Posted by Druin on 4, 2000 at 6:22 PM:
In Reply to: Re: My 2 cents - Advice posted by Marshall on 4, 2000 at 2:18 PM:
: I agree, that 12-click feel is unique. I was not knocking your product in my previous post.
Yeah I just like getting ideas for improvements. Ever since I first decided to work on it, I had many new ideas I added (like the second joystick support for one, I had to switch to using a new chip that had 33 input lines so I could fit the 24 switches on it from 2 joysticks). Then the sensitivity control option for the different games needing different durations of pressing the keys to register them. The circuit board has become twice the size it started out as. Luckily I used an oversized board with room to grow.
I'm very happy with it because even for the games I had never played in the arcade like Heavy barrel and Time Soldiers, now I can finally start playing them with the original controls. I don't know what I would do if I had to use just buttons to rotate. Couldn't do it on my game pad very well!
I can't currently think of anything else to add for features. It would be good to get someone else using it to give feedback.
I just remembered something I forgot to do when I was out today buying more parts. I should have picked up more arcade buttons.. I have 3 different button colors on my control panel and I want them all the same...