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Minwah:

--- Quote from: efjayel on January 22, 2007, 03:02:33 am ---Cool. Now what about the spinner? Can the trackball work as a spinner? And should I even get a spinner?

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Yes a trackball will work for spinner games.

If you don't know whether to get a spinner then you probably don't need one.  However if you ever play Tempest or Blasteroids with a spinner then you'll wish you got one ;)

FrizzleFried:
To determine if you need a spinner...

Do you play:

Racing games
Arkanoid type games
Tempest or Major Havoc

Then you need a spinner.

If not...then likely you can do without.

If you determine you need one...take a look at the Turbo Twist 2 over at www.groovygamegear.com.

MAME TIME:
Bite the bullet and pick up a ps2/usb track ball with the mouse buttons, its worth having and its simple to install, acts like a mouse in windows and people will love playing golden tee and my fav Crystal Castle, you wouldn't believe how many people i got hooked on that game. One more thing i dont understand the concept of the ugly looking mouting square assembly for trackballs, try and stay away from it. It depends how orignal you want your cab to look, i have my mouse buttons (black) which are hidden on each side of the panel, plus they act like pinball buttons for certain games. Say no franken panels

ahofle:

--- Quote from: MAME TIME on January 22, 2007, 11:42:53 am ---One more thing i dont understand the concept of the ugly looking mouting square assembly for trackballs, try and stay away from it.

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Ugly looking?  Should be completely hidden after routing a recess and covering with CP art.  So out of curiosity how do you recommend mounting a Happs trackball without a mounting plate?

MAME TIME:
On my panel i just cut to fit in place, next made up some brackets to hold from the bottom, took apart the assembly and screwed it once i had the proper hight i wanted. I guess what i meant to say is if your going to go out and get the "mounting square" try and keep it under the art

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