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| Luigi:
Hi. You all might know the problems that occur when you use an 8-Way-Stick for 4-Way-Games. If you don't push the stick exactly in one direction and two microswitches (or leafs) are pushed the same time, the game character might stay where it is instead of climbing up a ladder (Donkey Kong) or go down (Pac Man and other maze games). The switching mechanism is often not that easy to use....most of them have to be switched from under the panel. So....I just wanted to point you to this exciting piece for arcade cabs. Two guys from a german arcadeforum developed a pcb that is installed between up to two 8-way-joystick. I don't know exactly how it works...but it works!! I could test a prototype on our last Party (Nov. 2009) and it was a big difference playing with 8-way-mode or 4-way-mode. The mode can be switched with a button and a RGB-LED shows the actual setting. They did a test setup where a 7-segment display showed the mode....I gotta have to find the video they made and find out how they did it :) There are the following modes available: 2-way vertical, 2-way horizontal, 4-way, 8-way The PCB kit (just the pcb with parts....not assembled!!!) can exclusively be ordered at www.arcadeshop.de LINK Assembly instructions: http://www.arcadeshop.de/images/specs/elimitator_install_en.pdf No, I'm not getting money from the sales nor am I one of the developpers. I just like it and wanted to share with you :) |
| boomstick:
Looks like an exceptionally usefull piece of kit. May well have to order one to see what its like. Nice find |
| Ginsu Victim:
Ok....what exactly does this do? |
| boomstick:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on January 16, 2010, 05:56:13 pm ---Ok....what exactly does this do? --- End quote --- From what I gather, you install this PCB between your P1&2 8-Way joysticks and your IPAC / Keyboard encoder. The PCB has a connection for a microswitch that is used to change modes. An RGB LED indicates the selected mode. The Microcontroller filteres the inputs recieved from the joystick(s) and based on the selected mode, (2-way vertical, 2-way horizontal, 4-way, 8-way) passes cleaned signals to the IPAC. For example, if in 4way mode and the 8way stick hits Up & Right the microcontroller filters the input sending only Up or only Right. Quite how it tells what was intended I'm not sure, I guess it determines which microswith was activated first and sends that to the IPAC. It really sounds quite usefull if it works, would save the need to clutter up your CP with dedicated sticks or building modular panels. It might not be for everyone, but I am more than tempted to order one and see. Luigi, do you actually have one of these PCBs? It would be interesting if you could provide some playtest info. |
| Bender:
I wonder if this would work for an xbox or PS3 controller hack I'm so spoiled with my U360's on my cab, that I miss not being able to switch modes when I use my console stick To use my SFIV stick with Pacman Championship would be so cool some one needs to review this thing Seems very interesting |
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