Clock Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 There is a real shortage of games that use the trakball, and it is a shame that this great controller is not used more. Would it not make sense for a homebrewer to make a trakball game? Maybe a simple 2D marble madness type game or something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Trackball works the same way as paddles right? So technically, you could probably play Marble Craze with a trackball, may need an adaptor to translate the horizontal and vertical movement to the correct pins, but if they work the same way, then that game should be playable with a trackball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Nah, Marble Craze won't work with a trackball. Thomas determined it would be possible to convert to work with a trackball, but I don't think the game would play very well with a trackball controll (and Thomas agreed). Plus, I really like the dual-paddle control. That's part of what makes the game unique. -paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Plus, I really like the dual-paddle control. That's part of what makes the game unique. One of these days, I really want to make up one of those Marble Craze boxes for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 27, 2003 Share Posted December 27, 2003 Plus, I really like the dual-paddle control. That's part of what makes the game unique. Yup, and that's how the orginal wooden marble games are controlled too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 I love Marble craze. I made an adaptor to put the paddles in so they sit sideways (like a real wooden maze game) and you turn the paddles, do the buttons actually do anything? I haven't even gotten around to reading the book yet, but that means it's a great game if you don't have to resort to reading instructions to be able to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Posted January 1, 2004 Share Posted January 1, 2004 The buttons are for pausing the game. Very helpful if you need to get up for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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