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emb:
What is your favorite switchable joystick and why? I have been looking at the UltraStik 360, mag stik plus, J-stik,  and the Servo stik. I am having some difficulty weighing out the pros and cons, especially after looking at http://retroblast.arcadecontrols.com.

I would like something that is easily switchable between 4-8 way. I was aiming towards a servo stik although I don't feel like spending $80 bucks on something like that.

I plan on playing mame, 8-bit, & 16-bit consoles, and playstation games on it.
mytymaus007:
I would just get u360s y bother with 4  way sticks only really necessary for fast hack. Pacman and maybe donkey kong
mbasile35:
I'd go with the servo stik. I personally haven't used one but auto 4/8 way switching out of the box sounds pretty good to me. But I see your point, $80 is a lot for one stick but there are also a lot of manual switching sticks that can be hacked with servos and gears to get automatic switching for , I'm assuming, is less than $80.
emb:

--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on September 20, 2012, 10:43:48 am ---I would just get u360s y bother with 4  way sticks only really necessary for fast hack. Pacman and maybe donkey kong

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All my wife plays is pacman.

The Jstik is a quarter the cost. I don't mind designing my control panel such that it can easily be opened (if needed)

The mag stick seems pretty cool as you can just lift and twist the joystick, no need to open up the control panel. Unfortunately I have heard some really mixed views on it's feel.

It would be cool if there is a different stick that switched 4/8 way like a mag stik.

Then again, I am not one to base too much judgement. I haven't felt a mag stick myself.

I have also been eyeing the omni2:
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=383


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mytymaus007:

--- Quote from: emb on September 20, 2012, 12:29:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on September 20, 2012, 10:43:48 am ---I would just get u360s y bother with 4  way sticks only really necessary for fast hack. Pacman and maybe donkey kong

--- End quote ---

All my wife plays is pacman.

The Jstik is a quarter the cost. I don't mind designing my control panel such that it can easily be opened (if needed)

The mag stick seems pretty cool as you can just lift and twist the joystick, no need to open up the control panel. Unfortunately I have heard some really mixed views on it's feel.

It would be cool if there is a different stick that switched 4/8 way like a mag stik.

Then again, I am not one to base too much judgement. I haven't felt a mag stick myself.

I have also been eyeing the omni2:
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=383


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How big is your control panel that you are using any pics that will help everyone out to help you decide!
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