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GCS:
Is this doable??

If so what would I need??

Basically I am picking up a PP in decent shape tomorrow for cheap and would love to be able to eventually stuff a computer in there and run some of the other driving games as well.

I do realize that many of them will need a regular gear shift and clutch to play properly and of course some way to interface with the computer (ie IPAXC???).  So basically is this at all doable??

LMK what you guys think.

Thanks

Greg

paigeoliver:
ALmost no EMULATED driving games use a clutch.

Is this pole position WORKING? If so, then leave it alone and play it, as there are 5 non-working pole positions out there for every working one.

You also  probably would not need an i-pac if maming a driving cabinet, as your mouse interface (oscar mouse hack) covers your coin input and your start buttons, while the analog joy hack used for the gas pedal should have 4 buttons, which should cover your shifter (a 2-way shifter uses ONE switch) and give you three left over.

NoOne=NBA=:
I personally would look into getting an Atari 4-speed shifter to replace the 2-speed stock one.
With that addition, just about all the 360 degree driving games should be playable.
The Atari style ones (from Drag Race, Sprint, etc...) should drop in with minimal rework, and will not look out of place on a PP.
You can remap the inputs so that games that use a 2-speed are still playable with the 4-speed, but the 4-speed will give you a sizable increase in the number of games available, and make the cabinet more "complete".

The only games I can think of off-hand that use a clutch are all 270 degree games, which won't be playable anyway.

GCS:
Gotcha.

Sounds alright, I guess just need to learn how to hack mice and joysticks now.

BTW what games would be playable on this setup (ie is there some way to sort a list in MAME to show me this)

pocketbikez:
some of the good ones for 360 wheels...

night driver
firetruck
super bug
sprint 1
monte carlo
grand champion
turbo
pole position 1&2
buggy challenge
demolition derby
stocker
championship sprint
super sprint
american speedway
APB <-- make sure you add 2 buttons to your control panel
redline racer
hot rod
bad lands
ironman stewarts super off road
danny sullivans indy heat


and believe it or not breakout style games are also fun with a 360 steering wheel.

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