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All Around Joystick for the Casual Gamer
brophog:
The thing that makes this decision so difficult is also the biggest advantage: No one likely to use this really has any stick time at all. So I have no base of reference, but then again no one has to adjust to a certain stick either.
Any stick that is bought will have to be learned. Personally, I'm more inclined to go to a shorter throw as I tend to do things more with my fingers and wrists than I do with my arms. That's why I brought up the T-stiks and am looking at the prodigy and suzo's. That's also why I'm less inclined to just buy a Super, even if it does seem to be a great stick to get started with.
For those that use the shorter throws, whether it be a t-stik, j-stik, prodigy, or suzo: Are fighters or games requiring many stick adjustments rapidly a problem? I see some have said they are, but I'm wondering if those people are simply having a hard time adjusting from sticks with a longer throw. I'm more interested to see if anyone does like to use these sticks for that purpose.
Level42:
In all honesty, I'm not a frequent fighter player. But the shorter the throw and travel, the less time needed for moving the stick into the different positions. That's why I like short throw. Just because you "remember" something from the past, doesn't make it a good thing. I remember my first Atari joysticks (yugh) and after that a Spectravideo Quickshot thing with a never-ending travel, and I still hate both ;D
Of course, it still is all a matter of personal preference, but the Suzo's are great quality and will last forever....
My most recent Suzo is the "inductive", check out http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=42066.0 about it.
No moving parts, no clicking microswitches, and whatever direction you throw it, you get the same "resistance". ( so no double resistance from 2 microswitches for diagonals). Wether you're a pro or a beginner, a very nice stick indeed, at a fraction of a P360's price....
Jabba:
Back when I was researching my cabinet, I found there to be many varying opinions on joysticks. There seems to be two camps, those who love to play Classic type games, and those who like to play fighter type games.
After much research, I decided to go with the T-Stick
brophog:
After finding a better closeup picture of each, it seems they have similiar switch mechanisms. I guess the big question is a matter of throw and feel.
I'd like to thank everyone for your assistance. I'm going to need to order one of each and set up a sample test board and play around with each one and find one that both myself and the family likes best.
Kremmit:
Once you decide, you can probably sell off the extra sticks here and minimize your losses.
Have fun!