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tony.silveira:
hey guys,

i just finished my magnet hack of a trigger stick for my new "zippy" sticks from GGG and it works great.  unfortunately, i'm not super thrilled with these zippy's.  nothing wrong with them per se for the price, but i find the throw on the sticks to be a bit too loose for my tastes.  i put the ball tops on and tried a round of robotron.  hitting the diagonals was a bit tricky.

so now i'm on the market again for a couple of sticks.  here is what i have (or have tried):

player 1, stick 1:  mag stick plus - i've become used to the short throw.  that said, for my two center sticks, i would like a bit more movement

player 1, stick 2:  zippy - looking to replace

player 2, stick 1:  zippy - looking to replace

player 2, stick 2:  ez stick

i have also tried teh top fire from happ.

so the two zippys i would like to replace, i would like whatever stick i get to haver a removable ball so i can use my trigger stick hacks.  looking for a stick with some play, just not crazy ammounts of play like the zippy's.  also, not a stick as stiff as the mag stick plus i have.  would also like a stick that can be set 4/8 way from underneath, like the omin2 or mag stick (next up, i'm adding servos to my panel)

out of curiosity, what kind of sticks did robotron use?  my fave arcade game of all time and just loved those sticks.

any thoughts or suggestions?  anyone have a stcik lying around that they think i would like, i would gladly pay shipping to me and back to you so i could simply get a "feel" for it

many thanks
mytymaus007:
WICO my friend with a 4 inch shaft! :lol best sticks in the world basically for everything but you need it for ROBOTRON :notworthy:
tony.silveira:
cool, thanks.

is there anything comparable on the market that has a restrictor plate and also has a removable ball?

thanks
mytymaus007:

--- Quote from: tony.silveira on May 14, 2012, 09:53:43 pm ---cool, thanks.

is there anything comparable on the market that has a restrictor plate and also has a removable ball?

thanks

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nothing new if you want wico u need to ask here or look on ebay as for restrictor im assuming you want a 4 way stick! not sure whats the best 4/8 way but my guess if your serious about gaming youll need seperate sticks because there are so many different types of game play!!! Checkout these this guy is out of his mins $125  :laugh2:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/WICO-8-WAY-NOS-LEAF-SWITCH-ARCADE-MACHINE-JOYSTICKS-WITH-RED-TOPS-PAIR-/140750712485?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c5656ea5
Paul Olson:

--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on May 14, 2012, 09:46:11 pm ---WICO my friend with a 4 inch shaft! :lol best sticks in the world basically for everything but you need it for ROBOTRON :notworthy:

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You want the 8-way WICOs for Robotron. They have the black base. These with the grey base are 4-way.
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