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| pathdoc2:
I've been putting a diagonal 4 way into my cab because I love Q-bert. Here is a pic during construction. Trackball isn't in place yet. |
| Doc-:
I put one on my modular cabinet - there is absolutely no substitute for the 4 way dedicated diagonal mount for these games. Even a cheap 4 way on the 45 degree mount is better than the alternatives. A friend came over and set a personal best on it the very first time he played with the 45 degree stick even though he has a conventional MAME himself (with regular joysticks) and had already played the game a lot. I have the modular panels to pull off the "Inferno" setup as well. Just pop the Q-bert stick on the left and a hacked "Tron" style stick on the right. |
| NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: Doc- on July 06, 2004, 06:30:20 pm ---I put one on my modular cabinet - there is absolutely no substitute for the 4 way dedicated diagonal mount for these games. Even a cheap 4 way on the 45 degree mount is better than the alternatives. --- End quote --- At risk of starting a flame war here, what alternatives have you personally tested? There is no difference in the SHAPE of the restrictor plates between a straight mounted 8-way (provided it is not a Wico stick, which doesn't have corners--or a Super, which has soft corners), and a turned 4-way. This leaves stick throw and overall feel as the only two variables. For stick throw, my T-stiks in 8-way mode have a 3/16" each way throw (3/8" total), vs. the 3/4" total for both my Wico and my Pacman stick. I will give you that the turned 4-way is much preferable to an 8-way Ultimate, Competition, or Super. All those sticks have REALLY long throws to get to the diagonals, and the corners on the Super are "soft", as I mentioned earlier. I put foam tape on my Comps to stop the stick as soon as it depresses the button, and still get 1"+ total throw on them corner-to-corner. With regard to feel (which is a very subjective thing), I much prefer the feel of the T-stiks for games that require precise moves in a given direction, like Q*Bert. They go from center to a given direction much quicker, and are wonderful when you try to reverse directions quickly because they don't have to travel as far. As far as an 8-way stick not feeling the same as a turned 4-way, everybody who thinks that needs to try a T-stik Plus. If you close your eyes, and pull the stick in circles--you get a perfect square. This is the same perfect square you get with a rotated 4-way. The other big advantage to the T-stik is that you can actually have THREE sticks in the same spot (an 8-way, a 4-way, and a rotated 4-way), all with the same stick. My modular system has been all about perfect emulation of the original controls, but from a player's standpoint. The T-stik PLAYS much better for me than any rotated 4-way I've tried, so the 4-way I was going to use as a dedicated 45 stick is sitting unopened in my pile. |
| Dartful Dodger:
Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters ??? |
| NoOne=NBA=:
That one uses a Hall Effect joystick, IIRC. |
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