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Did 90s' arcade games use mostly Happ Ultimate, or Happ Competition joysticks?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on June 27, 2024, 12:22:18 pm ---I have Sanwa JLFs in my cab, but they took a ton of modifications to make them feel correct to me (for multiple eras of games).
In stock form the springs are way too weak and the switches are way too loud. After installing a stiffer spring you have to grease the hell out of them to prevent the movement from feeling notchy.
My modified ones work better for shmups and have ball tops which feels more correct on early 80's classics, but they aren't any better than the IL sticks for hack n slash or fighting games.
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I cringe every time I hear that someone wants to increase the tension on a metal "ball" mated with a plastic socket, by introducing a stronger spring. Those assemblies are meant to "float" with just enough tension to return the stick to center reliably. Anything more will cause increased wear and then sticking/binding. And god help you if something abrasive is introduced into the lubricant.
Japanese style sticks aren't designed to be stiff. If that's what someone wants, they should look elsewhere, IMHO.
pbj:
Settle down, Randy, nobody actually plays their cabinets.
LightningBolt:
--- Quote from: pbj on June 26, 2024, 08:13:08 pm ---Who cares? It’s current year, use a Sanwa JLF
https://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/attributes_brands.html#JLF
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:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: no thanks
RandyT:
--- Quote from: pbj on July 01, 2024, 02:18:59 pm ---Settle down, Randy, nobody actually plays their cabinets.
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If you are referring to the typical department store cabinet purchaser, you'd probably have a point. But anyone going through the trouble to try to fix controls, probably has more than a passing interest in using actually them. :cheers: