I'm using two SpinTrak spinners from Ultimarc (product page). They are very well made and spin quite long even with small flyweights.

Hi buddy, thanks for posting this. This do really helped me! Regards, Hahu Smith

Have you read the https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Spinners,-Trackballs,-Lightguns,-and-other-Mouse-Devices/ page ?

I'm also building a Tron/DOT, but I'm reproducing a Mad Planets cab which also has those controls. You gotta bite the bullet and get Groovy Game Gear's Turbo Twist https://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=311 It comes with an interface board. Its the only push/pull solution out there. I have a spinner, and I was going to mod it to push-pull, but tick-tock. Then you have to bite an even bigger bullet and get this: https://na.suzohapp.com/products/accessories/50-9975-02 you can use any ol encoder for that. I have all the parts, I just need to assemble it. Haven't had time. I should put the control panel together first then I could share it with you. cheers ws

@IanDaemon its possible that it is not, but i somehow managed to start centipede in a 1:1 window and i saw the cursor move off the screen and the movement stop in game, when it hit the edge of the screen. thats how i know this is the problem. tbh i would really prefer to just lock the mouse to the current game. but if thats not possible, how can i force fullscreen?

There doesn't seem to be anything special about the devices - I see you only have 1 gamepad (which is considered by mame2000), but there are also a few keyboard and mice attached. Barring any permission problems (unlikely), I don't see why RetroArch excludes them - might be something to do with the core ? Can you try running with Mame2003 or other RetroArch core (FBAlpha) to see if this changes anything ?

@ESMITH1120 You're right, this isn't saved with the Core input remapping. I've tested a few other options and I didn't find the right RA override to save this per-game. However, you can use the mechanism implemented by RetroPie (https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Configuration/#custom-retroarch-override-examples) and create a ROM_full_name.cfg file alongside the ROM containing the configuration you need, i.e. input_player1_mouse_index = 1 where 1 is the mouse index that's suited for the game. If you have the same index for all games in a system(arcade, fba, etc), then you can add this configuration in the system's configuration file (/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg, etc.) as detailed in the link above.

You can reorient the controls 45 degrees in MAME 2003 and 2003-Plus by enabling the "4-way Joystick" core option. When that is enabled it also automatically rotates the 45 degrees games. You'll need to build from source to get this core option as it has only been in place a few weeks.

@GoG https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/

@tuntav This may be information you already know, but both mine are detect as mice and the spinner overrides the mouse. The only way I get around is to find out what device number each mouse is (spinner is detected as mouse) and then start game, go into retroarch and set the mouse input to the number assigned to what mouse I want to use and then save the game settings (not the core settings). For example, my spinner is device 0 and mouse is device 2. For a game like Centipede, I just go into Retroarch, set Mouse Input from 0 to 2 and save the game config so only affects that game. Have done the same for AdvanceMame, but that does not use Retroarch but a config file. Again, you may already know this, so I am sorry if I am repeating information you already know.

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@Speerdo said in Mouse Not Detected By Games: Post links to Download Sites and/or BIOS/ROMS/Game Images (including mentioning places to download from) Feels to me like the image you linked probably included some, or i have no fucking idea why you would download it instead of the official image.

@roslof Thanks. I was able to do the same thing. I guess the issue was only with mame2003. Thanks a lot for the confirmed values. I am using those and it works great.

@mitu said in Noob questions about multiple controllers and USB boards: It's in the get started section - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Controller-Configuration/. ES tries to cover for all possible buttons and joysticks present on a PS or Xbox controller. There's also a video linked which shows this process. I've seen that, and I guess I'm not fully grasping how it's going to behave because that only shows "one controller detected". I assume that "one detected" is because one USB is device is plugged in in that example, and it's offering the options which go with that controller (SNES, Xbox 360, PS3, etc.) being plugged in. It doesn't explain how the menu will look when I have two separate USB boards and possibly a third (i-pac2 with ball and spinner), and what will be presented as options for each. I assume with my custom-built cabinet, I will get some sort of "generic controller" detected, so I am wondering what options it will give me. It also isn't clear where/when/if the hotkey action options appear - it lists the defaults at the bottom but not in the format of the stuff above. Are the hotkey action items listed in order to be assigned, or do they default as indicated and you can only change them by going into the config menu? Also, one post I saw seemed to indicate that if you reassign a hotkey action to a single button on your cabinet (rather than leaving it as "hotkey + (button or joystick direction)", then all the other hotkey actions must be assigned a single button and can't remain as a two-press action. Is that correct? Each console has its own gamepad - see this page for a detailed overview. The main variation is within the Arcade games, where it really depends on the game - but that's not really my area of expertise. You can look up various builds posted on the forum for real cabinets and their setup and others might chime in and give you advice. Yeah, I've read various threads opining on button arrangement, but my question is really a derivative of the above questions; I'm less worried about arranging the buttons for my gameplay and more concerned about what other buttons I should have on my cabinet in order to make it easy for my little kids and for visitors to play.

I'm sorry I don't have the actual names for the games readily available, but my Attract Mode Advance Mame Trackball romlist is as follows: #Name;Title;Emulator;CloneOf;Year;Manufacturer;Category;Players;Rotation;Control;Status;DisplayCount;DisplayType;AltRomname;AltTitle;Extra;Buttons abaseb;abaseb;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; amerdart;amerdart;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; arcadecl;arcadecl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; atarifb;atarifb;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; soccer;soccer;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bigevglf;bigevglf;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bking;bking;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bking2;bking2;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bking3;bking3;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bladestl;bladestl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bootcamp;bootcamp;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bowlrama;bowlrama;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bowler;bowler;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bullsdrt;bullsdrt;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; cabal;cabal;MAME (Advance);;1988;Fabtek;Action / Fighting / Shooter;2;;;;;;;; capbowl;capbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; caterplr;caterplr;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; centiped;Centipede;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; champbwl;champbwl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; combasc;combasc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; coolpool;coolpool;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; clbowl;clbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; ccastles;ccastles;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; eaglshot;eaglshot;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; ebases;ebases;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gimeabrk;gimeabrk;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gghost;gghost;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gridiron;gridiron;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt2k;gt2k;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt3d;gt3d;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt97;gt97;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt99;gt99;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gtclassc;gtclassc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gtg2;gtg2;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; krzybowl;krzybowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; liberatr;liberatr;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; magworm;magworm;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; marble;Marble Madness;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; mhavoc;mhavoc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; milliped;milliped;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; minigolf;minigolf;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; missile;Missile Command - Set 1;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; missile2;Missile Command - Set 2;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; poundfor;poundfor;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; quantum;quantum;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; rambo3;rambo3;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; rampart;rampart;MAME (Advance);;1990;Tengen;;;;;;;;;; reactor;reactor;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; shootbul;shootbul;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; sonic;sonic;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; shufshot;shufshot;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; shuuz;shuuz;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; simpbowl;simpbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; slither;slither;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; snakepit;snakepit;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; spiker;spiker;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; stratab;stratab;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; sbowling;sbowling;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; suprleag;suprleag;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; syvalion;syvalion;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; teedoff;teedoff;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; tehkanwc;tehkanwc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; tempest;Tempest - Vertical - Cocktail (rev 3, Revised Hardware);Cocktail;;1980;Atari;Shooter / Gallery;;;;;;;;;; tempest;Tempest - Horizontal;MAME (Advance);;1981;Atari;Shooter;1;;;;;;;; temptube;Tempest Tubes - Horizontal;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; temptube;Tempest Tubes - Vertical - Cocktail;Cocktail;tempest;1980;hack (Duncan Brown);;2;;dial,dial;good;1;vector;tempest;;; trisport;trisport;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; usclssic;usclssic;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; wacko;wacko;MAME (Advance);;1983;Midway;Action;2;;;;;;;; wcbowl;wcbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; wcbowldx;wcbowldx;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; xtheball;xtheball;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; I should say this list includes several spinner/dial games that work fine using a trackball eg Tempest Tubes.

@treaves said in Help with iPac Ultimate, trackball & spinner, RetroPie ORA edition: I wonder if we can get the pinned post to be more specific on what a 'large log' is. I was on the fence about this one. If you need to scroll more than 2 screens, then it's large (considering a normal 720p resolution).