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Tron Style Joystick Options
Patent Doc:
In my mind the bigger issue for you will be whether you want a Tron style joystick just for the look and feel or whether you want to play Tron with the joystick. See the Tron joystick is really a 4-way with very generous corners. This actually allows some 8-way movement with a lot of effort (spiders and MCP cone), but its hard enough to hit the corners that in the light cycles, you don't accidently move the joystick into a dead spot which would effectively ruin your game. People on this board have tried using 8-ways for this game and almost always hate the result. So far the only real solutions are to get a true Tron joystick, a 49-way and use RandyT's 49-way controler which has a setting for Tron, or find some other 4-way with generous corners and put the handle on it. Anyway, its something to think about.
442much:
Thanks for the info. I ordered the joystick from megamacs. I'll start with that and see how I like the feel of the hack.
-Dan
clok:
There is an older PC joystick that is Clear blue and is somewhat like the Tron stick, it can be found on E-Bay from time to time (I looked for about a month and got one). its called somthing Like "REBEL" If I remeber right there is a link in the controls page with how to hack one even. Wish I hadnt thrown out hte box or I would have an exact name.
Clok
MinerAl:
--- Quote from: clok on February 09, 2006, 10:55:11 am ---There is an older PC joystick that is Clear blue... its called somthing Like "REBEL"
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"Raider"
Seems like 1up had a whole write up of that on his site, but now it's gone.
They are translucent blue, and very cool, but otherwise not particularly Tron-like.
Here is another blue joystick option. No idea the quality of the seller or anything. I found it on a google image search for "blue joystick."
clok:
Yes RAIDER was the name, But be carefull they also make a black (not clear) one. And yes its not really tron like, its much like the others you pointed out. The original Tron ones are dang nice, wish they didnt cost so much.
CLok
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