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bossyman15:


--- Quote from: psychopanda on June 02, 2006, 05:47:13 pm ---Ah, thanks. Would a 49-way joystick be a good substitute for an analog stick?

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i would like to know too... and also does 49 way have circle motion like p360?

horseboy:


--- Quote from: bossyman15 on June 04, 2006, 03:06:02 am ---
--- Quote from: psychopanda on June 02, 2006, 05:47:13 pm ---Ah, thanks. Would a 49-way joystick be a good substitute for an analog stick?

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i would like to know too... and also does 49 way have circle motion like p360?

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Some people had said that it makes an ok analog stick in emulators, but it only has 3 levels of sensitivity in each direction. Also I have never heard of anyone hacking one into a console controller or anything, so I think that you could only use it in emulators.

Kremmit:


--- Quote from: horseboy on June 04, 2006, 03:47:52 am ---
--- Quote from: bossyman15 on June 04, 2006, 03:06:02 am ---
--- Quote from: psychopanda on June 02, 2006, 05:47:13 pm ---Ah, thanks. Would a 49-way joystick be a good substitute for an analog stick?

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i would like to know too... and also does 49 way have circle motion like p360?

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Some people had said that it makes an ok analog stick in emulators, but it only has 3 levels of sensitivity in each direction. Also I have never heard of anyone hacking one into a console controller or anything, so I think that you could only use it in emulators.

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Yes, it has circular motion.  No corners. 

It's a decent analog replacement for *some* games, in others it just doesn't cut it.  It depends on how the game makes use of the analog joy in the first place.  Games like Star Wars and Afterburner, that use the analog joy to aim, a 49-way won't do so well, because there are spots on the screen you just can't aim at.  Games like Road Runner and I-Robot, that use the analog for speed control, work fine.

You will be limited to software that runs on a PC- no consoles, or arcade PCBs that weren't meant for a 49-way.

bossyman15:

Oh really?! Thanks for the reply! One more question tho.

Will 49 way work with my new favorite game... Food fight?

Kremmit:

Should work pretty well on Food Fight.  I've only played a real one for a few minutes, so I don't have much to compare to, but if I remember right, the analog stick controls both how fast the chef runs, and what direction he runs & throws food.  Three levels of speed control are probably enough, as it wasn't a very fast game in the first place.  I don't remember how fine the aiming control was, so I dunno if the resolution on the 49-way is up to that part or not.  It'll certainly play better than an 8-way, though.

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