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Paul Olson:

It feels better that way using a joystick. The inputs need to true to the original regardless; then we can modify the settings if we want. I almost bought a Hydro Thunder throttle a couple of weeks ago; that would have been fun to try with this.

Derrick Renaud:


--- Quote from: Ummon on April 25, 2009, 01:54:05 am ---The cab was UP. I was saying it would make more sense if it were DOWN. Seems Paul agrees with me.

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I guess I'm just too used to playing the real cabinet pushing the thrust up.

In MAME, you can go into analog settings in the menu and turn reverse on to get the effect you are looking for.  Or turn the control around on a real cab.

Paul Olson:

I think I would feel comfortable with the original with thrust up. With the joystick, however, it is nice to have the stick match the shape of the rockets thrust; if that makes sense at all. I am looking for that type of controller, so I will be able to try it someday.

Derrick Renaud:


--- Quote from: Paul Olson on April 25, 2009, 01:15:21 pm ---I think I would feel comfortable with the original with thrust up. With the joystick, however, it is nice to have the stick match the shape of the rockets thrust; if that makes sense at all. I am looking for that type of controller, so I will be able to try it someday.

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But what happens when you can no longer stand life in space, turn your ship towards the ground, apply full thrust and become a crater in the ground?  Thrust would then be up.   ;D

On a more serious note, if you are using a joystick, you can go to the player controls menu, select the thrust axis and then press the joystick axis you want to use.  Select the thrust axis again and press the same joystick axis and it will toggle between full/half-/half+.  So for you, keep pressing down on the joystick and selecting till it says Y+.  Now thrust will be joystick down.

Paul Olson:

I actually do have a bit of a hard time getting turned around at the start of the game. And I have gotten bored and did a nosedive.  :D  :dunno I may try changing the axis. I don't know though, the game got boring pretty quickly. I will definitely try it again though if I get a thrust controller.

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