What trackball and spinners are people using?

[chubsta]

I am tempted by one of those cheapo 2.25inch trackballs that have a ps/2 connector but am not sure if they work well with a USB adapter or whether they are any good anyway, so what trackballs and spinners are people using and what pitfalls and issues are there?

[jonecool]

@chubsta Funny you should ask, just posted a video early this morning on this very topic. Here you go:

[jonecool]

@chubsta If you prefer to read about it instead of watch a video, here's a link: http://wagnerstechtalk.com/grs

[jonecool]

btw- Towards the very end of the video, I demonstrate Tempest (on the Spinner) and Centipede (with a trackball) with Picture-in-a-Picture so you can see exactly how it performs. Spoiler alert: you'll love it! These parts work with the Arcade1UP, PC, Linux and of course RetroPie over USB.

[MrJordaaany]

I'm using the trackball out of the X Arcade tankstick. Works great on Pi with Mame games!

Pretty well built trackball, haven't had issues so far.

[Clyde]

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