advice for I-Pac/Opti-Pac setup

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Posted by metzer on February 24, 2002 at 23:18:48:

I'm throwing in the towel because if I keep unscrewing those I-Pac/Opti-Pac connectors at the rate I am, I'll break them sooner or later.

I'm looking for advice on how to connect the following:

one Oscar spinner
one Wico trackball
two used Indy Heat steering wheels
one used Pole Position pedal
one used Atari pedal
one used optical joystick

I'd like to be able to use both steering wheels simultaneously as player one and player two in games such as Indy Heat, etc, so we can race against each other.

I currently only have one serial port on the pc, and I suspect I'll have to add another.

I'm using Mame32 for Windows. I just don't see an area in Mame to setup player two for y-axis while player one uses x-axis (probably because you can't set it up that way).

The spinner will be used for Tron, Mad Planets, etc and will never contend with other optical devices.

Trackball will be used for Crystal Castles, Marble Madness, etc and will not contend with other optical devices.

The Optical joystick will be used for Frenzy, and maybe Sinistar and Food Fight if it works well. Again, no contention with other optical devices.

Any ideas if or how I can pull this off?

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: I'm throwing in the towel because if I keep unscrewing those I-Pac/Opti-Pac connectors at the rate I am, I'll break them sooner or later. : I'm looking for advice on how to connect the following: : one Oscar spinner : one Wico trackball : two used Indy Heat steering wheels : one used Pole Position pedal : one used Atari pedal : one used optical joystick : I'd like to be able to use both steering wheels simultaneously as player one and player two in games such as Indy Heat, etc, so we can race against each other. : I currently only have one serial port on the pc, and I suspect I'll have to add another. : I'm using Mame32 for Windows. I just don't see an area in Mame to setup player two for y-axis while player one uses x-axis (probably because you can't set it up that way). : The spinner will be used for Tron, Mad Planets, etc and will never contend with other optical devices. : Trackball will be used for Crystal Castles, Marble Madness, etc and will not contend with other optical devices. : The Optical joystick will be used for Frenzy, and maybe Sinistar and Food Fight if it works well. Again, no contention with other optical devices. : Any ideas if or how I can pull this off?

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