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Needing unbiased opinion on the Ultimarc Mag-Stick
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keilmillerjr:
Excerpt from my Silent Sanwa JLF Joysticks from Paradise Arcade  review.



--- Quote ---As far as how they feel, I got a wide assortment of accessories so I can change the feeling if I wanted. I sold my unused Mag Stick Plus joysticks because I didn't like how they were stiff, short throw, and very noisy. The only downside to these new joy sticks is that they are not switchable from 4-way to 8-way on the fly, like the Mag Stick Plus joysticks. I figured that the majority of the games I would want to play are 8-way anyways. The Mag Stick Plus joysticks are awesome due to their on the fly switching, but I feel like I made the right decision for myself.

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If Ultimarc made the magstik plus quiet and completely customizable like the sanwa jlf, I'd be all over it. It's not a bad stick, but I couldn't see how it would be a great all around stick. That being said, I only hand tested these sticks, not mounted in an actual cabinet yet. I still have to build the cab. So take my opinions however you wish with that in mind.
chopperthedog:

--- Quote from: EMDB on November 25, 2013, 06:01:16 am ---And an UltraStik is the only way to get decent Q*Bert control in a non native cab...

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Option #3: Servostiks set to 8 way mode (the controls.ini needs to be edited to 8 way instead of 4 for auto switching purposes) and edit game specific controls in mame so that only diagonals will be recognized. I have it set up that way on my cocktail table.


good day.
EMDB:

--- Quote from: chopperthedog on November 25, 2013, 01:27:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: EMDB on November 25, 2013, 06:01:16 am ---And an UltraStik is the only way to get decent Q*Bert control in a non native cab...

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Option #3: Servostiks set to 8 way mode (the controls.ini needs to be edited to 8 way instead of 4 for auto switching purposes) and edit game specific controls in mame so that only diagonals will be recognized. I have it set up that way on my cocktail table.
good day.

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I guess that isn't very accurate because movement will only be triggered if you hit 2 switches at once...
Fursphere:
Q*Bert = build a panel for just Q*Bert

Anything else is a compromise. 
EMDB:

--- Quote from: Fursphere on November 25, 2013, 01:58:48 pm ---Q*Bert = build a panel for just Q*Bert

Anything else is a compromise.

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That's a bit shortsighted... An Ultrastik with the correct mapping and connected digitally (via an iPac) gives exactly the same control as a dedicated 45 degrees rotates 4 way stick.

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