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2-4-8-way switcher for 8-way-joysticks
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Bender on January 17, 2010, 04:08:53 pm ---are you involved in the making of this device?
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--- Quote from: Luigi on January 16, 2010, 05:41:08 am ---No, I'm not getting money from the sales nor am I one of the developpers. I just like it and wanted to share with you :)
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:oj:
@Jeffo: Guess he meant me ;-)
I'm only the German supplier of this smart thing. It was developed by 2 other German guys, Bencao and Punkrockcaveman. All I did was spending the money for the very first production of a larger batch.
And Luigi knows this project, because he arranges arcade parties twice a year. Luigi and his mate Cpt. Kirk own a hall with lots of vintage (dedicated and a few universal) cabs. This is the place for even this parties, where many fans of arcade games meet each other, talking and gaming together and sometimes handicrafts will be introduced.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: :oj on January 17, 2010, 04:53:54 pm ---@Jeffo: Guess he meant me ;-)
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Got me ... ;)
saurian333:
--- Quote from: bkenobi on January 17, 2010, 11:33:28 am ---Maybe I'm just confused, but this is a bit of hardware that's sole purpose is to take the input from the joystick and algorithmically determine whether the stick should respond from your inputs.
If you are looking for something to fix MAME, then why not just fix the MAME code instead? MAME can be coded to do anything this can and probably more (since it's not running on a low powered controller).
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Surely you are correct, and this would be possible to do in MAME. However, that's more overhead for your CPU (not much, granted). The more low-level you can process an input, the better, and it doesn't get much lower than simply filtering the original electronic signal. The only level lower than that is to physically prevent the switches from being pressed, as with a restrictor plate.
I'm all for modding the code, of course, and I'd love to see that done (might take a crack at it myself, actually; that probably wouldn't take a very complicated algorithm). Just pointing out that hardware-based solutions are almost always faster as well as more reliable. In this case, it probably wouldn't be too noticeable on modern systems.
bencao74:
hey,
here're some pics from punkrockcaveman bartop setup. :) First post, hello to everyone!
http://bencao74.blogspot.com/2010/01/e-limitator.html
Bye,
Bencao
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