Nintendo Video Game Controller User Manual

Instruction Manual

991015

Copyright ©1999, HanaHo Games Inc. All Rights Reserved

Patent Pending

General

Thank you for purchasing the HotRod Joystick. The HotRod Joystick is designed to give you playability and
durability for many years to come. Thanks to your feedback, suggestions and support, we at HanaHo Games, Inc.,
manufacturer of the HotRod Joystick, have succeeded in producing a world class PC hardware product that has that
true arcade feel built into it. The HotRod Joystick is the absolute best production joystick on the market today and
we are proud to put our name on it!

The purpose of this manual is to get you familiar with some of the functions of the HotRod, and familiarize you with
the way the HotRod operates.

A word about Emulation and Classic Gaming

Thanks to some very good programmers, multiple platform-based programs called emulators let you play actual
arcade machine ROMS (Read Only Memory chips) on your PC at home. Most of these emulator programs are
completely free and can be found from a variety of sources on the Internet. However we must warn you that
acquiring licensed ROMS without owning the actual game or the license to hold the game is considered to be a
violation of the law. We do not recommend or even endorse our customers holding ROMS that they do not hold the
license to. W e have however acquired the rights to legally distribute licensed copies of actual Capcom game ROMS
used in arcade machines from 1980 all the way to 1995. We have added this CD-ROM to your purchase of the
HotRod Joystick as a way to say "Thank You" for your order and have done this to preserve a rich history in
memories of arcade games that would otherwise be lost because they are no longer produced for sale.

One of the most famous arcade emulator projects is called M.A.M.E. (Multi Arcade Machine Emulator). It is by far
the biggest emulator with many followers and programmers writing drivers for well over 1600+ supported games to
date. W e have included a special version of MAME, bundled within the HotRod Joystick Products as well as Tips
and Tricks, Cheat codes, source codes, utilities, and other data. See the CD-ROM in your package for more details.

We at HanaHo Games, Inc. would like to take a moment to acknowledge these individuals, for their hard work and
devotion to preserving these Arcade memories of more than 20 years past!

Nicola Salmoria ([e-mail]) project coordinator of MAME, and the entire MAME team.

Saint ([e-mail]) from Build Y our Own Arcade Control web page

Tim Erkel ([e-mail]) from Arcade@Home

JoseQ ([e-mail]) from Emuviews

Atila and Phophet from Retrogramers web site

Neil Bradley from the Retrocade Emulator

Carl-Henrik Skårstedt ([e-mail]) from the Shark Emulator

Dave ([e-mail]) from Dave's Video Game Classics web site

And to the entire Emulation community as there is just too many great individuals to list here. Everyone has been
fantastic in his or her support and suggestions, and we hope that we may now contribute our little piece of history to
you!

Feel free to check out the HotRod web site for links to great classic game sites at http://www.hanaho.com/products/
HotRodJoystick/links.html

The HotRod
Overview

The HotRod Joystick is a PC
based model on the original
arcade control panel designed
for home use. It plugs right
into the back of your PC,
through the PS/2 keyboard
port in between the keyboard
and the PC. The HotRod
Joystick is a low-level bios
input device, and it simulates a
keyboard to your computer.
No special drivers or software
are needed. It was designed to
replicate that classic arcade
feel using Retrogaming
emulation programs such as
M.A.M.E., Retrocade, and
commercial release titles such
as Microsoft's(tm) "Return of
the Arcade", and "Hasbro's
Atari's greatest hits(tm)". It is
possible to use the HotRod
controller to play any com­puter game, such as
DOOM(tm), or T ombRaider(tm), but we do not recommend this because these types of games were designed
around your keyboard and should be played with your keyboard and mouse. Classic Arcade games originally made
for the Arcade, were designed for joysticks and large buttons, and this is what the HotRod was designed to do.

HotRod simulates that "real" classic arcade experience, by using real commercial grade arcade components, that are
actually an "overkill" for the home market. However, it produces a nice effect for that avid classic gamer who
demands that authentic play . It is a very unique joystick, unlike any regular joystick you will find on the market. It is
capable of playing 1 to 2 player games side by side with your friends, or complex arcade games that require dual
joystick usage such as Robotron(tm), BattleZone(tm), or even CrazyClimber(tm). That old analog PC joystick could
never do this!

The HotRod benefits by having superior durability. Outside you should also notice that even the playfield is capable
of heavy duty extreme play conditions. Inside the HotRod is actually a very simple microswitch system, connected
by wires to a microchip brain.