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| Franco B:
After being commissioned to make a couple of spinner tops for people I'm quite jealous of how they are/going to look and I'm tempted to buy a spinner for my cocktail. I don't know a lot about spinners so any advice would be great. I never used to play any spinner games in my youth (I'm young(ish) and from the UK) and so i didn't play many (read any) over here. I do love Arkanoid though and any type of block breaking game. One of my favourite brick breaking games for the PC is .::Break Quest::.. Its awesome, it even has a Space Invaders inspired level! .If there are any block breaking enthusiasts out there I recommend you check it out! What other games am I missing out on with out having a spinner. I always loved Ivan ''Ironman'' Stewart's Super Off Road Racer. Could such (and other) racing games be played with a spinner? I always loved Skidmarks on the Amiga, it would be awesome if you could get that to work with a spinner/steering wheel but I don't know if that possible as Skidmarks was controlled with a joystick. I would really like the spinner to be on my horizontal CP as I have more real estate there. Arkanoid is a vertical game but it would still be OK on a 'horizontal' monitor as that's how I'm used to playing it (with a joystick) Are spinner games generally vertical or horizontal? I suppose I could add a spinner to my horizontal CP and make a dedicated vertical CP if needs be. So my questions are basically: A) What games am I missing out on without a spinner? B) Are they general Vertical/Horizontal or are they a general mix? and C) What are my spinner options? |
| More Cowbell:
Tempest. And yes, Off Road works great with a spinner. |
| TelcoLou:
Tempest! You have to play that game with a spinner. Other benefits; you can play most racing games using the spinner. GGG makes a great one, from what I've read, and they offer mini-steering wheel attachments for it too. But most importantly: Tempest! |
| Ginsu Victim:
Buy one, or build one? I love my spinner hack. (Optical mouse rather than ball mouse) |
| robC:
Yes, get the spinner! I thought it would be an every-once-in-a-while thing for my cab, but I find myself playing spinner games a lot. Tempest, Major Havoc, racing games, Arkanoid/block breakers, etc. Not to mention that it makes a great way to navigate through a game list. Usually my most favorite games these days are Super Sprint / Championship Sprint with the spinner. I like them as much as I used to with the steering wheel. Get one! Mine is the TT2 from GGG and its great. Make sure to get the ESC weight or the token topper to make it spin longer. |
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