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Arcade Tilt Idea For Emulated Pinball Games
1UP:
I think the idea would be to USE the tilt mechanism as your tilt input. Rather than making a dedicated tilt button on the front of the cab, you'd bump the CP, the tilt sensor would close, sending an input to the game, which in turn bumps the table in the game. Most, if not all, pinball games (including the crummy one built into windows), will accept one or more tilt inputs (i.e. bottom tilt, right tilt, left tilt) and if the idea of this board is supposed to be making home gaming more authentic, then why draw the line at pinball?
SirPoonga:
that's how tilt mechs work. A plumb hanging by a rod or steel wire, the rod or wire connects with a metal loop, completing a circuit.
TheTick:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on May 05, 2003, 11:54:27 pm ---that's how tilt mechs work. A plumb hanging by a rod or steel wire, the rod or wire connects with a metal loop, completing a circuit.
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But that won't differentiate which side or angle is being bumped.
Multiple mercury switches are the best solution... next to just pressing the corresponding button with your fingers.
paigeoliver:
One other question.
Even if it is functional, do you really want to be knocking your Mame cabinet around?
I don't even nudge my real pinball machine (even though they are designed to take it), because I want to keep it in tip top shape.
TheTick:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on May 06, 2003, 05:31:00 am ---One other question.
Even if it is functional, do you really want to be knocking your Mame cabinet around?
I don't even nudge my real pinball machine (even though they are designed to take it), because I want to keep it in tip top shape.
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I don't have a full size cabinet, so its not an issue for me. Though on an unrelated issue, it has tipped twice while playing Metal Slug.