#Arkanoid spinner diameter driver#
#Arkanoid spinner diameter Bluetooth#

Some of my faves include: Omega Race, Tac/Scan, Puzz Loop, Plump Pop, Cameltry, and Cutie Q. I don't even really like Tempest or Arkanoid that much I bought my spinner in hopes that I would discover a bunch of new games that were previously unplayable for me. See, I DO enjoy block breaker games (and Tempest, and Star Trek, and Victory.), Beyond that, there's no telling how accurate this thing is, and that would be important.

#Arkanoid spinner diameter driver#

However, I don't think anyone has written a driver that lets the spinner assume control of the mouse. That would take the mouse and most of the build precision out of the equation.

#Arkanoid spinner diameter Bluetooth#

too close and friction ruins the experience.īest Buy has been selling CTRL spinners for five bucks, and they can be read by the computer via a Bluetooth connection. Too far from the light and it won't read. All of the mechanical solutions are a pain, demanding insanely tight tolerances. I've tried the Blu-Tak and fidget spinner trick, but it's extremely picky about the distance between the disc and LED. Kind of ironic too, as the paddle was so common on the Atari 2600. I want something that's simple, functional, and mass produced, but I guess there's just not enough of a market to justify cranking out millions of these things. See, I DO enjoy block breaker games (and Tempest, and Star Trek, and Victory.), but I'm also cheap.

That is not something I'm interested in since I'm building these to fit in my arcade control panels. I can tell you if I do decide to sell the controller, it will be up to the end user to put it in a box. I would need to figure in my time/energy to the cost part before I can come up with a price. Right now this is mainly a personal project. I haven't really went through all the cost analysis yet to come up with a price. I know my spinner will be less than that, but I doubt it will clear the forty dollar bar. Right now the only USB arcade spinner that you can buy is priced around $85.00 (plus shipping). The controller is designed to be mounted in a standard arcade control panel, but there is no reason you couldn't put it in your own box. How much will this cost? Can you clear the forty dollar bar with this? Can you mount it in a box? Are you going to need any play testers? Lord, I've tried so hard to make a spinner for myself, and they've all been less than satisfactory, to say the least.