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jcroach:

Hey.  I've got a line on a used analog arcade joystick.  I could get it for about $40.  I'm not sure if that's a good price or not and I'm not sure how much I would use it.  How many of you all have an analog arcade joystick? Do you use it? What are some of your favotire games to play using it?

thanks

Minwah:

Analog sticks are very handy.  Some games really need one to play properly, my favorites in this category are Space Harrier, After Burner, EPROM, Road Runner etc...some of these play OK with a 49-way stick, but some don't (the Sega ones I mentioned for example).  You can also use it for yoke games, like Star Wars.

I'd probably buy it for that price if it is a good stick and in reasonable shape.

csete:

Dumb question... What is the difference between an analog joystick and something like http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/st290.htm.  It seems that the Saitek is capable of registering multiple "levels" in each direction, but there must be something more that makes an analog worth so much more?


Minwah:


--- Quote from: csete on June 16, 2005, 03:44:00 pm ---Dumb question... What is the difference between an analog joystick and something like http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/st290.htm.  It seems that the Saitek is capable of registering multiple "levels" in each direction, but there must be something more that makes an analog worth so much more?

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That's an analog joystick, but not an *arcade* analog joystick.

PC analog sticks tend to be very plasticy and generally look like crap imo.  Arcade ones usually use a lot of metal and they are built to last.  That said a PC stick will do the same job, just won't look or feel quite the same.

IntruderAlert:

When most people are talking about analog sticks around here they are talking about something like a 49-way stick with a GP-Wiz49  interface.

Just search for GP-Wiz49 and you'll find tons of info

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