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Anybody here ever make a Major Havoc controller?
Matthew Fisher:
Now that I've gone with swapping panels on my machine, I'm going all out and have decided to try to make a dedicated MH panel. Has anyone here ever made a roller that they think worked better than a regular spinner? If so, can you post pix, details, etc. I looked around and didn't see any examples. I was thinking I might start with a skateboard wheel...
I know Oscar controls was talking about this, but I understand he's suffering real-life syndrome ("RLS") at the moment...
Lilwolf:
Oscar looked at it a long time ago.
Trouble ended up being, is doing it 'right' would have cost a LOT of money.
ChadTower:
I don't even think the original roller played better than a good Tempest spinner anyway.
Matthew Fisher:
Great ideas!
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 05, 2006, 09:42:51 am ---
I don't even think the original roller played better than a good Tempest spinner anyway.
--- End quote ---
Oh, yes, it did. If you grew up playing with one, a spinner just doesn't cut it.
NoOne=NBA made a homebrew roller once upon a time.
There used to be a repro available here:
http://www.basementarcade.com/arcade/4sale/forsale.html
but he's been sold out for years, and I don't believe he plans to make any more.
That cylindrical encoder isn't a bad idea as such, but it would have to be of much smaller diameter than the roller in order to stay below the control panel. A lot of 360 wheels already have cylindrical encoders and the optics to match if you try to go that route.
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