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Title: Help ID this rotary knob \ pushbutton control?
Post by: robboman123 on March 24, 2016, 10:58:28 am

Anyone know what this thing is?  I found it in an old box.. what game was it from?  Not an optical spinner.. It has 4 switches that press when the knob is turned to that side, and the whole knob acts as a spring loaded pushbutton to press the 5th switch on the bottom.

(http://i.imgur.com/2XOm648.jpg)   

(http://i.imgur.com/HKBWkYs.jpg)

Title: Re: Help ID this rotary knob \ pushbutton control?
Post by: RandyT on March 24, 2016, 12:36:29 pm

Sounds as if it acts like a Front Line controller.  Doesn't look like the photos I have seen of one though. 

Title: Re: Help ID this rotary knob \ pushbutton control?
Post by: PL1 on March 24, 2016, 03:00:17 pm

Check out the two top entries at http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Joystick_Database (http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Joystick_Database).

AFAIK, the only six games that used this type of controller are:

  Bandido (rotary switch, clone of Sheriff)
  Frontline (Taito Aim-n-Fire)
  Sheriff (rotary switch)
  The Tin Star (Taito Aim-n-Fire)
  Western Gun Part II (rotary switch, clone of Sheriff)
  Wild Western (Taito Aim-n-Fire)


Scott