Konami Track and field was one of my favorite arcade games at a time when arcade games were popular. Thanks to Raspberry PI and Retro Pi we can now play all our favorite game of the past.
But, Some games were unique because the gameplay took advantage of an arcade interface. This game original console interface just can’t be emulated on a keyboard or joystick configuration. I thought it would be neat to take this game interface one step further and make an actual stomp pad interface.
Because the game responded to repeatedly pressing the “run” buttons at high frequency, players of the arcade version resorted to various tricks such as rapidly swiping a coin or ping-pong ball over the buttons, or using a metal ruler which was repeated struck such that it would vibrate and press the buttons. As a result, arcade operators reported high rates of damage to the buttons and later versions had modifications to prevent such actions.[
I used a raspberry pi zero w. Note Recall Box doesn’t work with raspberry pi zero.
Hardware for stomp pad controller.
https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-bluefruit-ez-key-diy-bluetooth-hid-keyboard
Hello,
Can this be done for pc? Looking to incorporate a stomp like yours for pc games Children ages 3-10 can get a workout.
Like any letter keys from keyboard w,a,s,d would be good.
Yeah, should be easy. The Bluetooth stomp pad communicates like a wireless keyboard.