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HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
#263304 - 08/29/11 06:28 PM Attachment: hotrod.png 1418 KB (1 downloads)
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
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#263307 - 08/29/11 06:40 PM
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: CiroConsentino]
#263308 - 08/29/11 06:54 PM
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yep. On the ebay listing I explain a method that works with USB, by using a PS/2 to USB adapter. But I'm not sure if this method really works 100% for all games under MAME. Anybody knows more about it?
Anopther option might be a PCI PS/2 card if you have an actual desktop:
http://www.amazon.com/Syba-Port-USB2-PS2PORT-32BIT/dp/B0014WN8KW
I think the simplicity of the HotRod is the challenge, since it works low key on the bios level, emulating nothing but key strokes on the keyboard.
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
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#263325 - 08/29/11 10:53 PM
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Side note
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#263421 - 08/30/11 07:07 PM
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> yep. On the ebay listing I explain a method that works with USB, by using a PS/2 to
> USB adapter. But I'm not sure if this method really works 100% for all games under
> MAME. Anybody knows more about it?
I've bought a number of PS/2-USB adaptors over the years and found to my dismay that not all of them work as desired. It may be due to keyboard circuitry or something within the adaptor, but I don't think that would selectively affect certain games (rather than all of them at once). 
I have what essentially is a beta interface for my X-Arcade 2P panel. It's a small, exposed circuit board with a somewhat messy bunch of wires, but at least it works 100%.
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
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#263424 - 08/30/11 07:32 PM
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> I explain a method that works with USB, by using a PS/2 to USB adapter.
I have had _zero_ success with any PS/2-to-USB adapter I've tried, and I've tried quite a few. The best I've found is a TrendNet, but it still "forgets" key releases occasionally when rotating through a diagonal.
I ended up ripping out the PS/2 encoder and putting one of these in. An hour or two of wiring later (I'm slow) and it's been flawless ever since.
You may want to give Andy/Ultimarc and the IPAC2/IPACVE a plug on your eBay listing for those that actually want results and don't mind getting their hands a bit dirty.
NOTE: I have no affiliation with TrendNet or Ultimarc, I'm just a happy customer 
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
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#263429 - 08/30/11 08:08 PM
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> ...I explain a method that works with USB, by using a PS/2 to
> USB adapter. But I'm not sure if this method really works 100% for all games under
> MAME. Anybody knows more about it?
Adapters do not work 100% especially under Vista and Win 7. This did it for me:
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/sho...part=1&vc=1
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
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#263440 - 08/30/11 10:40 PM
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> I ended up ripping out the PS/2 encoder and putting one of these in. An hour or two
> of wiring later (I'm slow) and it's been flawless ever since.
If and when my MAME machine gets upgraded to something that doesn't have PS/2 ports, I'll be going this route. In the meantime, my HotRod is something like 10 years old and still works great.
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Re: Side note
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#263448 - 08/30/11 11:33 PM
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
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#263451 - 08/30/11 11:44 PM
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> Hi,
> I thought you guys would like to know about my auction of the HotRod.
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/HanaHo-HotRod-Arcade-Joystick-PS-2-MAME-/320750866631
> It's in perfect condition and needs a new arcade home
> Thanks for checking this out.
> PS: I'm not a commercial retailer, so I hope this post is OK.
Interesting your SN is 11000 odd and mine is 00647...can anyone date these things as I have had mine years, direct from HH....
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: FRK]
#263458 - 08/31/11 12:52 AM
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Mine is 01895 and I got it like 2-3+ years after HH started selling them. Not that it really matters except for curiousities sake.
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I have a Hotrod SE. For now a Kingwin PS/2 to USB adapter serves my purpose as I don't fire mame up very much to be bothered by the occasional miss. Eventually I would like to replace the encoder with something like this or the IPAC. What I would really want though is something that can handle the two sticks + buttons AND a trackball and/or spinner. I do not currently have either, but eventually. I probably can't fit both in the Hotrod casing though.
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: Bad A Billy]
#263477 - 08/31/11 04:33 AM
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> Mine is 01895 and I got it like 2-3+ years after HH started selling them. Not that it
> really matters except for curiousities sake.
00871 here.
Clearly, units below serial number 1000 are more desirable. The later ones just don't have that vintage feel. 
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Re: Side note
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#263478 - 08/31/11 04:38 AM
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> I have a Hotrod SE. For now a Kingwin PS/2 to USB adapter serves my purpose as I
> don't fire mame up very much to be bothered by the occasional miss. Eventually I
> would like to replace the encoder with something like this or the IPAC. What I would
> really want though is something that can handle the two sticks + buttons AND a
> trackball and/or spinner. I do not currently have either, but eventually. I probably
> can't fit both in the Hotrod casing though.
I'd say a trackball is a no go, but you could probably get a spinner in there without too much hassle.
I've been toying with the idea of building a second box for a dedicated 4-way and a spinner for years, but my setup works so well right now, I hate to mess with the feng shui.
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: CiroConsentino]
#263925 - 09/04/11 11:48 PM
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> HotRod and X-Arcade controllers are great. small, light and with the right amount of
> buttons
If you want to be stuck to 8-way games.....
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: mogli]
#263929 - 09/05/11 12:32 AM
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> > HotRod and X-Arcade controllers are great. small, light and with the right amount
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> > buttons
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> If you want to be stuck to 8-way games.....
It would be nice to have a separate controller for every realistic configuration, but that's just a weeee bit out of price range. Still, I could dream:
4-player, 8-way, 4-6 buttons each.
dual 4-way sticks
spinner
trackball- 2 for games like Marble Madness
rotating sticks ala Ikari Warriors
Flight-style sticks with thumb buttons or triggers
Two steering wheels- one with full rotation, one limited (with force-feedback of course). Better yet, at least three of each (maybe just the full-rotation?) for multi-player games like Super Offroad and Super Sprint
Shifter and pedal to go with steering wheel.
Custom controllers for arcade favorites such as Star Wars or 720
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: mogli]
#263941 - 09/05/11 02:56 AM
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> > HotRod and X-Arcade controllers are great. small, light and with the right amount of buttons
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> If you want to be stuck to 8-way games.....
I've actually been contemplating putting a Mag Stick Plus in my HotRod. I bought the T-Stik Plus (spring-centered) from Ultimarc a few years ago for a cabinet idea that went nowhere, and just picked up the Mag Stik Plus a month or so back (magnet-centered) just to see how it feels. The great thing about both these sticks are they're 4-way/8-way switchable with a rotating restrictor plate, switchable with a lift/twist of the stick, without having to go inside your panel. Awesome.
I definitely need real 4-way support for some games in MAME, otherwise it just feels too "loose".
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Re: HanaHo HotRod Arcade Joystick for sale
[Re: Qun Mang]
#264357 - 09/09/11 11:49 PM
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> 4-player, 8-way, 4-6 buttons each.
> dual 4-way sticks
> spinner
> trackball- 2 for games like Marble Madness
> rotating sticks ala Ikari Warriors
> Flight-style sticks with thumb buttons or triggers
> Two steering wheels- one with full rotation, one limited (with force-feedback of
> course). Better yet, at least three of each (maybe just the full-rotation?) for
> multi-player games like Super Offroad and Super Sprint
> Shifter and pedal to go with steering wheel.
That would come out a total disaster if all that was shoehorned onto the front of a single cabinet!
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