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I can't afford my dream control panel!
wee beastie:
agreed, ditch the 2-way joystick idea all together. Those games play fine on a decent 4 way anyway
_Iz-:
...and why 2 spinners anyway? Are there any games that need this?
You could also get a wico trackball much cheaper than a happs.
Civilan:
Hi guys,
Tommy Boy, thanks for checking my math - DOH! That brings the total to over $590. Ouch again. I chose 2 spinners to mainly play 2 player driving games like Super Sprint and Off Road. I figured that the spinners would do an okay job of steering. I have no clue if the rotary optical joystick will feel right (no clicks) but I've read in the forums that they do work. I've never played these type of games in the arcades so if it's not authentic feeling I won't notice. The mechanical rotaty joysticks seemed to complex to hook up and use in MAME (again something I've read).
rampy, I'll look into the wico or imperial trackballs and the bob roberts link.
I am leaning towards building up the control panel over time. That way I'll have a set upgrade path.
I'm located in the Toronto (Canada) area and have located a local supplier that has slightly better prices but it's still high. For example the trackball is only $65USD but joystick are the same price. I'll patient and keep looking around.
Hyui, I haven't found a crayola trackball around here. I'll keep looking...
It's hard to not want everything NOW but I'll survive. I have in the past. I still have the cabinet to design to keep me occupied for a while.
Cheers,
Civilan.
Civilan:
Are the Wico and Imperial trackballs as good or better than the Happ? I haven't done any research into them.
Cheers,
Pierre.
Tommy Boy:
Take a look and you'll find some threads on the Wicos in the archive. Seems like most people who've used 'em like the Wico trackballs just fine.