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| shponglefan:
Awhile back I did a 4 way joystick shootout. It seemed to be useful to people, so now I'm thinking of doing an 8-way joystick shootout. With all the "what joystick should I buy", it might be useful to some people... Right now I have on hand the following 8 way sticks: Happ Super, Sanwa JLF, Sanwa JLW-TM, Sanwa JLW-UM, Seimitsu LS-32-02, Seimitsu LS-56, and Ultrastik 360. I'm also thinking of ordering some additional sticks to try out (probably 8-way Leaf-Pro, maybe Happ Competition...). If there are any others worth adding to the mix, let me know. For games, any suggestions on what to test? I'd do a mix of game types (i.e. fighting game, beat-em-up, shooter, side-scroller, etc). Probably a mix of classic games and newer ones. The big challenge will be rigging up a test bed to go through so many sticks in a consistent fashion. |
| DeLuSioNal29:
Great idea! I love it. Can't wait to see the end result. :applaud: Also, although it's pretty pricey, how about adding the perfect 360 by Happ? Do you think it's worth it? DeLuSioNaL29 |
| mgb:
Sounds like a great idea. I look forward to seeing your results. Are the sticks gonna be pretty much stock? Some things that may worth while doing are swapping some different parts such as restrictors and switches. Just an example, I use Sanwa JLWs but I don't like the switches or square gates they use, so for a dedicated 8 way, I installed cherry switches (like supers used to have), a round gate and a stiffer spring and the stick feels awesome. I think your list is pretty complete but you may wanna add zippyys. A lot of guys here recomend them, I personally think they're sloppy and cheap feeling but they are decently priced. I also think the supers and comps catch a lot of flack but they are good 8-way sticks. I prefer them for fighters but I'm a very casual below average fighter player. Some games that seem to me to be good test subjects would be, of course fighters and vertical shooters like you said, as well as classics such as Robotron. Have you considered also comparing Crown joysticks. Rather than having a centering spring, they use a centering grommet like the old wicos (only not as stiff) I recently picked one up and it has a decent feel but I haven't yet used it for playing games. A slightly stiffer centering grommett would have been nice though. |
| SpatzST:
please do :D |
| PL1:
Felsir and I were talking here on the wiki about how to help people narrow down the myriad of alternatives to a small handful of joysticks best suited to certain categories/genres of games. If we can define a good list of game categories + related desirable characteristics and test individual sticks for those characteristics, it should help people eliminate unsuitable sticks and/or prioritize their options. --- Quote from: FAQ Talk page ---What type of joystick should I get for my build? This is a common question that seems like it belongs in the FAQ. Perhaps include one list of game categories/desirable characteristics and another list of commonly used sticks/characteristics like this: (check/verify data) Game categories/genres 90's fighters - Med/long throw, circular restriction Old-school 4-way games - Physical restriction so you can "ride the restrictor" Twitchy SHMUP - Short throw, med/easy diagonals Stick characteristics Happ Competition - Med/long throw, med/hard diagonals, circular restriction Sanwa JLF - Med/short throw, swappable 4+8-way/circular/octagonal restrictors Seimitsu LS-32 Short Shaft - Medium throw, many choose to modify the 4-way part of the restrictor plate PL1 (talk) 07:36, 27 February 2014 (EST) --- Quote --- Do we have a list for this? I'm a bit hesitant to suggest specific brands of joysticks- is it possible to make such a list with "what to look for" like short throw or long shaft? (now I think of it, that might be information that is missing in the joystick page- some joystick terminology)Felsir (talk) 03:32, 27 February 2014 (EST) --- End quote --- There's no list that I know of. Maybe we need a short generic answer in the FAQ that sends readers to a more in-depth topic on the joystick page. I agree about defining terms like throw distance and shaft length on the Joysticks page and adding some illustrations as needed. Updated the proposal text above. This will make it possible for us to independently refine the genre/stick descriptions. We may also want to steer readers to Kowal's site for his more in-depth stick measurements/reviews. PL1 (talk) 07:36, 27 February 2014 (EST) --- End quote --- Scott |
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