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quadrider1:

Im just wondering if anyone uses the mag stik plus? I have two but was wondering if there was a better 4/8 way joystick that switches form the top.
Just planning for my next cab.

drventure:

I have two in my cab, for p3 and 4

I don't use them a whole lot, but I do like the way they feel. For some games, having a stick that engages actual switches does have a little better feel that the U360s (which are my primary p1 and p2 sticks).

Heck, just this morning, trying to play Ribbit with U360's was just painful. On the other hand, I suspect there's some custom u360 mapping I could do that would change that, just haven't gotten there yet.

Being able to switch 4-8 way from the top was a must for me, but If they were my primary sticks, i think I'd rig an LED on the CP that shows which state they're in (there are several threads here about doing exactly that).

bsellers100:

I have one as my primary on my cab, but for some reason it seems to "jam" up sometimes.  It feels like it is not making contact with the switches, and I have to kind of jiggle it around in order to get to to work properly again.  Does anybody else have that problem?

LeedsFan:

I'm not sure there is any other joystick that switches from the top. I used to have the Mag Stiks on the first project I did  but I personally didn't like them. I found them to have a very short throw and very stiff to use. Playing Pacman caused my wrist to ache after a while. I don't mind the short throw really but they aren't light like the Japanese sticks. I spent ages lookingfor 4/8 way switchable sticks for my earlier cabinet project and ended up going with U360s using the Mala as frontend with the Ultramapper software plugin for "on the fly" switching. Works brilliantly! They are more expensive of course but well worth it.

EDIT:  I've just been to Ultimarc site and looked at the Mag Stik and I'm beginning to wonder if the sticks I had were T-Stiks. You cannot buy T-Stiks anymore and Ultimarc states that the Mag Stik has a light feel to it. The one's I had certainly weren'tlight. I'd like to know how much different these are to T-Stiks as I may try one out.

opt2not:


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Omni-stiks are also top-switcable.

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