VectorGamer Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Finally got a Roller Controller today. Man this thing rocks! After two years I've finally been able to play Victory. Then, I played Centipede and Slither - what a difference! Then, I started messing around with some other games: Beamrider: Works good but sometimes you can over-spin. From now on I'm playing Beamrider with the trackball. Carnival: That's what I'm talking about! Forget about wrestling with the controllers and use the trackball for accuracy. Gyruss: Played very little but I think with some practice it's doable. Miner 2049er: This would take a lot of practice because you have to spin downward to make sure you don't accidentally ascend ladders you don't want to (and vice versa). Omega Race: I've only played it a few times but my initial reaction was that it may only give a slight edge over the joystick. I'm going to spend more time with it. Star Wars: What a world of difference! If I didn't suck at this game I'd play it more but from now on it's going to be on trackball. Once you use the track, you never go back! Time Pilot: No help here - the controls still suck. And saving the best for last... Subroc: After you get used to moving your cross-hairs the same direction you want to shoot, this game ROCKS! The trackball turns this one into a fast paced shooter. Bottom line: The Roller Controller breathes new life into some of these games... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroillucid Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Humm, Star Wars using the Roller Controller..... I never think about that before, now I've to try it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Yep. I recently got a roller controller too. Definitely breathes new life into the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcoleco Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) Apparently, because it's a shooter like Centipede, my ColecoVision game Jeepers Creepers is also fun to play with the Roller Controller module (set to joystick mode of course). I wonder if John Donzila's Space Invasion and Opcode's Space Invaders Collection are fun to play with the Roller Controller... can someone try it? Edited February 4, 2011 by newcoleco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 Add to the list: Space Fury - this game is a lot easier to play on the Roller Controller than using a joystick With the 2600 Expansion Module, plug the Roller Controller into the joystick ports and it'll breathe new life into these games: Centipede Crystal Castles Millipede Missile Command Reactor I'm still messing with it, I may uncover a few more games that work better on the Roller Controller. Tonight I played Reactor using the Roller Controller and I beat my personal best on one try - somewhere around 70K. I got to the screens I haven't seen before: the disappearing walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 I tried Tron Deadly Discs which would have been awesome but the fire button didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crom1970 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Omega Race is super fantastic!! Gorf works well also. I just got a controller so I will update as I go. Has anyone tried Galaxian? On the 5200 it works very well with the trak-ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Sort of off the subject (and yet not), Star Wars works beautifully in MAME using a trackball. You'd swear the game was designed for it, it's so accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Sort of off the subject (and yet not), Star Wars works beautifully in MAME using a trackball. You'd swear the game was designed for it, it's so accurate. Still not better than the arcade controls though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sega_SHARK Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Operation Wolf is really fun with the roller controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Omega Race is super fantastic!! Gorf works well also. I just got a controller so I will update as I go. Has anyone tried Galaxian? On the 5200 it works very well with the trak-ball. Glad you bumped this. Great article/write-up from VectorGamer. I always appreciate tips like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 You should try Wargame with the roller controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DadsGlasses Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Now I need to find a working Roller Controller...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodge2001 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Star Trek works great with the Roller Controller in that you can use the Roller Controller to steer and the Standard Controller to thrust and warp. It really feels like your piloting the Enterprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Sort of off the subject (and yet not), Star Wars works beautifully in MAME using a trackball. You'd swear the game was designed for it, it's so accurate. I've used a USB trackball to play Star Wars Arcade on my modded Original Xbox Atari 5200 emulator ("joystick using mouse" mode enabled). It's really accurate and makes me wish my Atari 5200 Trakball would have been made to be compatible with the game for playing on the console itself. . . But, it's not. Anyway, yes the game rocks with trackball control and I'm really glad I tried it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crom1970 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 You should try Wargame with the roller controller. Thanks for the tip, I have owned Wargame for a year or so but never played it. Played several games had a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I've used a USB trackball to play Star Wars Arcade on my modded Original Xbox Atari 5200 emulator ("joystick using mouse" mode enabled). It's really accurate and makes me wish my Atari 5200 Trakball would have been made to be compatible with the game for playing on the console itself. . . But, it's not. Anyway, yes the game rocks with trackball control and I'm really glad I tried it that way. Request over in the 5200 group to have it hacked for Trak-Ball mode. The 2600 version has already been hacked accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alortegac Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Question: Omega race only with roller set to joystick mode, right? I cannot get it to work in roller mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, alortegac said: Question: Omega race only with roller set to joystick mode, right? I cannot get it to work in roller mode Look up a scan of the game's manual, and you'll see that it says to use the Roller Controller in joystick mode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alortegac Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 11:20 AM, Pixelboy said: Look up a scan of the game's manual, and you'll see that it says to use the Roller Controller in joystick mode. Thanks! Yes, I saw it. thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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