Author Topic: What Kind of NEW Products would you like to see??? (Read 3548 times)

ponyboy · « **on:** December 06, 2005, 10:44:45 pm »

What's Up. I would like to know what kind of NEW Products you would like to see. Just maybe I can provide them.

Currently I have Super Joys, Comp Joys, Ms. Pac-Man Joys, T-Stick Joys, Wico NOS BallTop Handles, Pushbuttons, Translucent Buttons, Trackballs.

Please check out my thread under Buy/Sell/Trade for current listing.

What are we missing???

Thanks,

Ponyboy

brophog · « **Reply #1 on:** December 06, 2005, 10:46:08 pm »

That covers most of the controls, and most of what people order. The things I don't see are the accessories like coin mechs, coin doors, etcetera.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 06, 2005, 10:56:59 pm »

I would think that the led industry and translucent button industry may spike once Randy T's led driver gets going.

If you had a good hook up with leds that had resistors built in, but I know that is probably too specific. I just finished soldering about sixty of those things, feels like I just did a keyboard hack instead of buying an ipac if you can understand the analogy of time vs. cost.

MinerAl · « **Reply #3 on:** December 06, 2005, 11:24:27 pm »

trigger/button ball-top handles for a modern 4/8/49-way joystick

javeryh · « **Reply #4 on:** December 06, 2005, 11:35:49 pm »

Black piano hinges!

AC. · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2005, 12:19:34 am »

A mouse for the xbox and playstation. 1st person shooters are meant for a mouse.

Grasshopper · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2005, 06:05:11 am »

Are you only able to stock items sold by Happ?

I think there's a definite need for joystick mounting plates (general ones, not the overpriced Pacman ones) but unfortunately I don't think Happ sell them.

Also, it would be nice if you could stock some Suzo products such as their joysticks now the Happ and Suzo have merged.

markrvp · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2005, 07:25:21 am »

A lot of people ask about getting Happ carriage bolts to mount joysticks. This would be a good item to stock (and not too expensive to inventory).

Ninja Supremacist · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2005, 08:31:53 am »

Analog sticks. I'm torn between gp-wiz49 or straight high resolution analog. If I didn't have to deal with Happ, I'd get analog. Otherwise, RandyT is a great guy to deal with.

zaphod · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2005, 08:59:02 am »

Maybe some of the I-pacs? That would keep the shipping lower for the US customers when ordering just a single I-pac.

mahuti · « **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2005, 10:27:53 am »

Panel clamps for control panels.

quarterback · « **Reply #11 on:** December 07, 2005, 10:41:37 am »

Quote from: Grasshopper on December 07, 2005, 06:05:11 am

Are you only able to stock items sold by Happ?

Yeah, I'm not sure what the original question is asking.

Quote from: ponyboy

I would like to know what kind of NEW Products you would like to see.

Are you asking what new "currently not carried by ponyboy" Happs products we'd like to see? (like coin mechs) or what other non-happ products we'd like to see? (like I-pacs) Or 'new' products as in: "products not currently mass produced by anybody"? (like tron repros or complete volcano switches)

Lilwolf · « **Reply #12 on:** December 07, 2005, 11:05:06 am »

I would LOVE to see someone start selling prehacked mice again like Oscar used to... <cries>OSCAR come BACK!!</cries>

I would also like to see some parts to fix up used equipment. Like trackball rollers ect and maybe 5k pots.

And I would also like to see some better speakers... and maybe some prehacked pc speakers to go with it.

Stingray · « **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2005, 11:18:04 am »

Quote from: brophog on December 06, 2005, 10:46:08 pm

That covers most of the controls, and most of what people order. The things I don't see are the accessories like coin mechs, coin doors, etcetera.

I'll second the coin mechs, the metal kind, not those crappy plastic ones.

-S

ahofle · « **Reply #14 on:** December 07, 2005, 11:21:26 am »

Quote from: Ninja Supremacist on December 07, 2005, 08:31:53 am

Analog sticks.

jcoleman · « **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2005, 11:24:36 am »

P360s.

Spinners, esp if you can get your hands on Oscar V2 or DoT spinners.

8-32 carriage bolts with no manufacturer's stamp on the head. I'd settle for 10-32 in stainless.

Translucent ball-tops for Wico bases.

Star Wars - style yokes.

Coleman

Havok · « **Reply #16 on:** December 07, 2005, 12:19:33 pm »

Black carriage bolts!

Ultimarc stuff here in the US.

Wiring kits.

Standoffs to mount pcbs\ic boards.

Metal cages to mount hard drives\CD drives (or something that allows mounting)

~~ROMS~~ - hehe, j/k

MYX · « **Reply #17 on:** December 07, 2005, 05:10:20 pm »

19 in. vision Pro Monitors.

flavored t-molding.

bionicbadger · « **Reply #18 on:** December 07, 2005, 06:03:29 pm »

I'll third a request for OSCAR's stuff.

Kremmit · « **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2005, 01:07:26 am »

Major lack of spinners on the market right now.

Pipercub · « **Reply #20 on:** December 08, 2005, 02:26:30 am »

A plastic "chute" that can install in place of a coin mech so that just about any coin that will insert will drop down over the credit switch. I would love to set up my entire arcade to run off tokens but all the different coin mechs and token types make that too much trouble. Where as a simple coin chute would simplify all that.

dennis808 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 08, 2005, 05:32:48 am »

Maybe some Sanwa parts (buttons and joysticks) for the Fighter and Shmup-lovers.
They're not easy to come by.

Grasshopper · « **Reply #22 on:** December 08, 2005, 07:09:24 am »

Not sold by Happ AFAIK but it would be very handy if you stocked router bits for cutting T-Moulding grooves.

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 08, 2005, 07:26:12 am »

An interesting observation about analog joysticks.. is that they do not use
gearing. So, that means they are pretty low res. Id love to see a geared version, for ultra high resolution = much better control.

Flinkly · « **Reply #24 on:** December 08, 2005, 01:14:27 pm »

WHEELS...at reasonable prices, none of this 150 for a basic wheel i got off ebay for 10. i guess analog wheels would be the only ones of interest, although if the price was right, i might get a 360 too.

spidermonkey · « **Reply #25 on:** December 08, 2005, 01:31:01 pm »

1 A reproduction "Foodfight" joystick (analog balltop) that doesn't break the bank.

2

romperwomb · « **Reply #26 on:** December 08, 2005, 02:43:08 pm »

I'd love to see a cheap USB Trackball Mouse Hack for sale...like Oscar used to make.

Jabba · « **Reply #27 on:** December 08, 2005, 03:21:14 pm »

Ponyboy, do you have any parameters? Soon, someone will be asking you to stock up on BACON....

Havok · « **Reply #28 on:** December 08, 2005, 03:48:24 pm »

What about already modified coin mechs to accept tokens\quarters?

MrTroy · « **Reply #29 on:** December 08, 2005, 10:56:37 pm »

I say Knockers. Knockers are gonna make a come back in 2006. Expanding on what the LED Wiz can do, if you can hear that knock in your cabinet with QBert... ooh that'd be great.

brophog · « **Reply #30 on:** December 08, 2005, 11:35:00 pm »

Quote from: Jabba on December 08, 2005, 03:21:14 pm

Ponyboy, do you have any parameters? Soon, someone will be asking you to stock up on BACON....

Yes, but not just any bacon. We want real bacon that cooks as fast as the microwave variety. And we want it delivered express mail so that it arrives still piping hot.

Clonedsheep · « **Reply #31 on:** December 09, 2005, 01:56:30 pm »

Translucent leaf buttons (long)

wakerlet · « **Reply #32 on:** December 09, 2005, 04:12:25 pm »

Sanwa Buttons and joysticks
VGA breakout cables (so I don't have to make them myself or pay $15 to have it shipped from the UK)
USB mouse hacks for Happ TB
Locks

That's about all the small stuff I can think of

Jabba · « **Reply #33 on:** December 09, 2005, 04:33:56 pm »

Quote from: Clonedsheep on December 09, 2005, 01:56:30 pm

Translucent leaf buttons (long)

Oh man, that WOULD be sweet. In fact Ponyboy ANYTHING leaf would go like hot cakes and I'd buy...

deadmoney5 · « **Reply #34 on:** December 09, 2005, 06:23:16 pm »

I would love Ms. Pacman reunion or regular sticks that I could mount in a normal wood control panel....

Timstuff · « **Reply #35 on:** December 11, 2005, 12:51:49 pm »

I think it'd be cool if you could stock coin door buttons. If I end up using those BYOAC tokens for my machine, it'd be really nice if the coin door buttons read "Insert Tokens" instead of "50 cents". Also, having different color options for the buttons would be nice.

And it'd been said by plenty of other people, but I'll repeat it: spinners!

RayB · « **Reply #36 on:** December 11, 2005, 01:20:54 pm »

Has it been mentioned yet... You should stock molex connectors. The kind that's ideal for a player 1 connection. (4 directions + ground + 5 to 7 buttons).

quarterback · « **Reply #37 on:** December 11, 2005, 03:47:52 pm »

Quote from: Timstuff on December 11, 2005, 12:51:49 pm

I think it'd be cool if you could stock coin door buttons. If I end up using those BYOAC tokens for my machine, it'd be really nice if the coin door buttons read "Insert Tokens" instead of "50 cents".

My coin door buttons have replaceable paper inserts so they can say whatever I want them to.

Flinkly · « **Reply #38 on:** December 11, 2005, 06:49:14 pm »

also, you can buy coin mechs made to take tokens and quarters. i bought them with my coin door instead of just quarter ones.


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