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| honkey:
I am in the process of planning for building a cabinet. Right now, I am trying to decide how I want to build the control panels. I am going to be building a cocktail table with 2 player head to head and side by side on one side. I want to build this to play arcade games as authentically as possible. What I had been thinking was that for the head to head controls, I would put ball top joysticks (it seems like most games displayed vertically use ball top) and for side by side I would put bat top, but the more I look around at pictures, the less I see of the true arcade machines having bat top. For some reason though, I have a mental block telling me that Street Fighter would be awkward to play with a ball top joystick. Beyond that, I also am having trouble deciding on either the long joy sticks or short ones. What do you guys think the best compromise is here? |
| leapinlew:
Balltops on the vertical, bats on the horizontal |
| Martijn:
Most Japanese players use ball. I prefer the Grip Of Death ::) |
| ButterGuns:
i preferred bat tops at first based on their apperance. but ball tops have some advantages and now i've changed my mind and own ball tops. 1. ball tops can be converted to bat tops with an adapter (so ive read) but bat tops can not go ball top because of shaft size. 2. there are TONS of color choices for after market ball tops. 3. one can use the extra "underhanded" grip on a ball top for less intense games. on length; the length of the joystick shaft is probably perfect for a top mount application. i would think shorter might be an advantage though on a coctail cab. |
| lilrascal:
My plan so far (but that seems to change on a daily basis) is to have two bat tops for 8 ways, then a single ball top for a dedicated 4 way. I was thinking of going with GGG's SmoothStick, which is a modified competition for the 8 ways. I was thinking either their True4 or Leaf Pro for a 4 way (once I hear back from them if the ball top is changeable to a black one). Unless of course someone once again changes my mind!! |
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