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alfonzotan:
Okay, somewhat more seriously...

If you're going to have a spinner, sooner or later you're going to want to play Tempest.  So that's two buttons at least.  Trackball?  Missile Command.  Three buttons.

I would suggest going with two or three buttons on either side of the trackball, that way you can play Asteroids (with left and right hands separated by the trackball) and similar shooters along with the rest.   And there's got to be room on there for a 4-way stick...

[PUTTIN'ONTHERIIIIIITZ!]

(Oh, regarding the OptiPac... it's much cheaper just to hack an old USB ball mouse and use that for a trackball interface.  Very simple, even for the soldering-challenged like yours truly.)

Vigo:

--- Quote from: rcub3 on May 11, 2011, 02:30:26 pm ---Re Spinner: Sure, I could do racing games, but it would be mainly for games like Arkanoid, and whichever other good classics.  I've seen CP's with 2 buttons for the spinner, so I'm guessing this is enough for it.  What games would "a couple of spinners" be good for?

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If you are just looking to play a few casual multiplayer racing games, like Super Off Road, spinners and a couple buttons will work in a hitch. If you are one that really gets into racing games, I would just go ahead and plan a 3rd racing control panel with a pedal and shifter. :lol I would just take a look at the racing games in MAME and see what you would be interested in playing.


--- Quote from: alfonzotan on May 11, 2011, 02:35:07 pm ---(Oh, regarding the OptiPac... it's much cheaper just to hack an old USB ball mouse and use that for a trackball interface.  Very simple, even for the soldering-challenged like yours truly.)

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You have a point, but I think if you are going to make a panel with multiple spinners and a trackball, an OptiPac makes things pretty simple and is a small cost to have everything work without the effort. It's all preference though. :)

alfonzotan:

--- Quote from: Vigo on May 11, 2011, 04:03:39 pm ---

--- Quote from: alfonzotan on May 11, 2011, 02:35:07 pm ---(Oh, regarding the OptiPac... it's much cheaper just to hack an old USB ball mouse and use that for a trackball interface.  Very simple, even for the soldering-challenged like yours truly.)

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You have a point, but I think if you are going to make a panel with multiple spinners and a trackball, an OptiPac makes things pretty simple and is a small cost to have everything work without the effort. It's all preference though. :)


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True.  I'm no doubt influenced by having put in a straight-to-USB spinner and an old trackball hacked to a mouse board in my own CP.

Vigo:

--- Quote from: alfonzotan on May 11, 2011, 04:11:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vigo on May 11, 2011, 04:03:39 pm ---

--- Quote from: alfonzotan on May 11, 2011, 02:35:07 pm ---(Oh, regarding the OptiPac... it's much cheaper just to hack an old USB ball mouse and use that for a trackball interface.  Very simple, even for the soldering-challenged like yours truly.)

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You have a point, but I think if you are going to make a panel with multiple spinners and a trackball, an OptiPac makes things pretty simple and is a small cost to have everything work without the effort. It's all preference though. :)


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True.  I'm no doubt influenced by having put in a straight-to-USB spinner and an old trackball hacked to a mouse board in my own CP.

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It's definitely a good feeling accomplishing that yourself. I am currently working on a mouse hack spinner, when things start coming together, you can't help but feel good about the mouse hack!  8)

scofthe7seas:

--- Quote from: Vigo on May 11, 2011, 01:53:18 pm ---...are you planning on using your spinners for racing games as well?

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I thought I was the only one who pathetically used a tiny spinner for driving games :D

My wife mocked me for this.  :'(


--- Quote from: alfonzotan on May 11, 2011, 02:26:24 pm ---Oh, no, I'm not falling for this again.  It all starts out innocently with control panel talk, and the next thing you know, the thread is all full of Big Toe Poke Of Death instructions from the Hong Kong Book Of Kung-Fu...

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Talking like this could get you Shaolin Toe Stabbed in the throat.

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