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| RayB:
--- Quote from: SithMaster on December 06, 2005, 08:54:43 pm ---well is there a decent version of it made by happs-something cosmetically similar. --- End quote --- No. That's why I gave the answer I did (which could be misconstrued as a smart-ass reply). Nintendo are the only ones who used those little joys. Your best bet is Ebay. |
| MinerAl:
If you have to be "restoration perfect" go with an e-bay Nintendo 4 way. Be aware that they suck though. If you want a stick that feels and plays good, go for a happs-reunion or better yet an old-school wico 4-way. |
| Kremmit:
It's all about whether or not you want it to feel exactly the same as it did back when. I'll agree that they're not the best sticks overall, but if you really want to re-create the feel of a few rounds of DK Jr., it's the only way to fly. Here's some pics of a Nintendo stick. Note the gold-colored restrictor on the bottom- that's a 4-way restrictor. They also came with 2-ways and 8-ways. Yes, Nintendo 8-ways had a restrictor too, it had little notches for the diagonals and the cardinal directions. The restrictor plates are mostly missing these days, as they either fell off, or an operator removed them when converting to Super Mario Bros or something. I wonder if the plethora of restrictor-less sticks contributes to their bad rep? |
| MaximRecoil:
I think that Nintendo joysticks are among the toughest joysticks ever made. The mechanism is entirely steel and I don't see how you could ever wear one out. They may not be the most "tactile" things in the world (lol) but they do the trick and I think it is a bit misleading when people refer to them as crappy or whatever because they aren't. They are built like a tank and a Nintendo cabinet without them is just not right. Just make sure they have all their parts, including the correct restrictor plate for the game they are being used on (2-way, 4-way or 8-way) and the original VL12L microswitches with the pre-bent actuators. Since they really aren't subject to a significant amount of mechanical wear, a cleaning and lubrication will make even the most used and abused examples of these sticks feel the same as an NOS one. |
| markrvp:
You can buy a Happ reunion stick and buy a third party black ball top for it. I think the company that makes the ball tops is McMann Master. I'm pretty sure BYOAC user Whammoed is the one who pointed this out. E-mail him directly and ask for the part number (which is red) and then go to the website and find the black one right next to it. Then you've got the best of all worlds. |
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