Csonicgo Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Ok, I found this quite odd- I have an original Indy 500 cart, but I don't have a driving controller! I don't know how my dad bought that game and didn't get the controller! SO, Is there any wasy I can make a controller, or use another controller (i.e. paddles, joystick, Keyboard controllers) ? I know I didn't search, oh well, I wanna play this game NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 SO, Is there any wasy I can make a controller, or use another controller (i.e. paddles, joystick, Keyboard controllers) ? Sorry, but the short answer is no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted September 26, 2003 Author Share Posted September 26, 2003 THat's just wonderful...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 I got a few extras, check your private messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 what da heck be yo avatar now cpuwiz? looks like a dirty bomb or smthn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 It's a crushed media mail package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Has anyone ever made their own driving controller? If I recall they use an optical encoder, so you SHOULD be able to gut a mouse and build your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 I would think replacing the standard paddle pot with a 10k "infinate" pot would do the trick.. of course.. I'm probably horribly mistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 I would think replacing the standard paddle pot with a 10k "infinate" pot would do the trick.. of course.. I'm probably horribly mistaken Yes .. You are horribly mistaken! The heart of the Indy 500 Driving Controller is a quadrature encoder (rotary switch) which just happens to physically resemble a potentiometer! And it would be engineering masturbation to try to convert a mouse to work with Indy 500. Just get the original! You need a pair to play against a friend ... that's when this 1977 cart gets really fun! BTW: I suggest that the Indy 500 cart with pack-in driving controllers is the most expensive game ever sold .. for any system .. classic or modern. why? It sold for $40 in 1977 dollars! That has to be a big pile of change in today's money! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 And it would be engineering masturbation to try to convert a mouse to work with Indy 500. Does that mean it would be more trouble than it's worth, impossible, or hacking stuff up for the sake of hacking stuff up? Assuming someone has the game and is having trouble finding the controllers, it could be a quick alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 Assuming someone has the game and is having trouble finding the controllers, it could be a quick alternative. Believe me .. there is nothing quick about hacking a mouse .. putting it in an enclosure with a knob and pushbutton on top and a controller cable out. And you gotta get all the signals right. Plus the quadrature resolution of a mouse (about 80 per 360 turn) is much greater than that if the driving controller (16 per 360 turn). Just go get a driving controller .. should be less than $10 .. more like $5 on eBay. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 ...BTW: I suggest that the Indy 500 cart with pack-in driving controllers is the most expensive game ever sold .. for any system .. classic or modern. why? It sold for $40 in 1977 dollars! That has to be a big pile of change in today's money! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Couldn't agree more. In 1977, $40 went a long way, so my guess is that $40 then might roughly translate to around $60 or so today, give or take about $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 ...BTW: I suggest that the Indy 500 cart with pack-in driving controllers is the most expensive game ever sold .. for any system .. classic or modern. why? It sold for $40 in 1977 dollars! That has to be a big pile of change in today's money! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Couldn't agree more. In 1977, $40 went a long way, so my guess is that $40 then might roughly translate to around $60 or so today, give or take about $5. In which case the 200$ package that is Steel Battalion is far more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dymus9 Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 HERE ARE DRIVING PADDLES I HAVE FOR SALE ON EBAY http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3049555085 THANKS, MIKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Couldn't agree more. In 1977, $40 went a long way, so my guess is that $40 then might roughly translate to around $60 or so today, give or take about $5.In which case the 200$ package that is Steel Battalion is far more expensive. I don't know what Steel Battalion is or is for? But $40 in 1977 dollars would be about $130 today (guess). Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Couldn't agree more. In 1977, $40 went a long way, so my guess is that $40 then might roughly translate to around $60 or so today, give or take about $5.In which case the 200$ package that is Steel Battalion is far more expensive. I don't know what Steel Battalion is or is for? XBox. It's a mech simulator that comes with a (rather elaborate) custom controller. Hence the 200$ price tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 is it still 200? i figured it would have dropped at least 50 bucks by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 is it still 200? i figured it would have dropped at least 50 bucks by now.As I understand it, demand for what was a rather limited supply product has bumped the price UP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x6d696168 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Couldn't agree more. In 1977, $40 went a long way, so my guess is that $40 then might roughly translate to around $60 or so today, give or take about $5.In which case the 200$ package that is Steel Battalion is far more expensive. I don't know what Steel Battalion is or is for? But $40 in 1977 dollars would be about $130 today (guess). Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA http://www.capcom.com/SB/ The controller is quite insane. I'd love to get it, I hear the game is really good, but I don't have $200 to drop on that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 I got lucky and picked up a Steel Battalion+boxed controller for 100 bucks from a guy who didn't want his anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 $40 in 1977 is $121.60 in 2002 dollars. Handy dandy is http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 A 60¢ dollar? Good luck finding one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 If I'm not mistaken, Neo-Geo cartridges originally sold for $200 - $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 A 60¢ dollar? Good luck finding one of those.Yeah.. Finding that 6/10s of a bill is HARD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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