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mccoy178:
Thanks for the question.
Kremmit:
Thanks for all the politeness.
quarterback:
Thanks for the memories......








...... of the 49-way!

BOOYAH! 
Minwah:

--- Quote from: Teknique on April 23, 2006, 02:51:20 pm ---Cons:

1.  An optical encoder means that there is no "click" of the microswitches.  A click has more of an arcade feel for me....

2.  There is a rubber grommet that recenters the stick (Happs/ Midway 49s)- no springs mean there is no "boing" to the stick.  Another less-than arcade feel for me...

3.  Handles come in black only so it can be challenging to match sticks to buttons [Christian at SlikStik is working on custom colored shafts and tops for these]

4.  Significantly more expensive and complex to wire than a standard Happs 8-way joy, but doable even with little technical expertise.
 
5.  The footprint is a little deeper than the 8-way competition Happs sticks- be aware if your control panel box is thin. 

--- End quote ---

I know you said the pro outweighs the cons...but if I may say so these cons are mainly based on the fact you are comparing to an 8-way stick, which is totally not what a 49-way is used for...if anything it should be more compared to an analog stick.

Also just want to second the GGG replacement sticks...I have a red balltop and love it :)  I believe the grommet problem corrects itself after some use too...
Lilwolf:
Other Cons -

Makes a TON of console games playable.  Mario / Zelda n64 games and type really need an analog control for moving around, but they don't need the detail.  (you need move fast, move a bit and move slow and you can get the 49 way to seperate into the right analog settings easily).  You do have some issues getting enought buttions in the right location.  I came up with a setup that works pretty well, but I wish I had a push button on top.

Then you also have a rotary option you can get for it to make it work with a ton more games.



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