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options for 49 way joysticks?
negative1:
Arcade 1up just advertised NFL Blitz with 49 way joysticks.
https://arcade1up.com/a/page/nfl-blitz-arcade?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=18060041401&utm_content=&utm_term=&gadid=&gclid=CjwKCAjwo_KXBhAaEiwA2RZ8hDShrzoYBN-Jylzli4-zU58xviESNhG0ZOzUH7WdW7QEmZ0J16LkThoC-FAQAvD_BwE
Features:
Officially licensed by the NFL, WiFi Multiplayer, Light-Up Marquee, 1-4 Players Simultaneous, 49 way joystick, 3 in 1 games, Branded Riser, Headphone jack
They will be making their own brand, not sure until it comes out, how
they will do it.
Glenns retro will probably make their own version too, so maybe we
can use it with USB, MAME, sinistar, etc.
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negative1:
here is a brief tech demo of possible 49 way stick :
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RandyT:
Any analog joystick can be made to report 49-positions, but that doesn't make it a real old-school-like-you-remember 49-way joystick. Regardless of the sensing technology being used, there will likely be massive differences in construction, feel in operation and from the looks of it, performance.
But I doubt anyone really expects anything different from a machine built to a price point where 4 old-school 49-ways would account for 2/3rds of it's retail. While a stick like that will definitely make those games more playable, anyone thinking they will deliver remotely the same experience as the originals at a lower cost, is probably being somewhat delusional.
Howard_Casto:
Agreed. I would be shocked it if it isn't just a stock analog joystick made to operate like a 48 via an arduino-like board or more likely still it's all done in software since the games are emulated anyway.
EvilNuff:
That video actually looks better than I expected. Though I do have pretty low expectations for that stick. :) I'm not aware of any other options right now other than an analog stick or the happ 49s at $175ish a pop?