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Frostillicus:
I would get into a 2" aluminum machined knob as well - I currently have a 2" old volume knob and it has great feel to it. having the mame logo engraved would be nice too. I can't wait for pre-orders ;D
EDIT : I meant to say I used it with an older model 2 spinner and it felt great :) I'm am spinner-less right now, though.
SirPoonga:
Do you have a picture of it attached to a board, the top side with the knob?
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on April 10, 2003, 12:52:51 am ---Yep, already done. Read the 720 thread sometime.
720 used a 72 encoder disc. And it uses a 2 slot calibration. I think I could hack this spinner just by making two of the grooves deeper and adding a second set of IRs. It'd take both axis of a mouse. urebel has the code integrated into analog+ mame to support that.. Just need a good knob that works well since I doubt it would be easy to make a joystick work.
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Yes, I am aware of all of this. What I was referring to was I don't know how easy it would be to hack a DOT spinner for 720, nor do I know how realistic the play would be with a hacked DOT spinner because I'm not familiar with how the original 720 controller reacted as it used roller chain and a couple sprockets if I'm not mistaken. I imagine a DOT spinner could be hacked into a psuedo-720 controller, but would it be akin to playing Ikari Warriors with a DOT spinner and standard joystick? All the functionality is there, but how realistic would the play be? That I can't answer.
I'll upload a top view photo of it installed later this evening hopefully. From the top, though, it looks like any other spinner installed. All you see is a shaft poking up through a hole with a knob on top.
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 10, 2003, 07:11:09 am ---nor do I know how realistic the play would be with a hacked DOT spinner because I'm not familiar with how the original 720 controller reacted as it used roller chain and a couple sprockets if I'm not mistaken.
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If I remember the conversation the chain was for friction, that way if the joystick was left facing north it stayed there, instead of gravity from the slanted cp pulling it towards south.
Yeah, I know what you mean by the ikari comment, but right now 720 is not playable at all. Need something where you know what direction the skater is in. Even the knob of yours with the dimple in it is better than absolutely nothing right now :) Anyway, I do have an idea on how to make a hack that is 90% realistic made from off the shelf parts, but I need detailed photos of the original stick. Well, off the shelf once I get a 72 tooth spinner :)
Magnet_Eye:
I think Poonga is stoned. :-*