Question for those with Trackballs

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Posted by Dave on 14, 2000 at 11:37 PM:

Hi everyone.

I just got a trackball off of the Yahoo auction site. It is the Quasar trackball that has the red and green led lights under the ball... I think some of you may be familliar with it.. :)

Anyway...

I'm quite happy with it... and I think I know the answer to this already, but I want to ask anyway...

In video games where you really had to give the ball a good 'spin'... like Birdie King2 and Side Pocket & others... if the ball is spun too fast in MAME, the object on the screen does not react correctly.

I find that I have to 'tone down' my spin to get the good hits and/or lots of speed.

Is there anything I can do to get a more 'true' spin out of this ball? (Even though I think I know the answer..)

The ball works super for games like Missle Command and centipede, but even in centipede.. I seem to remember, that I was able to 'whip the ball' and zip across the screen... very, very fast. (In the arcade)_

When I try to 'whip my trackball' in Centiped (MAME), the canon at the bottom of the screen, hits a max speed, then kind of 'glides' along the bottom of the screen at that max speed...

Thanks for any info you can give me... :)

Dave

p.s.
I have to go look around now and see how people have installed thier trackballs! :)

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Are those of u w/trackballs running Mame32 or Dos? Dave 8/15/2000 (0)
Re: Question for those with Trackballs LuSiD 8/15/2000 (0)
Try turning down the sensitivity in your mouse settings. *nt* Ohso 8/14/2000 (3)
- I tried that... (more...) Dave 8/15/2000 (1)
  - More... Ohso 8/15/2000 (0)
- I apparently hit the browser refresh at just the worng moment... *nt* Ohso 8/14/2000 (0)
Try turning down the sensitivity in your mouse settings. *nt* Ohso 8/14/2000 (0)

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: Hi everyone. : I just got a trackball off of the Yahoo auction site. It is the Quasar trackball that has the red and green led lights under the ball... I think some of you may be familliar with it.. :) : Anyway... : I'm quite happy with it... and I think I know the answer to this already, but I want to ask anyway... : In video games where you really had to give the ball a good 'spin'... like Birdie King2 and Side Pocket & others... if the ball is spun too fast in MAME, the object on the screen does not react correctly. : I find that I have to 'tone down' my spin to get the good hits and/or lots of speed. : Is there anything I can do to get a more 'true' spin out of this ball? (Even though I think I know the answer..) : The ball works super for games like Missle Command and centipede, but even in centipede.. I seem to remember, that I was able to 'whip the ball' and zip across the screen... very, very fast. (In the arcade)_ : When I try to 'whip my trackball' in Centiped (MAME), the canon at the bottom of the screen, hits a max speed, then kind of 'glides' along the bottom of the screen at that max speed... : Thanks for any info you can give me... :) : Dave : p.s. : I have to go look around now and see how people have installed thier trackballs! :)

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