Spinner support!!!?!

[Tib]

Tempest without Spinner support?

Yak? Please enable rotary encoders by enabling mouse X axis support and sensitivity for Tempest 4K. PLEASE?

[digitaldocc]

I was going to buy this game and play it with my USB spinner. I can't play a game called Tempest without using a spinner. Please.

[7multipliedby7again]

Won't happen. They're already done with this game. It won't get a patch. You heard it from them directly. They were CONTRACTED to produce this port.

They got a fixed amount of money for it. There is no motivation for them to work on it anymore.

[MXK]

Originally posted by caporale:

Won't happen. They're already done with this game. It won't get a patch. You heard it from them directly. They were CONTRACTED to produce this port.

They got a fixed amount of money for it. There is no motivation for them to work on it anymore.

I've got arcade control panel with spinner that game would be a perfect fit. No spinner = ♥♥♥♥ this game!

[UnimaginativeHandle]

Originally posted by digitaldocc:

I was going to buy this game and play it with my USB spinner. I can't play a game called Tempest without using a spinner. Please.

May I ask what USB Spinner you use?
I've been wanting to pick one up lately after getting a proper trackball.

[digitaldocc]

Originally posted by UnimaginativeHandle:

Originally posted by digitaldocc:

I was going to buy this game and play it with my USB spinner. I can't play a game called Tempest without using a spinner. Please.

May I ask what USB Spinner you use?
I've been wanting to pick one up lately after getting a proper trackball.

https://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268

[digitaldocc]

Originally posted by caporale:

Won't happen. They're already done with this game. It won't get a patch. You heard it from them directly. They were CONTRACTED to produce this port.

They got a fixed amount of money for it. There is no motivation for them to work on it anymore.

So that means no VR? I couldn't be more disappointed. I guess I'll just stick to playing the original Tempest in my game room.

[Tib]

Found some more infos on the spinner topic:

Ivan "Giles" Zorzin writes about Spinner in in the PS4 and the PC version and event wants to make a video tutorial how to make your own high quality spinner.

...which he demonstrates here on Tempest 4000 on the Windows 10 version and tells us: "...it's working with a trackball mouse.."

https://youtu.be/Oe-as59JKJk?t=106

...and finally you can See Jeff "Yak" Minter himself (found in this tweet) playing Tempest 4000:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DiUcN8MW4AEVW8B?format=jpg

So they developed Tempest 4000 with spinner support and seemed to enjoy it pretty much.

For me, Tempest 4000 is a loveless product of a dispute between a desperate and scatterbrained developer and a money-hungry company that exploits old names and brand rights. You can tell from the game that the developer was forced to prefer the things that bring in money instead of having him create one of his artworks.

What now? I would now like to let the manufacturer know my opinion. Does anyone have a good contact address at Atari SA?


Some more intersting stuff:

Spider-Dan wrote another very good review[www.yakyak.org] for Tempest 4000 including some hints how to play with the keyboard.

Jeff "Yak" Minter summarizes what has happened between him and Atari.[www.yakyak.org]

And some more infos about Atari SA[www.theregister.co.uk], their dispute with Jeff Minter[reverttosaved.com] and the upcoming Atari VCS[www.bleedingcool.com]. *sigh*

[japespin]

Seriously. I saw those videos and got excited, as the only way to play ANYTHING Tempest is with a spinner. But if what you’re all saying is right, then screw it. These folks don’t get a dime from me.

Include spinner support and it’s an insta-buy. Without it, no thank you.

[dahdweedow]

So, it was supposed to have spinner support?

What the yak happened?

[mingster]

Tempest4000 utilises the Xinput library so works with any controller that is compatible with it, be sure the controller is attached to the PC before starting the game.
or enable Big Picture Mode and remap the buttons of your controller from there.

[digitaldocc]

Does tempest 4k work with a mouse x or y axis? Is there a sensitivity option? I believe most USB spinners use that.

[Daikatan]

Oh wow guys u guess all of you are old timers

We, young ones, never witnessed arcade tempest other than in compilations( let alone spinner controller

though i played very old Pong console with something spinning...

[MXK]

Originally posted by Daikatan:

Oh wow guys u guess all of you are old timers

We, young ones, never witnessed arcade tempest other than in compilations( let alone spinner controller

though i played very old Pong console with something spinning...

It's not too late MAME + BYOAC = Arcade Bliss!

[stray_pengo]

Originally posted by Tibbi:

Ivan "Giles" Zorzin writes about Spinner in in the PS4 and the PC version and event wants to make a video tutorial how to make your own high quality spinner.

...which he demonstrates here on Tempest 4000 on the Windows 10 version and tells us: "...it's working with a trackball mouse.."

https://youtu.be/Oe-as59JKJk?t=106

Is it just me or there doesn't seem to be inertia in that version? I'd love to play THAT T4K, not this soaked-in-molasses thing currently on Steam. I had to refund because I just couldn't tolerate the lag.

[Akale]

Seems to work well with my TurboTwist 2 spinner after setting up vJoy and UCR to use mouse X Axis to xVBox left stick X Axis. Has no one else tried this yet?