Now that Road Blaster is out for iOS, any got control panel pics of original cab?

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Now that Road Blaster is out for iOS, any got control panel pics of original cab?

Data East's Road Blaster is now out on iOS and I got it for a buck and enjoy it a lot.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/16/r...ly-to-ios-available-now-for-a-buck/#continued

My only beef is there's no tutorial nor any indication how you use the controls. I mean, steering is obvious but when to shift up or down was largely guess work for me.

So I had a look at the Arcade Museum entry for the original coin op hoping to get a clear look at the control panel.

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9331

I see a Tron/Gorf-like joystick and two buttons but can't make out what the buttons are for. Anyone know?
I also see there is an eBay listing on the same page where it appears the current cab for auction has a Star Wars type yoke controller. I am guessing it was a conversion? That still doesn't tell me what all the controls are though.

For the iOS game you steer left and right, push the gear shift up to ... I dunno ... use turbo I guess you would say ... and you pull the gear shift down to brake/slow down. So far that's all I have been able to determine.

It's pretty good though and for a buck (limited time offer) you can't go wrong. Then again this is coming from a huge Cobra Command fan so take what I say with a grain of salt.
 
The one on ebay is actaully Roadblasters. Totally different game.
I picked up Road Blaster yesterday also and having trouble also, this is one of the few games I never saw in an arcade.
 
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