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| How can I tell if my original, unused Wico joystick is 4-way or 8-way? |
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| TheHare:
Way back when I was a kid in 1982, I purchased a joystick from the Wico warehouse located in South Gate, California. I lived in the same city so I rode my bike there and told the receptionist that I wanted to make a control panel to play Pac-Man on my Atari 800 computer. She sold me the joystick, a few pushbuttons, and handed me a thick product catalog, but I never built the panel. The stick has been in storage for almost 3 decades! Well, now that I am 43 I think I am ready to build my MAME cabinet. Hehehhehe. Is there an easy way to determine if my Wico leaf-switch joystick is 4-way? If it's an 8-way, how can I convert it to 4-way? Thanks for any help. |
| CheffoJeffo:
What colour is the base ? |
| BobA:
Pics of Wico 4 way. Note the shape of the restrictor hole in base. |
| Well Fed Games:
Heh, that is the coolest source of parts ever! |
| TheHare:
The restrictor is a circle and the base is black, not grey. I guess my stick is an 8-way. Can I just replace the base/restrictor if I can one? |
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