Posted by Same old same old... on 23, 2001 at 10:29 PM:
In Reply to: OzStick HAVE left room for a spinner..... posted by ChrisW on 23, 2001 at 10:24 PM:
Why does this 'premature' announcement sound the same as everyone elses?? Because it is. How come it has also taken you YEARS to do 'research' on how to add an affordable spinner. C'mon we've been doing custom spinners for a long time now; there's no real research or secrets as to how to make them correctly. Looks like we'll be waiting ANOTHER YEAR from all these companies. *SIGH*
: Hi all,
: We have redesigned the control layout of our Ultimate model with the thought of MAYBE adding a spinner as an option, for the very reason you guys have already mentioned - people want them!!!
: I am just beginning to research what is required to make a good quality spinner at a reasonable price at the moment. If all goes well we will probably offer a spinner, both incorporated into our Ultimate, and as a standalone unit.
: This 'anouncement' is very premature, but I thought I should take the opportunity to see what sort of feedback we can generate....
: ChrisW
: OzStick
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: : I wouldn't have minded if they had just left space in these controllers for trackballs and spinners. How difficult would that have been!? I mean, if you're going to take YEARS to put out new Hotrods with spinners and trackballs, at least give us room to put our own in. I'm really surprised (they're SUPER lucky) that other companies have not come in to fill this void that Hanaho has left for so long.
: : : You'd THINK that a version of the Hotrod with a spinner and/or a trackball would have come out at the MOST a year after the original Hotrod. Nope, we got Arcade PC, Mini Arcade PC, Arcade PC Coctail, blah blah... NONE of which have anything but joysticks. WHY won't anyone make affordable steering wheels, guns, and controllers with joysticks AND spinners or trackballs? Spinners or trackballs shouldn't add much more than $50 to the controllers. What I would like is a large controller with JUST 2 spinners for each player with buttons, and then 2 steering wheels that could fit on top of the spinners somehow.
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: : : : : Is there room in the HotRod to add a spinner?
: : : : : What interface does it use and would it support
: : : : : the addition??
: : : : I know Richard R. reads these messages, so I put it out to him. I believe you are missing out on a very large base of customers because you give the impression you don't support spinners and/or trackballs on a hotrod.
: : : : 1. You don't respond to posts on the subject
: : : : 2. Som many people are scrambling around trying to make it work
: : : : 3. No hint anywhere you'll even consider it.
: : : : Is there a problem with implementing such a thing? Will it create a logistics nightmare for you, or are you just waiting to see everyone sweat for a while?
: : : : Please let us know.