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rhett:
I just tried out the SlikStik tornado Spinner, and determined that it is not possible to simulate a real Arkanoid machine with it.  I'm pretty sure that the problem is that a real Arkanoid spinner had geared teeth, so 486 teeth passed through the encoder on every turn.  Sure, I can change around sensitivity and speed in mame, but at at best case, I'm going to get much more jumpy movement than a true arkanoid machine.

I noticed that some people have already done some work trying to use a real arkanoid controller with a mouse hack.  Has anyone really tried to make a spinner that works really well for arkanoid and had any success?  I'd really like to know if there is a way to save my control panel, as I'm a big arkanoid fan.
fjl:
I'm no Arkanoid buff by any means so I can't relate to what you mean about the feel of the spinner. Although, I currently have the Turbo Twist 2 Spinner. And it feels pretty decent for playing Arkanoid on.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268&zenid=3020c4b9dbef2488bac436769cd79828
u_rebelscum:
Yup, the Turbo Twist 2 and SpinTrak are the only retail spinners that have high enough res to work well with arkanoid (1200 & 1000 cpr, respectively, vs arkanoid's 486).  BTW, try Revenge of DOH: it expects 972 cpr.
amadama:
I just got the Turbo Twist 2 also and it is great with Arkanoid! Piece of cake to install too. I love it.
lanman31337:
i got one off of this guy - http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=profile;u=10213;sa=showPosts - super duper nice guy, and even though it is a mouse hack, he did a really nice job on it.
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