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What should I look for in joystick and buttons? I like tactile feed back.
Locke141:
I need to order my buttons and joysticks in the near future.
I am building a 4player pedestal and will be adding two more players for the 6 player x-man at some point. I am open to the Idea of using two higher quality Joysticks for the two mane 6 button players, as long as they all look the same on top.
I will need 6 joysticks (starting with 4) and 38 buttons so price is a bit of an issue, but I want something that will work and feel good. I don't need them to be 4 way restricted but it would be a plus if they could do both.
This machine will be mostly used for beat them ups. I am shore it will see lots of fighters as well.
Are any of the cheep joysticks on ebay even worth considering?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-HAPP-COMPETITION-8-WAY-JOYSTICK-ARCADE-JAMMA-MAME-tm-/260824777265?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cba5e4231
BobA:
If you want good feeling controls do not get the Xgaming bundle. They are cheaper copies of regular controls made for their control panels. Don't know what you are looking for in tactile feedback. Do you really want to feel or hear the click of the microswitches?
BadMouth:
Same price from groovygamegear and you can get a different color for each player:
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=65&sort=20a&page=2
Cheap buttons too if you're ok with convex ones: http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=73&sort=3a&page=1
EDIT: they are indeed concave like normal old-school buttons.
The owner is a member here and backs his products.
Same goes for:
http://www.ultimarc.com/ (In the UK, but very fast shipping)
http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/ (although not as active on here lately)
http://www.arcadeemulator.net/ (only ships once a week, but can get any parts on the Happ website and doesn't soak you with shipping charges like Happ does)
BadMouth:
Wherever you order from, order a pushbutton wrench!
Locke141:
--- Quote from: BobA on May 14, 2013, 02:14:27 pm ---If you want good feeling controls do not get the Xgaming bundle. They are cheaper copies of regular controls made for their control panels. Don't know what you are looking for in tactile feedback. Do you really want to feel or hear the click of the microswitches?
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I don't need to feel an actual click or hear it, but I don't think I want a super "soft touch" feel. This is my first billed, I believe I am looking for what is called the "American stile".
I am basing my preference for controls off my preference for key boards (IBM Model-M). It's to long since I last played in an arcade to remember what I would like. I'm Living in Tanzania and can't find a local assortment of arcade cabinets to get a feel for what I would actually like. I'm open to using soft touch if there is a compelling reason to do so, particularly for beat them ups and fighters.
P.S. I would rather spend more to get a good product. Even if it means the Vinyl will have to be put off till my next trip back to the USA.