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SammyWI:

I've really tried to like the U360, but so far I just don't like it.  It's just has a mushy feel to it that I don't like.  Tried the stock spring and the stiffer spring, tried greasing the ball joint - still don't like it.  It's fine for an analog input, but for any 8, 4 or 2 way game, I just don't like it.  I see a lot of recommendations for the U360 - just wanted to play a little devil's advocate.

I have a Mag Stik Plus that I'm going to try in a test CP next.  There is a lot of personal opinion involved in this.  I was surprised to find that I preferred a bat handle style over the classic ball top.  It's not what I grew up with, but I like it now.  If you can try before you buy, that would be ideal.  Otherwise - there's always the option of reselling.  ;)



ubiquityman:

There's a number of games that can take advantage of an analog joystick.
For example:  
Paperboy, Gauntlet Legends, Spy Hunter, Star Wars, driving games, etc.

As for the U360, like SammyWi, 
I also have a stiffer spring and did apply silicone spray to the ball/socket.
It's not a perfect joystick, but it's the best one I've tried.
I think it's a pretty good product and I would recommend it.

SammyWi,
It sounds very like you prefer the micro switch joysticks.
Have you tried putting in a set of Senwa micro-switches into the U360?
(you might need to have a restrictor plate installed to do this.)
This will provide the click "feel" you are potentially looking for.
We can leave the micro-switches disconnected so they they are only there to provide the positive "click", OR
you could connect them to a key controller so that you can configure 4-way and 8-way games to the micro-switch outputs and analog games to the U360 output.

It's on my list of things to try, but that's the closest that I can think of to having the best of both worlds, without installing two separate joysticks per play.


Ginsu Victim:


--- Quote from: SammyWI on March 14, 2010, 10:43:50 pm ---I've really tried to like the U360, but so far I just don't like it.  It's just has a mushy feel to it that I don't like.

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Mushy? Ever used an old beat up Wico with a wore out grommet?

I've never felt anything "mushy" about my U360s.

CheffoJeffo:

Damned kids and their bitching about joysticks ... mushy this, responsive that ... meh ... in my day we used Wicos and were happy to have them!

Wait a minute -- we still are!

Wico FTW!

 ;)

Benevolance:

Thank you for the suggestions, guys!

I don't really want to go beyond 1 joystick per player on the CP. I'd rather build an additional cabinet to support a different setup. But I think an 8-way will do nicely.

On the Happ competition joysticks, is there a physical restrictor plate similar to the Sanwa's that enables the 4-way/8-way modes? How easy is it to switch between? My current joysticks were top-mounted, if that makes any difference. Is it the kind of thing where I need to remove the joystick from the CP, or is just having access to the bottom of the joystick in the CP box sufficient?

Finally, does anyone know if I'd need to buy a new control interface to replace my GPWiz-49s if I buy new joysticks?

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