Dantaipan Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've seen others who have put the button on top but I find this to be a very comfortable position as well as being very discreet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've seen others who have put the button on top but I find this to be a very comfortable position as well as being very discreet. The owner of this file has exceeded their daily usage limit Why not just attach(upload) the pic to the forum directly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 Didn't even know you could do that... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Interesting placement! Reminds me of the C-380 Video Pinball unit! Is that a microswitch button or a leaf spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 It's a microswitch I guess. Robbed from a genesis/snes "professional" arcade stick. What does a leafspring look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Now if someone would port over a nice pinball game from the XL/XE to the 5200 you could place the 2nd button on the other side and have a cool pinball controller I have that kind of setup for my arcade and pinball games with my Hotrod Controller, it has two pinball buttons on the sides. Anyways, your mod reminded me of that stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 Now if someone would port over a nice pinball game from the XL/XE to the 5200 you could place the 2nd button on the other side and have a cool pinball controller That would be great. I was trying to think of a use for a button on the other side but came up short. I doubt anyone is going to port a game just for me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 That would be great. I was trying to think of a use for a button on the other side but came up short. I doubt anyone is going to port a game just for me though I don't know if we suggest it to Kenfused he might make another great conversion We just have to decide on the best XL/XE pinball game to nominate for the honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 My favourite used to be Night Mission. I always did like that one much more than David's Midnight Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 That looks like a nice one (attached ) but I just remembered that the game has to be 16k to work on the 5200 and it looks like Night Mission is 32k. night_mission_pinball.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 haha, I finally found another application for CpuWiz's cool custom Spyhunter joystick. NightMission Pinball uses the button on two different joysticks for each of the flippers but that's too much work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 And you know, with each new game I discover that uses this stick the price per game goes down dramatically, what a bargain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 haha, I finally found another application for CpuWiz's cool custom Spyhunter joystick. NightMission Pinball uses the button on two different joysticks for each of the flippers but that's too much work for me okay. thats cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 It's a microswitch I guess. Robbed from a genesis/snes "professional" arcade stick. What does a leafspring look like? A leaf switch has 2 metal "leaves" sticking out of the switch.Pressing the button pushes the top leaf into the bottom one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted January 20, 2004 Author Share Posted January 20, 2004 A leaf switch has 2 metal "leaves" sticking out of the switch.Pressing the button pushes the top leaf into the bottom one. In this situation what would be your choice; micro or leaf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Leaf has more of a "Classic" feel to it, and leaf switches can be easily cleaned. But Tactile Microswitches have the feel of a solid gaming button. It all depends on what feel your going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 A leaf switch has 2 metal "leaves" sticking out of the switch.Pressing the button pushes the top leaf into the bottom one. In this situation what would be your choice; micro or leaf? Well, the only leaf switch I've ever (knowingly) used is the fire button in my VCS' Wico trackball. But I love the little bastard. The leaves are just BARELY seperated, so any pressure closes the switch, making for a quite sensitive fire button. And it's silent. No annoying click noises like with microswitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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