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Title: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: Hyperfan on July 02, 2009, 12:59:46 pm

Hi

Does anyone know how to get wii controllers working with mame and a pc?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd5Kai8PPHo

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: Kevin Mullins on July 02, 2009, 01:13:18 pm

http://www.firingsquad.com/matrix/blog.asp/17874/318

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: drventure on July 02, 2009, 01:26:07 pm

The biggest problem I've found is automatically pairing the wiimote to the pc when you boot up. It's a pain to have to pair it manually each time you power up your cabinet.

But that linked article does have a lot of good info in it. I'll be rereading it thoroughly...

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: Hyperfan on July 02, 2009, 02:24:02 pm

Its been sudgested to me this is the best mame pc cabinet option for guns? would you agree or are there better alternatives?

I had a topgun 1 but no longer works with vista.

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: bkenobi on July 02, 2009, 02:49:40 pm

Best option for guns?  Maybe...never tried.  I've used GunCon2's for a while and don't have too many complaints.  I can play through glass and be as close or far as I want.  The guns that use sensor bars require that you stand a minimum distance back to work.  I suspect they would track better overall, but I wouldn't want to be ~5 feet back in order to play.  But hey, if you already have the stuff it's worth a try.  It costs nothing to plug it in and try the software...

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: FrizzleFried on July 02, 2009, 02:51:27 pm

What ever happened to the gun device DAVID FOLEY (google do your thing) is/was going to produce?   Is it available?  Does it work? 

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: Hyperfan on July 02, 2009, 03:06:10 pm

Is guncon 2 CRT screens only like the act labs gun?

Title: Re: How to use Wii controllers with Mame
Post by: TPB on July 24, 2009, 10:47:57 am

Have there been reports of the WiiMote and Wii MotionPlus combination, being succesfully interfaced to a PC ?

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