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Izrun:

I know that Oscar has been out of the business for a long time (and as far as I know has no plans of coming back).  I was wondering if there was anyone else who manufactures Oscar Restrictor plates?  And if not, does anyone know why?  Did they feel good to play on?  Did they tear up your joysticks?  I just think that some plates and a U360 or 49way seems like a killer combination.  I wish I could still find them, because they seem like a really good product.

pointdablame:

Nope, no one else makes them as far as I know.  Your only chance of getting some would be secondhand, and they are getting a bit hard to find for obvious reasons.

monkeybomb:


--- Quote from: pointdablame on August 17, 2006, 12:17:05 pm ---Nope, no one else makes them as far as I know.  Your only chance of getting some would be secondhand, and they are getting a bit hard to find for obvious reasons.

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How much are they going for?

Tiger-Heli:

Okay, as far as I know they felt fine to play on, and I never heard of them tearing up your joysticks.  They have become slightly overcome by events, IMHO, though.

The biggest drawbacks were that they at least didn't enhance the looks of your panel, and if you were playing an 8-way game, you had to store them somewhere and then figure out where you put them when you wanted to play a 4-way game.  And then there was the time involved in bolting them down and unbolting them (thumbscrews, but still).

IMHO, all of the following are better options (basically in order):

Dedicated 4-way and 8-way sticks - Most (all except Karate Champ?) 4-way games used a single centered stick, so this isn't a bad option and requires no reconfiguration.

Ultimarc E-Stick, J-Stick, T-Stick (Mag-Stick) GGG Omni-Stick - Good options if you like the feel and have access to the underside of your CP.

Ultimarc T-Stick Plus, GGG Prodigy - Good above panel restricted stick, if you can deal with the relatively short travel.

Ultimarc U360 - Should work well, but reviews are pretty mixed and too early to draw definite conclusions.

GGG GP-Wiz49 and 49-Way stick - Automatically (with Set49Way software) switches to correct mode for game with no user interaction required.

The only thing you are gaining with the OSCARS is the true physical restriction, but from what I have read, the GGG 49-way stick and interface works well without this.

horseboy:


--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on August 17, 2006, 04:23:35 pm ---Dedicated 4-way and 8-way sticks - Most (all except Karate Champ?) 4-way games used a single centered stick

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So, there are no other 4-way 2 player games? I wouldn't ask, but mameworld/maws appears to be down.

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