What arcade game originally had joysticks that you think feel like an arcade joystick should?
I don't think you should limit yourself to onlty what you already know now. It's easily possible that the joystick you'll like the best is not something you've tried yet. This was certainly true for me when I started looking.
It was only a starting point.
I hated JLFs at first. I described them as "dainty" due to the super soft spring and undersized bat-tops.
After spending a ton of money on various joysticks and mods, I ended up with JLFs with Hand Candy balltops, stiffer springs, circular restrictors and optical sensors.
They resemble nothing I ever used as a kid, but they
feel right....except the throw is too long for hardcore shmupping....for now.
I've tried Happ Comps, IL Eurostick, X-Arcade, Sanwa JLW, Sanwa JLF, Seimitsu LS-56 and have Happ analogs on the way.
I'd really like to try out GGG's Leaf Pro for 4-way, but I just have no use for it right now.
