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Title: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: steve42 on March 20, 2020, 05:18:07 pm

Apologies if this has been asked before but I am getting an error when I use the search.

I am working on my CP plans and since I’m starting with a fully stocked prototype CP given to me, I am trying to decide what to keep and what to pull.

My friend used a 6-button setup for each joystick, but he also mounted two trackballs and a spinner. For the life of me, I can’t recall a two player game that used two trackballs. Am I missing something?

Steve

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: PL1 on March 20, 2020, 06:28:14 pm

Quote from: steve42 on March 20, 2020, 05:18:07 pm

I can’t recall a two player game that used two trackballs. Am I missing something?

Marble Madness allows simultaneous two player.

(https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade/CP/big/Marble_Madness_-_1984_-_Atari.jpg)

There are also cocktail cabs like Centipede that used two trackballs and screen flipping for alternating between two players.

(https://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/LC4AAOSwEeFU5EHR/$/1980-Atari-Centipede-Cocktail-Tabletop-Coin-Op-Arcade-Machine-_1.jpg)


Scott

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: opt2not on March 20, 2020, 06:32:44 pm

Rampart has 3 trackballs, and I believe there was a Sonic game that also had 3.

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: PL1 on March 20, 2020, 07:05:19 pm

Quote from: opt2not on March 20, 2020, 06:32:44 pm

Rampart has 3 trackballs, and I believe there was a Sonic game that also had 3.

Good call.   :cheers:

Sonic The Hedgehog Arcade (https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9626) a.k.a. "Segasonic The Hedgehog."

(https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade/Title/big/SegaSonic_The_Hedgehog_-_1992_-_Sega.jpg)


Scott

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: opt2not on March 20, 2020, 07:26:26 pm

That's the one!  What a neat Sonic game.

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: Mike A on March 20, 2020, 07:52:11 pm

Cabal
Hyper Sports or Track and Field. Maybe both?

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: meyer980 on March 20, 2020, 09:19:20 pm

Is that yellow thing next to Sonic supposed to be Tails? He's terrifying

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: Titchgamer on March 21, 2020, 04:35:12 am

Quote from: meyer980 on March 20, 2020, 09:19:20 pm

Is that yellow thing next to Sonic supposed to be Tails? He's terrifying

Nope thats Ray.

Hes a flying squirrel....

Ile let you make your own conclusions on that lol

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: pumaconcolor on March 22, 2020, 01:13:25 pm

Atari Football, Blades of Steel.  That's all I can think of at the moment.

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: Hoopz on March 22, 2020, 02:30:15 pm

What was the tool used to search by controls? MAWS, Romlister, or something else? It's been a few years since I've thought about it.

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 22, 2020, 03:06:46 pm

Answering the question a little less literally, there aren't a whole hell of a lot of games worth playing that use multiple trackballs.  I don't think cocktail games count (unless he built a cocktail of course) and imho marble madness is probably the only simultaneous two player trackball game you'd actually want to play.  I did a lot of controls.dat entries and trackball games are pretty rare as-is.... probably due to the added expense of the controls. 

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: wp34 on March 22, 2020, 03:12:41 pm

Quote from: Hoopz on March 22, 2020, 02:30:15 pm

What was the tool used to search by controls? MAWS, Romlister, or something else? It's been a few years since I've thought about it.

MAWS was the one I used but I don't think it is around anymore.  ids created a new version of it -

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,136193.0.html

Title: Re: Two trackballs on a CP?
Post by: JDFan on March 22, 2020, 03:50:05 pm

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d0/f4/b3/d0f4b3277f22116a82e863a1b45694e3.jpg)