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FrizzleFried:
I believe Breakout was a dial as well....

* Rotary: Analog

Not sure what was the first true "spinner" game.

Texasmame:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 24, 2007, 04:41:18 pm ---I believe Breakout was a dial as well....

* Rotary: Analog

Not sure what was the first true "spinner" game.



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"Sit 'n' Spin"

 8)
u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 24, 2007, 11:54:28 am ---BTW:   Pong used a DIAL not a spinner...so it's not the first spinner game.

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When you say "DIAL", do you mean "POT based" (vs optical)?  Limited turn?

The reason I ask is in mame all spinners are "dial" inputs.  IOW, to mame "dial" is any optically sensed, turned input, almost always 360 continuous spin.
FrizzleFried:

--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on February 26, 2007, 01:44:40 pm ---
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 24, 2007, 11:54:28 am ---BTW:   Pong used a DIAL not a spinner...so it's not the first spinner game.

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When you say "DIAL", do you mean "POT based" (vs optical)?  Limited turn?

The reason I ask is in mame all spinners are "dial" inputs.  IOW, to mame "dial" is any optically sensed, turned input, almost always 360 continuous spin.

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Correct...he was wondering what the first spinner "arcade" game was...not in MAME.  I am not sure what the first spinner game was (Tempest on KLOV doesn't mention being the first)... Breakout used a dial (pot).
somunny:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 24, 2007, 11:54:28 am ---Atari Football?

I think that was the first trackball game I ever saw....


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This was the first game to use a trac-ball as the controller. Chances are that you will be more worn our after playing this game than after playing an actual game of football!

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I would have guessed X's and O's also.  Man, that was a frantic game.  :)
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