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Saneless:

Nicer artwork. But those buttons around the spinner. The one you want to press will be too close. The other your spinner hand will hit constantly.

skanndelus:


--- Quote from: Saneless on November 10, 2014, 11:31:27 pm ---Nicer artwork. But those buttons around the spinner. The one you want to press will be too close. The other your spinner hand will hit constantly.

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Thanks I didn't think of that.

Any idea on the joysticks?

Any low to mid range buttons you can recommend?

To get LED buttons or to not...

Saneless:

Joysticks have a million conditions and preferences.  Everyone will tell you something different, I'd suggest scouring the forums for posts.  I read about everything I could find over the last 5 years and got a good feel for it.  Ultimately I went with the Happ Competitions for now.  They're cheap ($9), familiar (in American arcades), and got me started.  I figured I could always trade up later.  I probably will, since they're average at best sticks.

As for buttons, I got mine from GroovyGameGear.com and went with the ClassX and True Leaf switches.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=359

Buttons (2.10) + switch (1.50) added up pretty quick.

But the Arcade Prime buttons at $1.20 with the standard microswitches are nicer than most places' standard buttons.  Probably the best value I've seen.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=347

I've gotten switches from other places that were loud and tough but the basic models from GGG are actually really nice.

skanndelus:


--- Quote from: Saneless on November 11, 2014, 10:12:39 am ---Joysticks have a million conditions and preferences.  Everyone will tell you something different, I'd suggest scouring the forums for posts.  I read about everything I could find over the last 5 years and got a good feel for it.  Ultimately I went with the Happ Competitions for now.  They're cheap ($9), familiar (in American arcades), and got me started.  I figured I could always trade up later.  I probably will, since they're average at best sticks.

As for buttons, I got mine from GroovyGameGear.com and went with the ClassX and True Leaf switches.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=359

Buttons (2.10) + switch (1.50) added up pretty quick.

But the Arcade Prime buttons at $1.20 with the standard microswitches are nicer than most places' standard buttons.  Probably the best value I've seen.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=347

I've gotten switches from other places that were loud and tough but the basic models from GGG are actually really nice.

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Thanks! I actually have 4 sticks, and listed them above. Just trying to figure out if I can make them 8 way, if they already are, if I can buy different posts and knobs for them.

horizon:

I went with the GoldLeaf buttons and the Happ competitions as well.  I am about at the same area, but instead of PS, I used cardboard to mock it all up.  Might be worth grabbing some cardboard to see how it feels.  Might change your mind on the design aspects.

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