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49-way vs 4-way vs 8-way in MAME: Differences...

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Crazy Cooter:

--- Quote from: Flinkly on April 14, 2005, 01:43:01 pm ---* flinkly puts on his flame-retardant suit after crazy cooter shoots his mouth on his opinion, then begins to wonder how to get beer into his mouth through the suit...
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Heheh, even gas in enough quantity can smother fire. :angel:  Both Randy and Andy know more about encoders than I ever hope (or would want) to know.  I don't know if either of them have copied anything more than the "the goal" of their products.  If one comes out with an idea and it sells, then it makes sense for the other to offer a comparative item.  The more diverse their ideas are for accomplishing the same goal, the better off we (and they) are because they can "point" their stuff in the direction they want to head with their business and phase in whatever they're working on next.

As far as the original topic.  Up is up... unless you're down with what's left.  Right?;)

NeeBick:

--- Quote from: RandyT on April 15, 2005, 02:51:18 pm ---But if anyone actually does come up with an appropriate comparison, I really am interested. so please let me know.

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I really didn't want to post but...

I have four Logitech rumblepads that I have used for years on my emulators. On the press of the button the controls are swapped.  The d-pad (pov) functions as an analog stick and the analog sticks acts as an 8-way d-pad (pov).   A very useful feature that I have valued for years.

edit: It is only the left analog stick that gets swapped. I never used the right so I have no idea what happened to it.

From logitech support questions:
"Pressing the Mode button on the RumblePad

shmokes:
Is that what the mode button does on my wireless rumblepad?  I've always wondered that.  Good controllers.  A little too big for my girl-hands, but good controller nonetheless.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: NeeBick on April 16, 2005, 01:56:26 am ---
Please note that swapping functionality of the D-Pad to the mini joystick in a game designed for gamepad only may cause unexpected behavior. This is due the fact that the D-Pad is an 8-way switch and the mini joystick is a 2-axis analog joystick."

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This is your indicator that translation does not take place in the controller.  If it did, it would be absolutely transparent to the application and no anomalies would occur.

It's just a switch like the examples given above.

RandyT

Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: RandyT on April 15, 2005, 05:42:12 pm ---
shmokes,

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." -- Sigmund Freud

RandyT

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Unless you're Bill Clinton, in which case it serves a dual purpose. ;)

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