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jerryjanis:
I gotta say that my favorite part of Mame and BYOAC is the games with more bizarre control methods.  I would like to compile a list of the games which fall under the "wacky controls" category.  These are the games that go above and beyond the typical...  Ikari Warriors, Karate Champ Vs., Warlords, Atari Football - these DON'T cut it...  They're not quite wacky enough.  I believe that all of these are beyond the scope of MAME -listinfo...

Here are some examples that I have discovered:

JOYSTICK + TRACKBALL
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SDI - (2 players simultaneous ambidextrous!!!)
Wacko
Snake Pit (really really rad game)

JOYSTICK + SPINNER
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Tron - one button on joystick
Discs of Tron - up/down spinner + 2 buttons on joystick
Zwackery - same as Discs of Tron
Crater Raider - 2 way joy + spinner
Aztarac - Analog joy (broken in Mame, simple hack)
Kozmic Kroozer

UNIQUE
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720 - spinner joystick w/2 encoder wheels

DUAL JOYSTICK 3 PLAYERS SIMULTANEOUS
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Star Guards - (broken in Mame - simple hack)

DRIVING GAMES
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Night Stocker - steering wheel + lightgun
Lucky & wild - steering wheel & 2 lightguns
Gun Buster - (2 players) * (lightgun/joystick/3 buttons)

Tin Star - 8-position switch with push-down button
Front Line - 8-position switch with push-down button
Wild Western - 8-position switch with push-down button
Dribbling - Rotary w/push down button

Stompin - Dance Dance Revolution style controls


What other games are out there with zany controls?

Thanks!
u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: jerryjanis on June 07, 2003, 12:42:51 am ---DRIVING GAMES
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Road Blaster, steering wheel: optical sensor like a spinner, but limited movement like a 270 POTs wheel

And are 12-way sticks unique enough?


First off the top of my head.  I'll see if my head pops any more later.
jerryjanis:
What's this 12-way joystick business?  What game(s)?
u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: jerryjanis on June 07, 2003, 04:30:12 am ---What's this 12-way joystick business?  What game(s)?

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Opps, meant to say 8way w/ 12 direction rotary.   You know, time solder, heavy barrel, and ikari type.  But I missed that they "don't cut it". :-[

Forgotten world and caliber 50 used a push down spinner and 8way stick, and might make it.

Another JOYSTICK + SPINNER:
Major havoc
Babs:
Do you mean things like Streetfighter original, with it's big pressure sensitive(if they were, it was a long time ago) rubber thump buttons, sonic blastman with the big pad you had to thump as hard as you can.
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