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Title: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: acidblue0 on February 18, 2011, 01:24:21 am

I can afford having a real atari yoke from star wars with a usb. What else can I use as a good substitute?

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: ahofle on February 19, 2011, 12:04:09 am

This is sacrilege, but I've found that a trackball with the Y axis inverted works great!  :-[

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: Bender on February 19, 2011, 01:28:02 am

analog joystick works fine too

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: BadMouth on February 19, 2011, 08:31:07 am

I've always wondered how the yoke from Hyperdrive would work......
(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/105/1058332757.jpg)
You'd need an A-Pac as an interface.

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: acidblue0 on February 19, 2011, 10:03:09 am

I don't have a trackball on my machine :( but I never thought about using a trackball with the Star Wars games. What kind of analog sticks are you talking about? Send me a link so I can see it

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: Bender on February 20, 2011, 09:56:13 am

any analog joystick should do, I'm using the U360

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: RandyT on February 20, 2011, 03:55:46 pm

Quote from: ahofle on February 19, 2011, 12:04:09 am

This is sacrilege, but I've found that a trackball with the Y axis inverted works great!  :-[

I don't think so.  Sans the original control, I think it's one of the better options.  The lack of resistance normally caused by a return-to-center spring actually makes aiming easier than with an analog stick, but it is a bit of a different feel.

Nothing really compares to the two handed control of the original, though.

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: ark_ader on February 20, 2011, 06:37:01 pm

I've been playing around with a ZeeMote.

If you can get two to play nice at the same time (as two mice) then you are very close to the actual controller.

Pretty damn close if you look at the thing.  Plays like a dream (on my android).

Haven't got it connected to the PC yet.  But you can download the drivers.... ;D



(http://static.product-reviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/zeemote1.jpg)

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: acidblue0 on February 21, 2011, 08:19:39 pm

Quote from: Bender on February 20, 2011, 09:56:13 am

any analog joystick should do, I'm using the U360

Hmmm I might get that joystick. Does it work good for games like pac man that needs fast reaction?

Title: Re: Star Wars yoke substitute?
Post by: codeena on February 23, 2011, 01:51:52 am

Quote from: acidblue0 on February 18, 2011, 01:24:21 am

I can afford having a real atari yoke from star wars with a usb. What else can I use as a good substitute?

Hey Acidblue0, I have a Twisty Yoke that I'd sell if you're interested.

http://files.arcadecontrols.com/categories.php?cat_id=25 (http://files.arcadecontrols.com/categories.php?cat_id=25)

It as a gameport interface, but you should either be able to hack it or use a gameport to usb adapter.