Posted by scotto on 31, 2001 at 5:50 PM:
In Reply to: You ask many questions grasshopper.... posted by XTC on 30, 2001 at 11:45 PM:
: : What's the use of a trackball in a control panel?
: Many use it as a pointing device (mouse replacement) for their frontends and it also simulates the crosshairs on many gun games.
: : Is there any games in the nineties that use it?
: Rampart & Shuuz (both '90), golden tee (not emulated yet) - plus some of the best games ever were pre '90 and trackball (centipede, millipede, marble madness, missle command, crystal castles, and a number of golf, bowling, and old atari sport games)
: : And is a rotary joystick, a 360 joystick and a optical joystick the same?
: NO!
: What are they for?
: Rotary - spinning character or weapon (ikari warriors, victory road, midnight resistance, front line, etc.
: 360 - works like a spinner - 720'
: optical - uses optical board instead of micro or leaf switches
: - XTC