgehog
Shoot the Bull
Shuffleboard
Shuffleshot
Shuuz
Simpsons Bowling
Slick Shot
Slither
Snacks'n Jaxson
Snake Pit
Speed Ball (prototype)
Spiker
Strata Bowling
Strike Bowling
Super Missile Attack
Super Strike Bowling
Syvalion (Japan)
Tekhan World Cup
Tee'd Off (Japan)
The Irritating Maze / Ultra Denryu Iraira Bou
Top Secret (Exidy)
Tri-Sports
U.S. Classic
Viper
Wacko (trackball and a 4-way joystick)
Wally wo Sagase!
World Class Bowling
World Class Bowling Deluxe
World Class Bowling Tournament
X the Ball
Some games recommended that work well, but aren't exactly trackball style games:
Major Havoc
Operation Wolf
Star Wars
Tempest
PC GOLF
Tiger Woods
leapinlew:
Some of those games are great. Some don't work. Some aren't worth playing at all.
Something to keep in mind is some of those games had more than 1 trackball.
Marble Madness used 2 trackballs
Rampart had a 3 trackball version of their game
ratabase1:
Thanks leapinlew for your response and pm. I have updated the games in blue that have been recommended so far. Please keep your responses coming.
Thanks.
AtomSmasher:
I enjoy Irritating Maze from time to time, you should check it out.
NoOne=NBA=:
The three games that would be must-haves to me, that are not highlighted so far are:
Crystal Castles
Irritating Maze
Quantum (similar to Tempest, but uses a trackball)