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OMNI-Stik PRODIGY (TM) - New Product Announcement
RandyT:
--- Quote from: menace on November 19, 2003, 10:08:04 am ---Send one to Kev Steele for a review I'd be curious how well the system works (not to mention he makes such neat videos ;))
I have been toying with modifying my j-stick for "above-panel" switching--this seems to be a more elegant solution.
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Kevin will have one heading his way very soon. ;)
RandyT
soslo:
This looks like a cool product...no need to have that extra dedicated 4 way in the middle of a panel...
Hrmm, I am bookmarking your page because when I do the cocktail, this looks like the answer I've been looking for.
Pungo76:
Looks pretty sweet. Do you have an available dimensioned drawing for installation, was wondering if it would fit into my existing panel with a little tweaking. Also is there any way to use the stick as a 4-way diagnol style stick, without mounting it at an angle of course. Thanks.
Matt
Wade:
RandyT,
Great way to tackle such a problem! My only concern would be that the stick doesn't look more like a common 4-way or 8-way (or have different stick tops/balls available). Depending on the theme someone goes for in their cab, it would be nice to be able to match it (for instance, if someone makes a pac replica they will probably want a stick that looks like a pac stick).
I would expect these to be popular. I'm very happy with my J-sticks, but my panel is set up in such a way to make switching trivial and very quick (no tools, takes about 10 seconds). But for many people that isn't an option.
Good luck, if these are in the same league as the Keywhiz then I'm sure buyers will be happy with the product.
Wade
JustMichael:
Pungo76, I prefer using an 8-way stick as a 4-way diagonal stick. In Mame you can do this by making Mame accept only the diagonal directions. Here is an example for qbert:
Hit "Tab" and go down to "Input (this game)"
Go down to P1 Right and hit "Enter"
Now hit the down arrow then right after that hit the right arrow (it should say "Down Arrow Right Arrow" in just a couple seconds)
Now do the same for the other directions but use:
P1 Left: Left Arrow Up Arrow
P1 Up: Up Arrow Right Arrow
P1 Down: Down Arrow Left Arrow
If you make a mistake, just select the line again and press "ESC" to reset the control to its normal key.
Once you have done this, qbert is tons of fun with an 8-way stick!