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NoOne=NBA=:


--- Quote from: FractalWalk on February 02, 2005, 08:53:39 pm ---This is probably only an issue with Robotron/Smash TV as it is very important to be able to roll your joystick in and out of the corners smoothly. You need a sensitive stick with a round restrictor and leaf switches to do that.
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Time Pilot and Gyruss are the other two games I can think of that really HAVE to have a round restrictor to play right.
I PREFER a round restrictor on Bosconian, but can do almost as well with a square restrictor.

Most fighters do BETTER with square restrictors, by contrast.

JODY:

Here's a review of a leaf Wico:

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/joysticks/wico.html

I've considered getting one but have stayed with the comps and P360s.  The reviewer above wasn't too thrilled with them.

I really like my P360's which have round restrictors, but have played Robotron with the comps and didn't have a problem.  Will have to compare more with the P360's once I get my cab done which won't be anytime soon.


Peter Baluk:

have some originals here if you need them .Let me know.

RayB:

Regarding the Retroblast review, it's one man's opinion. And regarding this line from his review:

"but the lack of feedback about when you've pushed the joystick far enough took some getting used to."

The "feedback" is inthe games! You don't need to feel or hear a click because right on the screen your character will move (visual feedback) and as with most games will also have a movement sound effect (audio feedback).

~Ray B.


NoOne=NBA=:

The P360 is functionally the same stick as a good Wico.
They have no corners, and move smoothly.
If you've got P360s, there's no need to get Wicos.
The P360 was ORIGINALLY an add-on module for the standard Wicos, that replaced the leafswitches with optical ones.
They've redesigned it a bit for the stand-alone model, but the operation remains the same.

The bad review that Kevin gave the Wicos was from his own lack of familiarity with them, or because the one he had wasn't one of the GOOD Wico sticks.
I can't tell for sure from his data, but suspect it might have been both.

He claims that his Wico hung up in the corners, which leads me to believe it may have been a square restrictor transitional model.
He also claims that it felt really stiff due to the springs in it.
The GOOD Wicos didn't HAVE springs, but the square restrictor ones did.


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