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Mameotron:


--- Quote from: stuzza on December 10, 2004, 07:00:04 pm ---Last of all, TAKE YOUR TIME!
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thrdbace:

whats so bad about the x-arcade stuff??

a joystick is a joystick...unless you're planning on building a hall of fame mame machine...whats the difference?  they get the job done right?

stevejt:

I appreciate all the advice, keep it comeing.

I already know the x-arcade sticks won't be my favorites, they look too short.  BUt since this is my first mame machine, almost ALL spare parts, and I plan on trying to sell it, (since almost all spare parts, anything would be a profit), - I deceided to go with the $5 sticks, instead of more expensive ones.

As far as all joysticks being the same?  It makes a huge difference to many people.   I have about 20 arcade machines in my basement (don't ask...),(and those f-ing 2 that don't fit...) so  I can tell you joysticks make a HUGE difference.  I have an x-men (4p) and a Turtles in time, (in a tmnt cab).  Cabs are identical, monitors are identical, game type and controls identical.  Sticks LOOK the same, BUT, turtles has leaf switch sticks.  I HATE THEM!!!!!!!!!!  (anyone local want to swap for ms bases?????)   The sticks take away from the game play, since my mind tends to be on them sometimes.  I have heard some say they like them better.  Rampage dedicated sticks, (pretty oroginal) have an AWESOME feel, while the newer Rampage world tour has short sticks with a heavy feel.  My favs??  You'er gonna laugh- the goofy looking (IMO) ones in P.O.W....  The P.O.W. game sucks, (imo).  I got the dedicated cab cheap with an excellent monitor in it.  So it's my jamma test cab, (too many boards too...  you know, just ONE more...)  If I could get a case of those tall, skinny, bright things cheap, every game in my basement would have them.  As tall as they are, they have the shortest movement of any stick I have ever seen.  (Any one have any they want to swap?) They would have saved me dozens of lives in any raiden game.  So I guess, NO they are all NOT the same...

oops...  Did I just vent about joysticks?  Sorry...   Morons in the traffic today must have pissed me off a little more than I thought....

Have A Nice Day!

Steve


thrdbace:

what is so bad about the x-arcade sticks?  why do they suck?

Santoro:

Here is the 'Lessons Learned' section from my cab site.

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