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Searcher7:
I'd like the option of playing just about any game(in single player only), and assume that a minimum of three hacks would be neccessary to accomplish this.(But correct me if I'm worng).

Can anyone advise me on what would be considered the best three hacks for this project?

I was thinking that I'd need to hack an analog control, a 49-way control, and a mouse.

If anyone can expand on this, and recommend specific hacks, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks a lot.

Darren

anthonylitz:
I am missing the real question I guess.....  explain the question a little more.

If you want to play almost any game single player then simply make a control panel with one set of buttons and joysticks, ect.

Also what/ why do have to hack these items? Again I don't understand what your problem is, help me help you :)

Anthony

Searcher7:
The idea is to have the option of playing(in single player mode) *any* game that uses analog controls, digital controls-(Any 4-way to 49-way joysticks), the X Y axis, or a combination of the above, using a single control panel (that will have swappable tops).

I already designed something like this for the arcade platform(my Joust cabinet).

Thanks.

Darren

Searcher7:
Okay, is it possible with some creative wiring to combine a "Advanced Gravis Analog Joystick", and a mouse to get controls for virtually every game?(I assume that the Gravis uses the Joystick port).

Thanks.

Darren

Kremmit:
If I understand you, you want to play everything with a PC joystick.  A PC joystick won't play spinner games, trackball games, driving games, rotary joystick games, shooting games...

If you mean just joystick games, then yes you can play just about all of them with a PC stick- but the feel will be all wrong.  PC sticks feel really loose, and move a long way in every direction, which is not the way real arcade sticks feel.  It makes a difference in how well most games will play.

But maybe I'm not understanding you right, you mention a control panel with "swappable tops".  So maybe you want to be able to swap in different controllers, and the PC stick is just one of them. If that's the case, you should check out Doc's Modular control panel:  http://www.beersmith.com/mame/

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