Arcade games used spinner

Send this topic Print. Author Topic: What games use a spinner? Read times. I want my CP to be lean and mean and if it's just "breakout" type games, then I can do without a spinner. A NEW place to chat about retro computers! Curmudgeon It's going to hurt your brain. A lot. There are A LOT more than that, not sure why that website missed a bunch.

If you look in the Mame games list and look for a control of "dial" you see all of them. If you do not have a steering wheel, a spinner can be used to drive. Rotate or die! Ones which are not playable are generally rotary stick games or games with unique controllers.

Edit: just wanted to say that this list is generated from MAME v0. It was created by the famous arcade gaming company Taito. The game involves a player controlling a craft called Vaus and removing color formation. The game was highly received and appreciated by arcade gaming fans all around the world with a four to five-star rating by the famous Gamespot.

The game was developed by Bally Midway and it was released in The game is a combat game in which a player uses Tron as the main character. This was also among the first early games to adapt the use of spinner controls. Cosmic Chasm was developed in the same year as Disc of Tron.

It was developed by a highly famous gaming company called Cinematronics in but was officially released in The gameplay is just like any other space game gameplay. It involves a ship that is armed with lasers which is supposed to destroy the Cosmic Chasm Station. This game also uses a spinner for character movement.

It seems like the era in was the gaming revolution year for spinner games. The game was developed by Gottlieb. The gameplay involves moving the player multi directionally by using a spinner to avoid opponents like moons attacking you. The game was designed by a Japanese native named Kan Yabumoto. This game is very famous, perhaps the most famous arcade game in the 80s apart from Pac-man.

The game was developed in by Atari Inc. And it was designed by Davide Theurer. Recommended Posts. Pindividual Posted August 31, Posted August 31, Are there any great games that really need spinners? I'm going to have a trackball, can it do double duty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Super Moderator.

Dave Just remembered that I had this. There's definately more than that. Posted August 31, edited. Thanks, I forgot about Arkanoid and Breakout etc. And Tron. I can't believe spinners are so bloody expensive! Edited August 31, by Pindividual. Davefjedi Posted August 31, While we're at it, what games require a trackball.

Can a mouse be used instead of a trackball? Posted September 1, HAL: " It's puzzling. I've never seen anything quite like this before..? Post by Chad » Sun Jun 06, pm yeah heavy barel like games are "digital" spinners, with limited number of positions around the ring. Last edited by Chad on Sun Jun 06, pm, edited 2 times in total. There is a game setting to use either a spinner or a joystick. I suck at most everything that requires a spinner, but I can play the rotary joystick games pretty well by using a mouse to aim and fire.

Time Soldiers is one of my favorite arcade games ever. Post by Chad » Mon Jun 07, am FOODF food fight although never was packaged with a spinner had a analogue joystick might be played OK with a spinner but not having one i couldn't really say if so or not. Post by Metrackle » Mon Jun 07, am balcube - joystick ghox - trackball since you move the character in more than two directions wiggie - joystick.