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XtraSmiley:
I've finally decided to slowly start building my own VectorMAME system.  Now comes some questions I hope you guys can answer:

1.  What type of Joysticks did Black Widow have?  (I know they were leaf, but what brand?)
2.  Do you guys like leaf joysticks?
3.  Is Wico the best leaf joystick?
4.  I've seen cheap leaf joysticks on ebay, are these really bad or will they work?
5.  Oscar spinner or SlikStik version?  Cost is not a factor.

Thanks!
GGKoul:
www.retroblast.com -- Hardware/Joystick review...

JODY:
Stay away from the Wico clones on Ebay.
XtraSmiley:
I've read retroblast, but Kevin only reviewed one leaf stick as far as I can tell.  He also didn't reaview but one microswitch one with a ball top.  I really want to go with the ball tops on my VectorMAME system.  Anyway, any help would be great.  What kind of sticks did Smash TV have?
NoOne=NBA=:
The cheap "Wico-STYLE" joysticks you see on ebay are a poorly done knockoff of the original Wico sticks.
They CLAIM to be 8-way, but they copied the 4-way base, so have a diamond shaped restrictor on them.

Robotron and Black Widow both shipped with Wico 8-way grommet/leafswich sticks on them.
I'm not SURE about SmashTV.
It may have shipped with the newer Wicos (either grommet/micro, or spring/micro) on it, given its release date.
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