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Tron Stick for MAME
« on: April 15, 2010, 10:32:15 am »
What you guys tend to use for a Tron joystick on a MAME cabinet?

I know GroovyGameGear sells the exterior shell that goes on a working joystick, but I can't find information on what stick that works with.

I also know that Tron sticks have an unusual rubbery restrictor that allows semi-8 way movement.  This seems like you'd need a very specific kind of stick to work correctly.
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2010, 11:30:53 am »
I believe there are several options (search the forums or wiki).   I went with what is probably the costliest.  I mounted the GGG handles to the Happ flight stick, and got the Tron Restrictor from Encryptor (check B/S/T).  I don't know if you can get anything better (other than an original).
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2010, 11:37:19 am »
Thanks for the advice.

How does that stick interface?  Like, leaf switches to a keyboard encoder, or USB or something?
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2010, 11:43:09 am »
Quote from: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 11:37:19 am
Thanks for the advice.

How does that stick interface?  Like, leaf switches to a keyboard encoder, or USB or something?

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000x.htm
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2010, 11:46:15 am »
[shameless plug]I have a spare, like-new black plastic shell & red trigger & 1 screw that I can't even seem to *give* away, so if anybody wants it, pay me a few bucks for shipping & it's yours! [/shameless plug]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick1.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick2.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick3.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick4.jpg

Thanks,
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2010, 11:48:42 am »
Quote from: HarumaN on April 15, 2010, 11:43:09 am
Quote from: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 11:37:19 am
Thanks for the advice.

How does that stick interface?  Like, leaf switches to a keyboard encoder, or USB or something?

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000x.htm

Thank you sir!

I might need to get creative- I need to mount this from the bottom rather than the top.  D'oh!
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2010, 01:16:12 pm »
Quote from: jasonbar on April 15, 2010, 11:46:15 am
[shameless plug]I have a spare, like-new black plastic shell & red trigger & 1 screw that I can't even seem to *give* away, so if anybody wants it, pay me a few bucks for shipping & it's yours! [/shameless plug]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick1.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick2.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick3.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick4.jpg

Thanks,
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Wow, that looks just like the spare I have.  Makes one wonder how many of these are lying around....
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2010, 03:47:34 pm »
here is the tutorial on the happ stick conversion http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78233.0
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2010, 04:27:43 pm »
Quote from: Bender on April 15, 2010, 03:47:34 pm
here is the tutorial on the happ stick conversion http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78233.0


Thanks - I couldn't be bothered to look that up earlier - it's exactly what I used to swap restrictors.  Very helpful!

I never cease to be impressed by the people who make and document things for this hobby.  I'd be nowhere without the efforts of so many others.
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Re: Tron Stick for MAME
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2010, 06:13:34 am »
Quote from: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 10:32:15 am
What you guys tend to use for a Tron joystick on a MAME cabinet?

You can also use a Xenophobe joystick if you can find one.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71229.0


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