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Title: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: MichaelSS93 on March 29, 2021, 03:58:57 pm

I know warloards uses 4 spinners? Are there any others?
Thank you for your help

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: Vigo on March 29, 2021, 05:29:20 pm

Are you counting stuff like racing games as spinner? Then you have a few of those overhead racers in the 3-4 player range. Indy heat, super sprint, off road, etc. excluding those, I think it is just the 4 player pong games, but I could be missing something.

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: MichaelSS93 on March 29, 2021, 06:04:10 pm

I am looking for any game and every game that could work with 4 spinners.

Making a 4 player cabinet and it feels weird with 4 joysticks and 3 spinners.

I am looking for a reason to add the 4th spinner.

please help

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: Ond on March 29, 2021, 06:07:41 pm

Starlords uses 6 spinners...could you fit 6 on there?

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: MichaelSS93 on March 29, 2021, 06:12:44 pm

wow thats crazy lol
never herd of that game..  4 would be the max to avoid clutter.

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: KenToad on March 29, 2021, 09:47:55 pm

Touchdown fever I and II, as well as Fighting Soccer, but the spinners were part of the joystick mechanism, so it may not fit your criteria.

Demolition Derby had a 4 player version, but it really needs wheels, shifters, and pedals for the full effect. Almost all of the multiplayer top down racers were 2-3 players, but I would suggest reducing to 2 spinners, if this is more about symmetry or aesthetics.

Here are some spinner game lists, if you're interested in more information.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,164017.msg1728204.html#msg1728204

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: DarthMarino on March 29, 2021, 11:23:41 pm

Quote from: Ond on March 29, 2021, 06:07:41 pm

Starlords uses 6 spinners...could you fit 6 on there?

Is that even playable in any form outside of an arcade?

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: Vigo on March 30, 2021, 12:28:21 pm

Quote from: MichaelSS93 on March 29, 2021, 06:04:10 pm

I am looking for any game and every game that could work with 4 spinners.

Making a 4 player cabinet and it feels weird with 4 joysticks and 3 spinners.

I am looking for a reason to add the 4th spinner.

please help

I have no idea what your planned layout is, but if this is a standard 4 player control panel, wouldn't 3 spinners be more symmetrical than 4 spinners?

Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: negative1 on March 30, 2021, 12:57:19 pm

Quote from: MichaelSS93 on March 29, 2021, 03:58:57 pm

I know warloards uses 4 spinners? Are there any others?
Thank you for your help

midways leader:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8401

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/1181242126142.jpg)

quadrapong:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9187

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/130/1301777697.jpg)

later
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Title: Re: Thinking on adding 4 spinners to my arcade machine. What games use 4 spinners?
Post by: wp34 on March 30, 2021, 01:06:11 pm

That is a awesome cabinet.  I don't think I've seen it before.

Quote from: negative1 on March 30, 2021, 12:57:19 pm

quadrapong:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9187

(https://www.arcade-museum.com/images/130/1301777697.jpg)

later
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