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720 Degrees Stick
reality_storm:
I actually like it better without the extra friction...I kinda feel this is what Atari would have done if they had had magnetic analog joysticks back then. A fringe benefit of the massive girth of the stick is that it gave me an excuse to plaster more skateboard art onto the stick cabinet. I'm not getting much done around the house lately, but you know what? I don't really care! Skate or die baby, skate or die!
yotsuya:
Look out for those ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?--- bees!!! >:D
sharpfork:
If you can't tell by my avatar, I am super stoked to see this.
How is the gameplay?
I'm lucky enough to live somewhat close to Denver's 1up so I get to play 720 whenever I want. My main advice is to gear up as much as you can. Get two items (pads +shoes or whatever) every time you are skating around town if possible. Memorize the slalom as well as you can, figure out where you can jump over the water on the downhill, and try to get up on the roof on the half-pie for fun. I lik the game so much, before 1up I figured out how to play it using a trackball turing the x axis about 2 inches to do a 720.
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: reality_storm on October 15, 2012, 06:17:35 pm ---I actually like it better without the extra friction...I kinda feel this is what Atari would have done if they had had magnetic analog joysticks back then.
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They were called Hall effect joysticks. They could've used 49-ways, too. For whatever reasons, they came up with a geared, canted dealie.
reality_storm:
I've got a 49 way, tried making it work years ago, never got the right feeling out of it. This one feels right, a bit too free, but otherwise perfect.