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kelemvor:


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--- Quote from: Avrus on October 11, 2007, 08:26:26 pm ---Lol I played it with the keyboard.  I can't remember which event it was (maybe high jump) but you had to hit the space bar to begin the jump angle, a second time to jump and then a third time to release.

Holy did that keyboard take a pounding.

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That reminds me of the Summer/Winter/California Games we played on the AppleII. Poor keyboards...

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Oh man, that brings back some memories too.  Cycling, biathlon, diving.  I had some weird one that had the caber toss and other things too.  Think it was the World Games or something.

RBadboys:


--- Quote from: Wade on October 10, 2007, 02:55:00 pm ---I've heard some others say the same thing, that they always played the trackball version.  Actually had one guy who was disappointed because I only had the 4-player cocktail button version. ;) Just depends on what was around your local hangout I guess!  The trackballs could be completely mechanical (I've never seen one from underneath).  Instead of a wheel cutting an optical beam, it could just be flicking a switch.  Since I'm pretty sure this was just an add on, MAME will probably not ever emulate it directly (you could build your own trackballs though) ;)

Wade

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I owned one when I lived in California and the trackballs had a small plastic piece that looked like a spoke wheel to cut the beam with. I use to love playing it with my son because he would beat my records and when I beat his he would play it until he had blisters to beat my score again. I had to sell it when I moved to Germany and I let it go for 75.00. I wish Mame would emulate the trackball so I wouldn't have to beat my control panel to death to play it.

Paul Olson:

I am actually starting to be called an old fart on a pretty regular basis. :)
I am not sure what else I would have carried a comb for; my hair seems to be able to hold its own after the morning brushing. lol When I get track & field panels done for my cab, I guess I will have keep a comb handy.

Cynicaster:


--- Quote from: kelemvor on October 11, 2007, 04:01:05 pm ---Anyone ever play the Decathlon game on the Atari 2600?  You "ran" by taking the joystick and smacking it left and right as fast as you could.  We have people who'd put their palm on top of the stick and move it, resulting in nice blisters.  Some put it between their thumb and index finger.  Others between different fingers.

That was a fun game but damn your arms got tired...

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I can't count the number of CX-40's my brother and I busted playing that game....

boardjunkie:

I'm thinking that it was a "geared down" approach to the t-ball version. IE, every 4 or 5 teeth/beam breaks would produce a low pulse to mimic a switch closure. Otherwise, if it was a 1:1 deal you could just spin the ball real slow and get the onscreen guy just fly'n.

Anyone with that version of the board and a 2 ch storage scope could verify this.

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