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paigeoliver:
There are a couple microswitch joys that work for Robotron. The wico ones that are exactly like the leaf kind, and the Wico microswitch type ones that take the same handle, but have a spring in them (BUT you have to change out the spring for a Happs heavy spring).

But, the real deal is still better.

Smash TV sucks because more and more bad guys keep coming out. It is rediculous because you are on each screen way too long and it just gets stupid. On Level on an arcade game should not take a half hour.
neuromancer:
I guess I'm the odd man out, but I'm used to that ;D

My first joystick only had one stick and 4 buttons, and I played Robotron on it a fair bit. I use the upper left button as "up" and the lower right as "down".

I won't even pretend it's an accurate representation of the game, but I can get just about as far using buttons instead of dual joys. Maybe level 20.

I think the 2nd key to Robotron (after "get the humans") is shoot in a different direction from the direction of travel as often as possible, and shoot in two directions at once whenever possible.

Bob
pocketbikez:
found 2 more dual 8-way games... Cloak and Dagger and Fire Trap

so far that makes 10.

robotron
crazy climber
crazy climber 2
mars
cloak and dagger
black widow
krull
fire trap
smash tv
total carnage
Bgnome:
multiple 4 ways
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=16325

what games use duel joysticks i.e. Karate Champ?
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=20143
Chris:

--- Quote from: pocketbikez on August 30, 2004, 05:19:54 pm ---found 2 more dual 8-way games... Cloak and Dagger and Fire Trap

so far that makes 10.

robotron
crazy climber
crazy climber 2
mars
cloak and dagger
black widow
krull
fire trap
smash tv
total carnage

--- End quote ---
Assault. Vindicators, and Battlezone are all 2-stick games, but not 8-ways, and they really need trigger sticks.
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