Posted by Just Michael on 16, 2000 at 1:10 AM:
In Reply to: in that case . . . . posted by jh on 15, 2000 at 8:42 PM:
: You're gonna need rotary sticks for Ikari style games, 8-way sticks (naturally), 4-way stick that'll rotate for Q-bert (I don't care what people say, it's not the same with an 8-way) and I think also a 2-way that'll rotate 90 degrees to allow for horizontal games like Galaga or Mappy, and vertical for Defender & Stargate (this is what I did). Probably need a Tron style stick for Tron, Gorf & Discs of Tron. Speaking of DOT, your spinner (which is a must) needs to support up/down movement. A trackball (at least one) is also a must. I think you'll need a flight yoke, and also a steering wheel setup of some sort. And of course, a slew of buttons. If you wanna properly play Battlezone & Vindicators you'll need sticks with buttons on them.
: Help me out folks, what did I miss?
Have you tried setting Q-bert to only accept the diagonals in Mame? To me it works just like a rotated joystick then without having to rotate the joystick.