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Sanwa or Seimitsu - Two stick enter, one stick leave!
emphatic:
Just a word of warning. If you plan on playing classics that DEMAND long throw, stay away from Seimitsu. I tried playing Ninja Kid II (Rad Action for you in the US) and I was furious after a while. In that game, pushing up changes weapons from the inventory, and bringing up the "fire" weapon takes 2 seconds. That's 2 full seconds where you can't defend yourself against attacks. :-\ I have to play this with a HAPP or something like that. Same goes for Solomon's Key I guess. And no, Ninja Kid II is not a 4 way stick game.
LeedsFan:
I dunno if you are gonna mix/match Seimitsu sticks with Sanwa buttons. I did this because I wanted Sanwa buttons with the lightest touch. But when I ordered my red buttons to go with Seimitsu sticks with red ball tops I found that the colours didn't match at all. Maybe I'm being a bit OCD with that but I wanted the ball tops to match the buttons. At least the ball tops are totally interchangeable between the two manufacturers, so I just got red Sanwa ball tops to go on the Seimitsu sticks. Just a heads up if you are gonna mix/match.
Epyx:
Having tried both the JLF and JLW im a huge fan of the JLWs...perfect throw for the kind of games I play (Shooters/classics). Also the 4 way is great for classics like Donkey Kong/Ms Pac Man/Ghost N Goblins etc and 8 way great for Fighters (although not my personal favourite style of game).
borals:
--- Quote from: Epyx on February 24, 2011, 02:50:52 pm ---Having tried both the JLF and JLW im a huge fan of the JLWs...perfect throw for the kind of games I play (Shooters/classics). Also the 4 way is great for classics like Donkey Kong/Ms Pac Man/Ghost N Goblins etc and 8 way great for Fighters (although not my personal favourite style of game).
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Yep, I agree. I also play a lot of fighters and I love the JLW, tis a good all rounder.
(edit, had JLF instead of JLW)
LeedsFan:
--- Quote from: borals on February 24, 2011, 05:23:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: Epyx on February 24, 2011, 02:50:52 pm ---Having tried both the JLF and JLW im a huge fan of the JLWs...perfect throw for the kind of games I play (Shooters/classics). Also the 4 way is great for classics like Donkey Kong/Ms Pac Man/Ghost N Goblins etc and 8 way great for Fighters (although not my personal favourite style of game).
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Yep, I agree. I also play a lot of fighters and I love the JLF, tis a good all rounder.
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But the JLF isn't really a good all rounder because it cannot do 4-way correctly. Great for fighters but that's about it. The JLW is a better all rounder than the JLF. Seimitsu is also a good all rounder.
For an all rounder it's more like JLW versus Seimitsu. I'd say the easier switching between 4/8 way on the JLW (you just turn the plate underneath) probably gives it the edge. Seimitsu need the restrictor plate to be removed and turned round and then secured with the screws (I tried without the screws but it kept dropping off. But it wasn't designed that way to be fair). Both need access to the underside of the panel to achieve this.
For a truly great all rounder it probably has to be the U360 (based on the JLW)... but that wasn't part of the OP.