Comments on: Reflex orders cancelled http://www.trackballer.com/2008/04/12/reflex-orders-cancelled/ A rarely updated blog about trackball control and random geeky things Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Donovan Hill http://www.trackballer.com/2008/04/12/reflex-orders-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 Donovan Hill Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.trackballer.com/?p=30#comment-4380 wow. you guys gave up pretty easily didn't you? I thought up the idea for a console style controller with a trackball on the right about a year ago. I'm mostly a console gamer but a friend got me into counterstrike. Needless to say I was owned nightly. Keyboards are not made for gaming not even gaming keydoards. I don't care what anyone says. Everyone I told thought it was brilliant. I thought i was the first to think of it until i researched it a few weeks ago and found the paradox. As far as I know its the only true console trackball controller. I didn't care. I wanted to own it. But then i found this site and my hope was cruched. Since then I've been to every game shop I know of and noone has ever heard of it. But they all agree that its an awsome idea. Did you guys even try? I have never seen an ad or buzz about the controller. Neither has any of my hardcore gaming buddies. this is the future. this eliminates a block between pc and console gamers. Console/ pc ports could play in the same rooms online on a level playing field. A console interface could truly be like a computer. Who wouldn't think thats cool. I know its been like a year since last post or news but if anyone's listening I want my trackball controller. If you're short on preorders you have me and my friends now. If you think there's not a market you're looking in the wrong place. wow. you guys gave up pretty easily didn’t you?
I thought up the idea for a console style controller with a trackball on the right about a year ago. I’m mostly a console gamer but a friend got me into counterstrike. Needless to say I was owned nightly. Keyboards are not made for gaming not even gaming keydoards. I don’t care what anyone says. Everyone I told thought it was brilliant. I thought i was the first to think of it until i researched it a few weeks ago and found the paradox. As far as I know its the only true console trackball controller. I didn’t care. I wanted to own it. But then i found this site and my hope was cruched. Since then I’ve been to every game shop I know of and noone has ever heard of it. But they all agree that its an awsome idea. Did you guys even try? I have never seen an ad or buzz about the controller. Neither has any of my hardcore gaming buddies. this is the future. this eliminates a block between pc and console gamers. Console/ pc ports could play in the same rooms online on a level playing field. A console interface could truly be like a computer. Who wouldn’t think thats cool. I know its been like a year since last post or news but if anyone’s listening I want my trackball controller. If you’re short on preorders you have me and my friends now. If you think there’s not a market you’re looking in the wrong place.

]]> By: NFH http://www.trackballer.com/2008/04/12/reflex-orders-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 NFH Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:37:21 +0000 http://www.trackballer.com/?p=30#comment-4110 As a follow up point to Kitsune, having R3 be easily accessible is important because games are designed with that in mind, Halo for instance. The White Fusion thing was only going to work properly with the PS2 because UT supported mouse input, hence the dual cord ends. Games handle absolute/relative analog inputs rather separately, you'd have to turn the sensitivity way up and even then you'd possibly lose all fine control by flat-out replacing the right analog stick with a trackball. The best idea so far, I think, would be simply getting something like this going for PC. And if you're going to do that, why just put R3 in-between R1 and R2, instead put one of those Logitech scroll wheels there, so it would be like the impossible lovechild of a Dual Shock and a Trackman Marble Wheel. As a follow up point to Kitsune, having R3 be easily accessible is important because games are designed with that in mind, Halo for instance.

The White Fusion thing was only going to work properly with the PS2 because UT supported mouse input, hence the dual cord ends. Games handle absolute/relative analog inputs rather separately, you’d have to turn the sensitivity way up and even then you’d possibly lose all fine control by flat-out replacing the right analog stick with a trackball.

The best idea so far, I think, would be simply getting something like this going for PC. And if you’re going to do that, why just put R3 in-between R1 and R2, instead put one of those Logitech scroll wheels there, so it would be like the impossible lovechild of a Dual Shock and a Trackman Marble Wheel.

]]> By: Kitsune_Baka http://www.trackballer.com/2008/04/12/reflex-orders-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Kitsune_Baka Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:02:19 +0000 http://www.trackballer.com/?p=30#comment-3834 Well, that sucks. Try-try again, eh? I would've put the R3 button (what was the click in stick on the stock Dual Shock) on the right top side, just under R1 and R2. As the placement of R3 on your design makes it rather hard to press. This way you could swivel the trackball and shoot at the same time. Well, that sucks. Try-try again, eh? I would’ve put the R3 button (what was the click in stick on the stock Dual Shock) on the right top side, just under R1 and R2. As the placement of R3 on your design makes it rather hard to press. This way you could swivel the trackball and shoot at the same time.

]]> By: Greg http://www.trackballer.com/2008/04/12/reflex-orders-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Greg Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:44:15 +0000 http://www.trackballer.com/?p=30#comment-3638 Looks like the Bodielobus could possibly be getting its controller released after all. http://www.microprosesystems.com/arcpro.htm#reflex Says on there due out July '08, fingers crossed the controller makes it! Looks like the Bodielobus could possibly be getting its controller released after all.

http://www.microprosesystems.com/arcpro.htm#reflex

Says on there due out July ’08, fingers crossed the controller makes it!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.trackballer.com/2008/04/12/reflex-orders-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Daniel Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:53:36 +0000 http://www.trackballer.com/?p=30#comment-3564 I really like the idea of "just" replacing the right analog stick with a trackball. And keep the other layout true to the original gamepad. I saw that Splitfish hade a prototyp of a trackball gampad as well (GlideFX), but with a completely different layout, sadly. I't would be nice if bodielobus gamepad gets in production, but I highly doubt that it will. I really like the idea of “just” replacing the right analog stick with a trackball. And keep the other layout true to the original gamepad.

I saw that Splitfish hade a prototyp of a trackball gampad as well (GlideFX), but with a completely different layout, sadly. I’t would be nice if bodielobus gamepad gets in production, but I highly doubt that it will.

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