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| OSCAR:
The Happ Ms. Pac/Galaga reunion joystick is the best dedicated 4-way joystick available today, IMO. It is definitely worth the extra work to install it into a wood panel, you won't find a better joystick for the Pac games. |
| spauldingd:
How do you go about installing it in a wood cabinet? Do you have to fabricate your own mount? |
| AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: jeffleyda on March 12, 2004, 11:41:38 am ---I own 2 of the t-stick pluses (4/8 way switchable) from ultimarc, and I am sad to say they are *not* what you want if you want to play ms pacman. The throw is extremely short on these joysticks and the springs are extrememly resistant. --- End quote --- Jeff if you drop me an email I'll send a kit of the lighter-action microswitches for the T-Stik which you can try. I'd be interested in feedback. Andy |
| GamingGreg:
Mortalpawn, I have just a standard Happ's Ultimate 4-way in my cabinet. It's an "all right" joystick and it works fine for pac-man. However I'd have to agree with the others that the best 4-way for pacman would be the "Happ Ms. Pac/Galaga reunion joystick". I believe that's also the same one that Bob Roberts is selling (he probably has a better price too). It's made for a metal control panel, so it's a bit diffucult to mount on wood. I believe Bob also has a mounting plate you can use to mount it on a wood panel. |
| patrickl:
I just installed a 4-way ms pacman/galaga replacement joystick in my Galaga standalone testpanel. I have to say, I like the T-Stick+ better. I actually think the throw on the 4-way pac/gal replacement joy is way to long. Especially for such a short handle. The T-sticks short throw allows for much faster responses. I can't se why you would you want a longer throw ??? BTW, I bought the stick from MikesArcade.com for $18 but they didn't have many in stock. Apart from the pac/gal replacements being a bit more work to built in, I ended up having a lot of trouble getting the dust cover under the top cover of the CP. There is an e-clip just below the dustcover that will lift up the dustcover and get stuck. Maybe someone has a solution to this but I ended up skipping the dustcover altogether (which is probably a bad thing). btw putting the dustcover on top of the CP is of course not an option I guess it's a matter of taste, but the T-stick+ suits me much better. I also love the ingenious way it switches from 4 to 8 way. Incredibly clever. It's the best switching option available for sure. One problem with the T-sticks is that they're outrageously expensive, but that's largely because I opted for the quiet microswitch kit and the red balltops. Of course I had to have a red balltop on my Galaga (or for that matter MsPacman) style cab. I thought I saw mention of a J-stick plus, but I couldn't find it again when I went to order. As far as balltops go. I'm also not too keen on the matte look of the balltop. Can't remember if Galaga originally had a matte balltop, but I like a shiny ball better. The red color of the T-Stick balltop replacement is also gorgeous. It's a bit darker (blood red) than the 4-way replacement (which is more bright red) I also don't understand why the balltop of the 4-way replacement is flat on the underside of the ball. It looks kinda weird. The T-stick: + looks better + is easier to build in + feels better (to me anyway) + is more versatile + is really ingenious (your friends will be amazed when you switch it) - costs a lot more - makes more noise |
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