From 829b1ca7276f70eb97df44dc9c8b408f7117b02a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lord-Nightmare Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:53:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Arkanoid: Add note about the number of optical quadrature slots (24) the arkanoid 1:20 geared spinner's quadrature wheel. [brizzo] --- src/mame/drivers/arkanoid.cpp | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/arkanoid.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/arkanoid.cpp index e14145bc03b..a27fb7b00cf 100644 --- a/src/mame/drivers/arkanoid.cpp +++ b/src/mame/drivers/arkanoid.cpp @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ controller or home-made spinner built from a PC mouse will work but the player m slowly and the game is unplayable. The Taito geared spinner moves the optical wheel *very* fast to ensure the player moves fast enough to follow and return the ball easily. The ratio of the control knob rotation to the optical wheel rotation is 1:20 so for one rotation of the -control knob the optical wheel rotates 20 times. +control knob the optical wheel rotates 20 times. The optical quadrature wheel has 24 slots. Generally a half-turn of the control knob is enough to move the player across the full screen. The spinner connections are....