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| Xiaou2:
But, a u360 does not have physical restriction.. and that is critical to playing 4 way games accurately and is a lot more enjoyable. Its longer throw does not help either. There is no perfect one-stick solution. |
| EMDB:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on March 06, 2014, 05:53:39 am ---But, a u360 does not have physical restriction.. and that is critical to playing 4 way games accurately and is a lot more enjoyable. Its longer throw does not help either. There is no perfect one-stick solution. --- End quote --- You can add restrictors to an U360. I tried but did not like them. For me the U360 is perfect for playing 4 way games as far as I can tell... |
| jimmer:
--- Quote from: processedmeat on March 05, 2014, 11:32:39 pm ---After building one cabinet, I've quickly realized that having proper controls makes a big difference in your enjoyment of these old games. However, I'm limited to one cabinet so I'm trying to get something that can accommodate as many of these games as possible. --- End quote --- You are nearly there :) One cabinet does not have to mean one set of controls. |
| lamprey:
The only way I know of (and I've thought about trying it), is to start with a Rotary stick and add a switchable restrictor plate. I doubt they are compatible, but my thought was to use a portion of the Ultimarc Servo Switch for "auto" switching in conjunction with the Happ Rotary. |
| Xiaou2:
--- Quote from: EMDB on March 06, 2014, 07:04:24 am --- --- Quote from: Xiaou2 on March 06, 2014, 05:53:39 am ---But, a u360 does not have physical restriction.. and that is critical to playing 4 way games accurately and is a lot more enjoyable. Its longer throw does not help either. There is no perfect one-stick solution. --- End quote --- You can add restrictors to an U360. I tried but did not like them. For me the U360 is perfect for playing 4 way games as far as I can tell... --- End quote --- The problem is that the restriction probably isn't the same as an original. Because then you would lose the analog capability. When you allow too much travel, your reaction times and the feel of the stick wont be right. Also, while the stick unrestricted is analog.. its range of motion is limited compared to a full analog stick.. this also causes you to lose resolution control on these games. You can jack up the movement settings.. but you still never get the precision control. The problem with many people is that they don't remember.. and or have not played with a good working arcade 4way.. and so they do not know what 'working perfect' really means, in this context. For example, when you first get into a car.. you may not know the difference between snow tires, regular tires, racing tires, and show-tires (large rim) .. How each will effect the cars performance, control and feel. To you, you just get in and drive, and say the car works perfectly for you. Any issues, you may chalk up to challenging conditions and your own skills.. rather than the actual tires. A true arcade restricted 4-way, is a fairly tight diamond shape. This is like cutting through someone's yard, instead of walking around the sidewalk perimeter. Even better, because you are guided by the diagonal diamond shaped edge.. for a very smooth and fast action. Your stick does not get stuck in the diagonal corners before it hits the correct position. So each exchange, you gain a lot of distance and thus reaction times are much faster. There also is no software to possibly slow things down. Its all hardware, and all instantly registered. The feel and reaction times are further improved with leaf switches, instead of microswitches... as well as a rubber grommet, instead of a spring & spacer pivot only. |
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