Geometry wars dedicated cab!! Questions

[RetroGreg]

Thanks! I thought this was the only thread. I'll read it all tonight. I'm definitely interested in seeing how it was done. Geometry wars has to be one of my favorite games. 

Well the short version is that I used two analog sticks off fleabay, put fresh pots on them and wired it up to the microavr using the same hex from Sharpfork that I used in M's foot controller and my yoke+.  Then it's a simple job to adjust the deadspace in the windows utility and you're off to the races.  I didn't do a build thread on the CP as it was MameTime's and Opt's art but if you have any questions just let me know.

Thanks. I appreciate it!

[8BitMonk]

If you like twin stick shooters and Geometry Wars you should check out WAVES. It'd be a great addition to a cab like this though it takes two buttons/pedals, one to bomb and one to slow time.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/107600/

[RetroGreg]

If you like twin stick shooters and Geometry Wars you should check out WAVES. It'd be a great addition to a cab like this though it takes two buttons/pedals, one to bomb and one to slow time.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/107600/

Thanks! I think I have Waves on Steam, but I'll have to check. Steam sales get so crazy sometimes I tried to buy games I already have a couple times haha. I have a lot of twin stick shooters on there though so it would be awesome to get a setup like this.

[MAME TIME]

thanks for bumping my old thread I actually have an update, its just a general info vid regarding the analog setup. full credit goes to chuck for the panel setup and I really appreciate the community that helped me out on this build, I'm just rapping up the build as we speak and hopefully have an update shortly
 old vid


update

[SORHP]

Thanks for the update video, I think you might have a williams cabinet???

I plan to use analog sticks as well, I bought a set of Naomi sticks with adjustable pots, I plan to wire them into an Xbox 360 pad, time will tell,  it will be a bit before I can get to mine... I will be using an original robotron cabinet, and it will keep the robotron Art , cross fingers that the control panel works well.

[opt2not]

Yeeeeeeah! Awesome update man! 
Nice to see the cabinet again.  Any chance you can post some photos of it when it's done?

[johnrt]

Ok, so now I want a Geometry Wars cab. Man, that looks cool! Great job btw. 

[DeLuSioNal29]

What about Dominux sticks by GroovyGameGear.com?  (Leaf switches). They work awesome in my Total Carnage / Smash TV build.

Took them to an expo last week and people loved them.

[SORHP]

Geometry wars desperately needs analog sticks, everything else is useless

[MAME TIME]

Hey Brian when things get wrapped up I'll shoot you over some pics, as for the leaf stick option the only issue with that is when you hit the direction the ship goes from a Stand still to full throttle were the analog you can can control the throttle of the ship, when I had the other setup (micro switch) the ship was at full speed and it was difficult to maneuver through the tight spots or make sudden turns not to mention I couldn't shoot the full 360, I just configured the joysticks with geometry wars 3 and it plays great but the game requires 2 buttons, a special move button and a bomb button so will see about that!

[mameshane]

awesome job. makes me want one!

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[DeLuSioNal29]

I just configured the joysticks with geometry wars 3 and it plays great but the game requires 2 buttons, a special move button and a bomb button so will see about that!

I'm glad you brought that up!  I was thinking about getting the new version of the game out of pure curiosity.  And now another button?!  It's hard enough to hit bomb (which you have solved with a pedal).  For $14.99 I may pass until it comes down in price.  Do you have any idea if GW3 supports 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 4:3 resolutions?

Thanks and can't wait to see the update!

DeL

[MAME TIME]

Yeah with the introduction of the new special button in GW3 it could pose an issue for controls, maybe another pedal lol. The game supports 320x200 to 1920x1080, I don't see an option to switch to 4:3,

[Nimbus]

MAME TIME, i just watched your Youtube video. In your video, you asked what cabinet you have. It is a Star Castle cabinet:





I am building a Geometry Wars dedicated cabinet too. Thanks for putting out the info about the joysticks. That will save me a lot of time and headaches.

Nice build!! looking forward to more updates. 

[SORHP]

Thanks! I thought this was the only thread. I'll read it all tonight. I'm definitely interested in seeing how it was done. Geometry wars has to be one of my favorite games. 

Well the short version is that I used two analog sticks off fleabay, put fresh pots on them and wired it up to the microavr using the same hex from Sharpfork that I used in M's foot controller and my yoke+.  Then it's a simple job to adjust the deadspace in the windows utility and you're off to the races.  I didn't do a build thread on the CP as it was MameTime's and Opt's art but if you have any questions just let me know.

You could use a gamepad hack instead of the kade+ avr (which are somewhat hard to get right now I think), but you still have to come up with those analog sticks.

Any possibility of showing which joys you used from theBay?