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Who's got the 720° or similar rotary stick?
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Wade:
I have a spare one I will probably sell eventually, but I have to restore my 720 first. :/

IMO, no other controller is going to be "right", although the game may be playable with certain other sticks.

Wade
Donkey_Kong:
I thought it would be cool to get my own version of 720 going in my house to the point of considering a dedicated 720 from scratch. I'm to the point where I think I'm having so much fun making this stuff and I don't really know why I would ever want to own an original arcade cab anymore. (Note: I have owned original cabs in the past)

However statements like this...
--- Quote ---"IMO, no other controller is going to be "right"
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make me wonder if I should. I need more opinions on this subject if at all possible. Where are the people who are replicating these sticks? or re-buliding them? or whatever it is they are doing. I definately think the stick can be replicated close enough to the original for me to be happy with it. Second thought, maybe it could be made even better? I suppose the problem would be cost + small market = not enough qualified people willing to try it! I mean we are talking about one single title. I basically just need someone to come on here and tell me whether or not the stick at videogameparts.com is compatible with MAME. As soon as I hear a definitive on that...I'm sold.   

or...

I might know a guy who has one original 720 cab that is in pretty dang good shape, should I just say heck with it and pursue that or what?
ahofle:
As u_rebel stated:


--- Quote ---The original controllers won't work at all in current mame, or any official mame.  Nor will it work with any console game, AFAIK, since it's a spinner and (AFAIK) all console skate games use joystick controls.
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Donkey_Kong:
Dang! This is hard to swallow. I MUST find the orginal 720° cab to play it like it is suppose to be played.

SKATE OR DIE!!

End of story...Game Over.

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Kremmit:

--- Quote from: ahofle on November 17, 2006, 06:10:19 pm ---As u_rebel stated:


--- Quote ---The original controllers won't work at all in current mame, or any official mame.  Nor will it work with any console game, AFAIK, since it's a spinner and (AFAIK) all console skate games use joystick controls.
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But it will work with an older version of MAME Analog+.  You can make it work.

If you don't want to drop the cash, though, the best alternative I've found is a Williams 49-way with the centering spider removed.  Set your 49-way interface (GP-Wiz 49 or SJC) to full-analog mode.  The ball pivot mechanism allows the stick to spin around the outside of the circle quite well.
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