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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: hillbilly on February 11, 2008, 10:50:11 pm

Title: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: hillbilly on February 11, 2008, 10:50:11 pm

I am asking because my wife really likes the game Zuma on the PC and Puzz Loop looks alot like Zuma from what I can tell.

I would think this would play bad with a joystick. Is the game supposed to be played with a spinner or a trackball? I checked klov and it does not really say what the controls are just it is an alternating jamma game.

Lastly if it is a non-joystick game does anyone have the pcb they want to get rid of?

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: RayB on February 11, 2008, 10:54:12 pm

I think it plays with either. Not sure, though I can confirm it will work with a joystick.

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: hillbilly on February 11, 2008, 11:07:45 pm

I was thinking to get some level of control if might use something like a geared spinner

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: Daniel B. on February 11, 2008, 11:19:47 pm

the games attract mode shows a joystick, I think that was how it was intended. It seems to work ok. My fiance and I love it.

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: More Cowbell on February 12, 2008, 12:51:26 pm

I've only played it with a joystick and it works fine. Great game. Not sure why I've never tried it with the spinner.  ???

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: RayB on February 12, 2008, 02:07:31 pm

I only have puzzloop2. It defaults to joystick input, but there's a way to make it use a "dial" by hitting F2 and setting it in the menu. Unfortunately the menu is in japanese. I have NO CLUE where the option is.

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: hillbilly on February 12, 2008, 03:31:04 pm

Maybe I will have to do a bit of looking to see if i can find a manual and see if i can make any sense of it. puzz loop 2 looks to be a 2 player simultaneous game which is kinda cool.

thanks for the heads up RayB

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: Neverending Project on February 12, 2008, 04:41:27 pm

According to MAWS (http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/puzzloop), the cabinet was a spinner (paddle?). But the MAME input is an 8-way joystick. Attached is the CP pic from MAWS.

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: Hoopz on February 12, 2008, 07:56:08 pm

You can control it with a spinner.  I use mine on it and find it's much easier than a joy.  There is a thread somewhere that mentions that you have to change it in the options.  Lemme dig and find it. 

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: Hoopz on February 12, 2008, 07:58:54 pm

Here's the thread.  Kinda funny that RayB knew then that it would play with either but can't recall for sure now.  Old age man!   ;D

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=51700.0

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: hillbilly on February 12, 2008, 09:18:38 pm

Nice, I dont think I will be doing this in MAME but I will have to keep my eye open for the Jamma board. I think this would be a fun game to own. I think this will also help me sell the idea of a game room to the wife if she has something she would enjoy playing.

PM me if anyone has one and wants to get rid of it.

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: Malenko on February 12, 2008, 10:29:23 pm

doesnt matter my GF whips the crap out me when we play that.

Title: Re: Has Anyone played puzz loop and what kinda controls does it use?
Post by: Level42 on February 13, 2008, 03:53:38 pm

My wife is completely addicted to Zuma since I moved the Mame cab out of the house :D
Puzz loop was a fun game on it, but without a spinner.....too hard to control....