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Many PC games are "cabinet friendly." This mean they will work well in a cabinet environment.  Such games have remappable keys, menu navigation via joystick, and may need a trackball to navigate too.
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Many PC games are "cabinet friendly.". This mean they may will work well in a cabinet environment, without need of a keyboard.
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You can find a list of these games [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=7479 here].
 
  
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There are also collections and remakes of arcade games from Williams, Namco, Midway, and Atari.
 
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* [http://www.digitaleclipse.com/live/main/main.php?v=pi&sort=p#17 Digital Eclipse]
 
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* [http://www.microsoft.com/games/arcade2/home.asp Microsoft's Return of Arcade]
 
  
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Also, if you purchase a [http://hanaho.com/products/HotRodJoystick/overview.html Hanaho Hotrod Joystick] it will come with Capcom Coin-op Classics.
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Such games may have these:
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* remappable keys
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* switchable resoulution (to run in a lowres arcade monitor)
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* menu navigation via a joystick or with arrow keys.
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* games, that need a trackball or spinner, rather than a regular mouse.
  
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Late 1990s and early 2000s Hasboro Interactive, Inc. released several remakes, including Frogger, Centipeded, Warlords, and Combat.  I could not find product links on Hasboro's or Atari's website.  You can find these games on [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000645WX/104-4560022-3526306?v=glance Amazon.com].
 
  
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==Utilities==
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Here is a list, bit we invite you to add new games:
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* [http://www.geocities.com/deonvdw/Docs/PPJoyMain.htm PPJoy] is Joystick emulation using a keyboard or Mouse. This is great for PC games that require a joystick. (Most notably, Hamsterball & VirtuaTennis)
 
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** Information on how to use PPJoy with Mamewah[http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=36006.msg320157#msg320157]
 
  
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* [http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm JoyToKey] translates joystick inputs into keyboard presses.
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* [[Arcade Games]]
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* [[Classic Games]]
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* [[Pinball]]
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* [[Remakes]]

Revision as of 05:37, 28 May 2006

Many PC games are "cabinet friendly.". This mean they may will work well in a cabinet environment, without need of a keyboard.


Such games may have these:

  • remappable keys
  • switchable resoulution (to run in a lowres arcade monitor)
  • menu navigation via a joystick or with arrow keys.
  • games, that need a trackball or spinner, rather than a regular mouse.


Here is a list, bit we invite you to add new games:

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