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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: vertygo on November 15, 2007, 07:12:34 pm
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I was thinking of installing two of those mini steering wheels that work on spinner controls. Anyone have any experience with these? We're not huge racing fans here, so I thought something small would give everyone a decent amount of elbow room.
Mostly for me.. APB goodness.
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Where can you still get these? Thought they were Oscar, and they are gone ( I think).
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Randy sells em with a Range of wheel sizes, the 5" is a bit too small (IMHO). I need to get another turbo Twist and will order the 7" wheel to go with it.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268&zenid=747ea3fd0204825a68909d5632b2b0e1
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GGG has some that attach to their turbotwist2
Link (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268)
There are other sites, too.. but I didn't bookmark them.
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Honestly...
I don't like mine...it's a pain in the ass to switch from spinner to the wheel...so much so that I put the wheel on, used it for about a week, wanted to play tempest, put the spinner knob back on, and the wheel has sat, unused for 6 months since.
The wheel idea is a GREAT one if there was an instant disconnect for the knob of some sort (the wheel itself doesn't actually "mount"...but not in it's current form IMHO.
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how was it for gameplay ? Did it not feel good enough to bother with or was it decent and you're just not into swapping it back and forth ? I plan on leaving it on there, if I get one.
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I found that using it on a standard slightly slopping panel made it feel wrong, you have to turn the wheel like driving a bus or truck.
When I set it up again I'll try mounting it at a steeper angle, closer to a standard arcade wheel set up.