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Matt Berry:

paigeoliver have you also tried out the T-sticks or j-sticks. This weekend I actually got to play around with the supers and they are definetely better then the ultimates I had. The reason I ask is most people Like the T-stick better then the supers. Right now I'm keeping an eye out for some of the other joysticks you listed, but I don't have a good source for them yet besides watching E-bay.

Grasshopper:


--- Quote from: subzero23 on November 13, 2004, 11:53:29 am ---Being that Supers are so popular why haven't they been colorized yet??

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They are actually available in various colours but you have to get them directly from the manufacturer (Industrias Lorenzo). It's weird that Happ only stock them in black.

One joystick that hasn't been mentioned is the Suzo 500. It looks a bit weird (the handle is a cross between a bat and a ball) but it has a very nice crisp feel with a short throw.

Can someone tell me whether Happ's heavy springs can be fitted to the Supers as well as the Competitions?

spiffyshoes:

Matt:  For the 8-way Wico's try www.thepinballshop.com
I ordered 4 NOS Black Ball Top 8-Way Wico joysticks from him for $17 each including shipping.  He also had some 4-way Wico's too.

You can get some optical adapters for them off of ebay from this guy.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=6131432776&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

I can't wate to try mine out when they get here.

Matt Berry:

Were there any games that actually came with the Microswitch and spring based Wico clones with long handles, or were they an after market add on? How long are the handles on these?

shmokes:

By the way, I was just checking out SlikStik's website (thinking of new joystick handles for my Christmas present) and noticed something potentially very cool.

You can apparently pick up Perfect 360 optical joysticks for a mere $39 in the parts store.  That's about $10 cheaper than it costs if you buy it directly from Happ.  For the same price the sticks cost at Happ you can get them from SlikStik with the cool new custom aluminum balltops  in various colors.

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