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<blockquote data-quote="Carny_Priest" data-source="post: 213847" data-attributes="member: 5120"><p>I used a HotRod for ten years to play Visual Pinball. Mapped the right joystick down to plunge the ball.</p><p></p><p>My very first test bed for a cabinet used a HotRod SE and an old Microsoft Sidewinder game pad. It has a built-in accelerometer for analog nudging and a lot of builders have used it for their cabs. I happened to have had the game pad from years and years ago, but it may still be cheap on eBay. Be sure that you get the gameport to USB adapter that comes with the controller. The controller can be decased and it should fit inside the HotRod</p><p></p><p>The deal is that the stock HotRod is PS/2. At least mine was. I don't think any modern equipment still uses PS/2. I was using an ancient laptop for testing so not a problem for me. I attached to an old laptop dock and arranged the laptop screen in portrait orientation. Used an old CRT for a backglass display. I did wind upgrading the entire interface on the HotRod for USB with a kit from XArcade.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of XArcade, their Tankstick does have two buttons on each side. So, that can handle tables with MagnaSave out of the box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carny_Priest, post: 213847, member: 5120"] I used a HotRod for ten years to play Visual Pinball. Mapped the right joystick down to plunge the ball. My very first test bed for a cabinet used a HotRod SE and an old Microsoft Sidewinder game pad. It has a built-in accelerometer for analog nudging and a lot of builders have used it for their cabs. I happened to have had the game pad from years and years ago, but it may still be cheap on eBay. Be sure that you get the gameport to USB adapter that comes with the controller. The controller can be decased and it should fit inside the HotRod The deal is that the stock HotRod is PS/2. At least mine was. I don't think any modern equipment still uses PS/2. I was using an ancient laptop for testing so not a problem for me. I attached to an old laptop dock and arranged the laptop screen in portrait orientation. Used an old CRT for a backglass display. I did wind upgrading the entire interface on the HotRod for USB with a kit from XArcade. Speaking of XArcade, their Tankstick does have two buttons on each side. So, that can handle tables with MagnaSave out of the box. [/QUOTE]
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