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Anyone MAME a driving cab?
JLR2000:
Just was wondering if anyone has MAMEd a driving cab, like Cisco Heat or Outrun? Can you use a jpac and get the steering controls to work with other games like Chase H.Q. ? I'm just wondering if the PC can recognize the steering wheel via the JPAC?
I'm planning on building a dedicated racing cab, and was thinking of using a Madcatz PSX steering wheel via a USB adapter, but I wonder if I can just get a jamma driving game and use a jpac....any thoughts, ideas, warnings, experiences welcome...
Thanks.
JamesMolloy:
Wouldn't you need an I-pac for analogue steering wheel?
Daytona USA, Sega Rally and Ridge Racer emulation are coming along well now so a stand alone racing set up is probably worth investing money and space in.
Myself.. I'd try hacking one of these:
It's a pity you can't get commercial wheels with 4 gears. A proper gear shift makes Datona, Chase HQ etc. far more fun to play.
NickS:
Building a mame driving cockpit cab is sonething I would love to build. I have often wondered if it would be possible to a have a set of controls on a driving cab to cover all the games. For me I guess the priority would be to able to play the games I played as a teenager in the 80'S (Pole Position, Out Run, Chase HQ etc). Would it be possible to have a set of controls that could play both these games and also the newer 90'S games that are near to being emulated such as Daytona USA, Sega Rally, Virtua Racing etc.
JLR2000:
Well, you need to look at what the control requirements are of the games. I picked up a gutted Pole Position cab with no monitor, but with the steering, shifter and gas pedal intact. I put a simple PII 233 PC running dos in it, hacked a mouse and put a 20" PC monitor in it. I also put a switch under the pedal (really only give gas either full on or off anyway). Running DOS and an older version of MAME, recompiled with a change to the PolePosition driver so that the Shifter works(instead of 2 switches, hi and low, it reads one switch...open,hi...closed, low). This works great and I can also run the other "dial" control games like Super Sprint. My idea (and the reason I started the thread) is that for newer games(like Chase H.Q.), these games don't look for dial input, but rather 8way joystick input, which you can emulate with a USB PSX steering wheel. I'd like to get another stand up driving game, like OutRun, and get the newer games running in this cab. I figure it would be better to use a cab built with a steering wheel instead of attaching an "home use" PC steering wheel. Haven't had too much response, so I guess no one has done this yet...
Hopefully someone has and can share their thoughts....
aaron:
ive been thinking of the same thing now that ive finished my normal full size standup mame cab. i like to take the hardcore route though and im going to build the whole thing from the ground up ie build an f1 style cab out of fiberglass. already have the controls spotted out, all the functionality isnt mame specific for this set as some features are specific to a couple games, but check these out..
http://www.act-labs.com/Products/racingcombo.htm
on the expensive side compared to some other wheels. but i dont like to do things half arsed!
--- Quote from: JLR2000 on April 22, 2003, 11:47:16 am ---Just was wondering if anyone has MAMEd a driving cab, like Cisco Heat or Outrun? Can you use a jpac and get the steering controls to work with other games like Chase H.Q. ? I'm just wondering if the PC can recognize the steering wheel via the JPAC?
I'm planning on building a dedicated racing cab, and was thinking of using a Madcatz PSX steering wheel via a USB adapter, but I wonder if I can just get a jamma driving game and use a jpac....any thoughts, ideas, warnings, experiences welcome...
Thanks.
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