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Upgrading my joysticks..need some help/opinions..
redbeard30:
When I built my cab It was with zero budget so I went with some zippyy joysticks. Not to horrible but I find I need something better now. I grew up playing in the arcades in the late 80's early 90's and I long for the feel of those sticks...street fighter, mk, etc. I believemost of those were happ sticks? So after reading a thousand posts/reviews I've narrowed it down to happ comps, supers or il comps. I already have dedicated 4 way, so these will be general purpose, I have about 20 games I play most, some are shumps, others are fighters, and some windjammers/metal slug types. I'm leaning towards the ILs so I can match the colors on my cab. My main issue is my panel is 13/16 thick MDF. I do not have the means to route out any wood. Will the IL's or happs be long enough to bottom mount without a recess cut? If anyone can post a measurement from the top mount to the bottom of the bat top it would help me tremendously! I ddon't mind a shorter stick, but I don't want it so short its a pain to play! Any other opinions on my selections as what one prefers over another would help too. For those wondering why my panel is 13/16...its a golden tee cab I converted and was what they used. I may someday recut a new one out of 1/2 or 5/8 but can't right now. Thanks.
PL1:
--- Quote from: redbeard30 on August 23, 2013, 12:21:00 pm ---happ comps, supers or il comps.
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The type of joystick in the games you mentioned was almost certainly Happ Competition / IL Eurostick.
Lots of people like those, but I'm pretty fond of my Happ Supers / IL Compacts modded with these quiet Zippyy switches. YMMV.
IIRC the difference between the Happ and IL versions is that some parts are made from slightly different materials -- not sure how much difference this makes. :dunno
--- Quote from: redbeard30 on August 23, 2013, 12:21:00 pm ---My main issue is my panel is 13/16 thick MDF. I do not have the means to route out any wood. Will the IL's or happs be long enough to bottom mount without a recess cut?
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Yes, the extra 1/16" won't be a problem.
You can find side-views and measurements on the Suzo-Happ website.
Scott
blashyrk:
+1 for the supers, I switched from supers to competition but it wasn't long before I switched back. I had a hard time hitting diagonals with the competitions.
paigeoliver:
Street Fighter 2 and Final Fight kits both shipped with Supers. They aren't my favorite stick in the world, but they are one of the few types of microswitch joysticks that I never feel the need to upgrade when I buy a machine that has them.
redbeard30:
Thanks for the info/advice. I think I made up my mind and am going to get some IL competitions. They seem to be preferred over the Happ versions and are only a few $'s more. Thanks again!