Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: Re: is that like a trackball or a mouse?

[quote name="Ice Cream Jonsey"][quote name="Grumah"][/quote] A spinner is a gaming input device that allows analog movement along a single (usually x) axis. This makes it the ideal controller for Breakout games, and games that take place around a tube. They are hardly seen these days, although both the NES and DS had Arkanoid spinners available as an auxiliary input device. ICJ[/quote]