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will 49 way j/s work as spinner?
stevejt:
Does anybody know if these joysticks will work like a spinner? Since they are optical? While we are on the subject, what about the 12 way optical?
Thanks!
Steve
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SirPoonga:
for the 49 way joystick, it uses optics to determine what position the joystick is in. It doesn't detest direction of movement or such.
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huh? Never heard of this type of joystick.
There's machanical rotory joysticks that are 12 positional, that's what I think you are thinking about. This could work but isn;t fine tuned enough to work well for spinner games.
stevejt:
Thanks. That was exactly what I wanted to know about the 49 way. For the 12 way optical, I meant the ones used in caliber 50. I just assumed they were 12 position, like the mechanical rotaries. I actually bought a complete CP for caliber 50 a long time ago. I ASSumed they were mechanical. Was looking for replacements for my Time Soldiers. So same question, for those? Work like a spinner? Or no direction either?
Thanks Again!
Steve
SirPoonga:
There's two type of rotory joysticks.
12 position mechanical, and optical. Optical is just like a spinner put on the bottom of the joystick.
I wouldn;t go that route to save space as it doesn;t spin as smoothly as a spinner and you really need a knob to get the control feel for those games.
stevejt:
I was actually thinking about the possibilities if using the optical sticks instead of mechanicals and druins interface for a mame machine with rotary sticks. If of course, mame allows the rotary games to be played with a spinner for the rotary control.
Steve
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