Building an Arcade Golf Trackball?

SparafucileMan writes "Ok, I'll admit it. I've spent way too much time at the pub drinking... er... playing these arcade golf games such as Golden Tee 2004. However I'm annoyed by the lack of features, graphics quality, and courses and figure that playing golf on my computer, where there are several outstanding titles available, would get me a lot more bang for the buck. However, what's the fun in playing arcade golf with a mouse and keyboard?! I want to invite some people over to hammer the bejesus out of a huge trackball, just like at the arcade. Anyone have any suggestions on where I can find such a contraption, or how I could build one myself (with USB hook-up, no-less)?" We've previously covered the cult of Golden Tee, and the inevitable injuries that result from the mixing of beer and trackballs.

Ben Wa makes some great ones...

[Anonymous Coward]

but seriously folks. Do PC games even support trackball input in the same way as Golden Tee does? I would assume NOT. Most PC golf games use a multi-click system or a drag and release system.

So dude, go ahead and spend the bucks building your home trackball interface. In the end you won't be able to use it for golf. But just for old emulated arcade games.

(Check Ebay for "HAPP" or "WICO" trackballs. Sometimes you can get one used for about $20)

~RB.

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