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[SmithnCo]

I never realized people liked trackballs outside of arcade games designed around them.

 

[arevin01]

Remember that nasty dirt under the mouse trackpad that built up over time? That's why.

 

[fred]

Probably because if Kick Off in the arcade in the 80s is anything to go by they're knackering to use lmfao.

 

[ALLseeingEYE]

I was so excited to plat Quake III with this thing on Dreamcast, it looked like the ultimate FPS controller. Trackballs to mimic mouse control, a cool joystick with tons of buttons, and I could even use it with Starlancer for some Wing Commander type space flight action. I just couldn't get used to it though. The joystick and trackball were in the wrong hand positions for me, and the controller had no stability. Simply move the joystick caused the base of the thing to lift up. I'm sure I could have fixed it by modding it somehow, but never got around to it, and believe I sold it years ago.

 

[User 479360]

And my controllers still look brand new without having to do any of the ocd stuff. Some people just know how to take care of their shit.

That is true

I remember trackballs used to collect a lot of dirt, dust and cat hair. It was gross.

 

[grandwizard]

Valve would likely have caught so much flak for releasing a controller in 2015 that required people to do routine cleanings.