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4-way joystick shootout! (Leaf-Pro, Sanwa JLW, Ultrastik 360, Seimitsu LS-32-02)
shponglefan:
Just out of curiosity I decided to "score" the joysticks based on the rankings. 1st place - 3 points, 2nd place - 2 points, 3rd place - 1 point. Highest possible score is 18.
Scores were as follows:
GGG Leaf-Pro - 10
Seimitsu LS-32-02 - 10
Ultrastik 360 - 9
Sanwa JLW - 7
It's darned close. Just goes to show these are all good sticks. ;D
shponglefan:
--- Quote from: mgb on July 25, 2013, 12:31:30 am ---Great write up.
I like that you added some more testing and I agree with what you wrote about Frogger. I play Frogger with a JLW in 4-way mode and its not great.
also I see you found the JLW to be able to hit diagonals if really pushed. I recently found on my jlw, just the other day that I was able to hit diags in an 8 way game if I really tried.
But like you said, it doesn't really get in the way in a 4-way game.
Thanks again for a thorough write up. I'm sure many will find it helpful.
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Thanks for the kind words and glad you appreciate it! :cheers:
Unstupid:
I just wanted to add that I'd defend shponglefan's statement that the u360 is the only true 4 way joystick. In theory, it is the only joystick that will actuate only 1 direction or the other as you transition from say, for example, right to up and it will never not actuate a specific direction. Now lets look at a 4 way joystick that uses a restrictor plate. No matter how finely tuned the restrictor plate is there will either be overlap (when both directions are being actuated) or there will be a point when neither switch is actuated (lets call this underlap even though that's not a real word). Now this moment of overlap or underlap may be a fraction of a millisecond as you transition from one direction to another, and it may be indiscernible, but it is there.
What i won't defend is shponglefan's review scores, because those are totally wrong, and the JLW is the best 4 way stick period! :D
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Unstupid on August 23, 2013, 04:40:27 pm ---I just wanted to add that I'd defend shponglefan's statement that the u360 is the only true 4 way joystick. In theory, it is the only joystick that will actuate only 1 direction or the other as you transition from say, for example, right to up and it will never not actuate a specific direction.
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Using that same logic, a chip solution attached to any 8-way switch based stick can do the same thing. But that doesn't mean it will work any better as a 4-way just because it behaves this way.
Unstupid:
--- Quote from: RandyT on August 23, 2013, 04:49:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: Unstupid on August 23, 2013, 04:40:27 pm ---I just wanted to add that I'd defend shponglefan's statement that the u360 is the only true 4 way joystick. In theory, it is the only joystick that will actuate only 1 direction or the other as you transition from say, for example, right to up and it will never not actuate a specific direction.
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Using that same logic, a chip solution attached to any 8-way switch based stick can do the same thing. But that doesn't mean it will work any better as a 4-way just because it behaves this way.
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I'm not speaking towards performance, I'm just pointing out the fact that "only" digital sticks can be true 4-way sticks.
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