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| GreatLamer:
Just rotating the joy lever around and the windows game controller test show me all the diagonals hitted with restrictor in 4 way mode installed. But I think it should be O.k. for four way games. Update: Ms. Pacman tested, not any stuck at the corridor's corners and no wrong directions, 100% effective gameplay :) If I use the plastic tape on the restrictor the 4-Way operation a lot better, 8-way operation a bit harder but no serious problem. Again, thanks. :applaud: A bit off, Mame history.dat wrotes Dyna Blaster / Bomberman is an 8-way game, but I think it really just 4-way in theory, not known original machine, but in the game only North/South/East/West corridors available. |
| severdhed:
i put this to the test this afternoon on our cabinet at work, i fired up mortal Kombat and tried using the 4way JLW, if i hit it just perfectly, i could hit the diagonal and do a forward/backward jump flip, but it was very difficult. apparently it when sliding it from one direction to another, there is a small point where it overlaps and the second switch activates before the first one deactivates. however when playing 4way games, this is never really an issue. if you were using a standard 8way stick to play pacman for instance, it is easy to get the stick in a diagonal position accidentally, causing it to not respond properly. however when using a JLW in 4way mode, the 4 positions are so clearly defined, that you could never actually have the stick in the diagonal position accidentally without realizing it. it is so easy to slide across the corners to the other direction where it stops perfectly. there may be a spit second where 2 switches are activated, but it doesnt matter because you clearly arent going to stop the stick in that position. so, yes, it is possible to hit diagonals, but it wont affect your gameplay. the JLW is a wonderful 4way stick, i have used several others and this one outperforms all of them, hands down. I have one i am installing as a dedicated 4 way in my vertical classics cabinet, and i recently used two of them (in 8way mode) for players 3 and 4 on my showcase cabinet.(since they handles are the same as my u360s) they feel pretty good as 8way sticks, although the square restrictor takes a little adjusting to. |
| GreatLamer:
--- Quote from: severdhed on September 15, 2010, 07:23:50 pm --- however when playing 4way games, this is never really an issue. so, yes, it is possible to hit diagonals, but it wont affect your gameplay. the JLW is a wonderful 4way stick ... --- End quote --- I share your opinion after testing some game and thought the same before. |
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