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Rex Dart

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  1. Amazing stuff. Holy crap. Never expected this to be found. I'm looking forward to playing it & comparing to all the other versions, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it for what it is, too. I have fond memories of this cabinet at the local Pizza Hut, situated next to Street Fighter 2 and NARC.

  2. The Jaguar controller's strengths... did he mention any of those?

     

    1. Comfortable for those with large hands, unlike the NES controller and others.

    2. D-pad that was less likely to cause blistering, unlike the PS1 controller.

    3. Less cluttered than the current D-pad plus joystick controllers (including PSX dual shock which was out then).

    4. Less heavy than the current D-pad plus joystick controllers (including PSX dual shock which was out then).

    5. No low-quality miniature joysticks like the current D-pad plus joystick controllers (including PSX dual shock which was out then).

    6. D-pad in the comfortable location (unlike XBox 360).

    7. Has a D-pad rather than a non-centering joystick.

    8. Has a D-pad rather than a disc that makes it difficult to precisely know what direction you're going to move.

    9. Has a D-pad rather than a joystick with a lot of throw for greater speed and precision.

    10. Has action buttons that are fast (unlike Fairchild, Intellivision, Colecovision, and 5200 — all of which are slower to use).

    11. Has action buttons that don't interfere with movement (unlike Fairchild).

    12. Has controllers that are not hard-wired (unlike Fairchild and Famicom).

    13. Not prone to breakage... not delicate (unlike Fairchild and 5200).

    14. Not wireless.

    15. No coiled phone cable that pulls the controller away from you (unlike my memory of the Intellivision).

    16. Comfortable for use by both left-handed and right-handed players.

    17. Overlays plus keypad could be used to create a realtime action RPG like Dungeons of Daggorath where going to menus to use items isn't practical.

     

     

     

    Most of these could also apply to a smooth stone.

  3. The at games description says two controllers with one connector. I guess that means they are connected? Can you still play two player? Will they work with a USB adapter?

     

    Yes, per usual. Yes. Sure.

  4. I tried Xevious and realized the control panel had a 4-way joystick. Talk about freakin' useless.

     

    Aww, that's the worst. They'll make multi-game cabinets with a 4 way stick, and include Pac Man, Dig Dug... and then 30 games that are totally unsuited to a 4 way stick.

  5. Thanks to all!

     

    Anyone have an opinion on this one though?

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-8-Bit-AC-adaptor-for-the-original-Nintendo-New-Adapter-Power-Supply-/171389448926?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e79b72de

     

    Frankly I'd like to have something good and NEW as opposed to good and 25+ years old. I know, I know, the hardware is that old too. I know I can test the PS with a volt meter or whatever but I'd just as soon have new.

     

     

    Isn't that one old, too? I don't think Innovation is still in business, and the seller claims to have been selling that model for 20 years.

     

    Regarding multi system supplies in general, they're not necessarily all bad. I have one that's modeled after a laptop PSU, but with interchangeable tips & selectable output voltage up to 16v or so. It's been my power supply for various systems until I could pick up better single-use supplies for them and it's worked great. I think it was like $40 at Fry's Electronics.

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