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RandyT:

--- Quote from: patrickl on March 22, 2004, 11:37:25 am ---I have to admit I've never been able to find anything on that site (with all the non-functional buttons and stuff), but even if you say it must be there, I still cannot seem to find it.

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I guess I put too much faith in people recognizing the universal symbol of the almighty shopping cart :)

It's on every page, and says "Click here to shop" in big letters when the cursor gets anywhere near it it, yet people still fail to find it for some reason (I'm not being sarcastic, BTW, this really seems to be the case.)

Anyway, I realize there is an issue there, and the site will be undergoing a re-design in a bit.

And to keep this on-topic..... why do you want to frustrate the poor little kids by forcing them to play a 4-way game with an 8-way stick?  Trust me, they will be able to tell and you'll need to answer them when they ask why the "stupid yellow thing went this way when I told it to go that way"  :D

BTW, has anyone done a good "side-by-side" comparison between the OMNI-Stiks and the T-Stick?  When I first introduced the OMNI's on the site, OSCAR (and others) chimed in with fairly negative comments about the the somewhat shorter throw of the stick (which I personally like) relative to the standard HAPP variety.    Now I see much to do about the T-Stick, which from what I have heard, has a considerably shorter throw than even the OMNI's and requires much more force to actuate.

What gives?   ???

RandyT
Stingray:
FWIW the Omnistick Prodigy has quickly become my favorite stick. Not just because of the easy top of the panel switching, but IMO the throw is just right as is the amount of force required to actuate it. They're a little on the expensive side, but well worth the money.

-S
patrickl:

--- Quote from: RandyT on March 23, 2004, 09:58:05 am ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on March 22, 2004, 11:37:25 am ---I have to admit I've never been able to find anything on that site (with all the non-functional buttons and stuff), but even if you say it must be there, I still cannot seem to find it.

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I guess I put too much faith in people recognizing the universal symbol of the almighty shopping cart :)

It's on every page, and says "Click here to shop" in big letters when the cursor gets anywhere near it it, yet people still fail to find it for some reason (I'm not being sarcastic, BTW, this really seems to be the case.)

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I click on one of the the Omnistick buttons or the Prodigy button and then I end up on a page with info about a certain stick. I can't tell if they are different products, but I guess they must be since they have different menu items. Anyway, on that page I assume I get the information about this stick and then it isn't there. I usually only need to click on a shopping cart when I intend to purchase a selected product. But Indeed on the Ultimarc site I also need to go to the "ordering page" to see all the products. Perhaps it's a standard for Arcade gear sites to have selected products on the "display pages" and then all the rest in the webstore.

Wasn't KevSteele working on a grand review of a huge number of joysticks?
Nailz:

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BTW, has anyone done a good "side-by-side" comparison between the OMNI-Stiks and the T-Stick?  When I first introduced the OMNI's on the site, OSCAR (and others) chimed in with fairly negative comments about the the somewhat shorter throw of the stick (which I personally like) relative to the standard HAPP variety.    Now I see much to do about the T-Stick, which from what I have heard, has a considerably shorter throw than even the OMNI's and requires much more force to actuate.

What gives?   ???

RandyT


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I certainly haven't tested either of them Randy, the only thing I can say for myself, is that the OMNI-Stik has a handle design I have never seen or used in any arcades, being that I grew up playing the classics in the 80's.  The fact that the T-Stick has the bat handle or that you can use the ball-top brings back that familiarity to me.  Obviously nothing personal, but for me, it's the appearance that has swayed me towards the T-stick.I would imagine I'm not the only one thinking this way.
patrickl:
Apparently the Omnistick is available in ballhandle as well. See the link that Tiger-Heli looked up for me a few messages back (thanks for that btw).
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