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--- Quote from: bvicarious on August 31, 2006, 12:10:20 am ---What is the difference between a 'dedicated 4-way' and an 8-way with a restrictor plate, mechanically?
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There is none.

The dedicated 4-way is just that...dedicated to playing only 4-way games.
An 8-way can function as an 8-way, or as a 4-way when using the restrictor, and is therefore not dedicated.
Kremmit:

--- Quote from: Boris the Spider on September 14, 2006, 12:09:24 am ---
I wanted to do a search on MAWS for all the vertical games that need full motion like the ones you metioned...Sinistar etc...but  can't find how to search for optical joystick games. The options are 2-way, 4-way, 8-way..etc but I don't see an option to search for the types of games your refering to. Any suggestions? Id like to see a list of the vertical games that need an optical joystick to decide if its needed on my head-to-head sides of the table.

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I'm no MAWS expert, but a quick peek doesn't show me any good way to do that. 

There is a good list of 49-way games on the BYOAC Wiki, and a partial list of analog games as well.  It doesn't break them down by vertical/horizontal, so you'll have to look up any you don't know on KLOV or something.  Off the top of my head, I can' t think of a single vertical title that needs analog control, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. 
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: bvicarious on August 31, 2006, 12:10:20 am ---What is the difference between a 'dedicated 4-way' and an 8-way with a restrictor plate, mechanically? I thought the only thing that defined a 4-way joystick was the physical restriction from hitting the corners.

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Just to muddy the waters - there is no difference if we are talking about microswitch or P360 joysticks - Although sometimes it is a physical restrictor that prevents the stick from moving to the diagonals, and sometimes it is a smaller actuator that prevents this.

There are also options like the 49-way sticks with GPWiz49 DRS or the new Ultimarc U360 sticks which are basically analog sticks and use software/firmware to define 4-way modes, but don't have the physical restriction.

Basically, you could say there are three types of 4-way sticks

1)  Wico, Prodigies, Suzo 500s, Mag sticks, J-sticks - Where a physical diamond restrictor is used to limit motion, producing true 4-way feel.

2) Happ Supers, P360's in 4-way mode - Here a smaller actuator is used to keep the stick from registering two directions - however, there is no true restriction (changes the feel of the stick) and for Supers, it doesn't work very well

3) 49-ways, U360's - Again, no physical restriction, but software/firmware is very accurate in preventing accidental diagonals from registering.
destructor:
Tiger-Heli, you can install restrictor plates (circle and square/diamond) for U360 as for J-Stik. U360 base is from J-Stik. Andy sell kit for it (I have one).
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: destructor on September 14, 2006, 12:41:18 pm ---Tiger-Heli, you can install restrictor plates (circle and square/diamond) for U360 as for J-Stik. U360 base is from J-Stik. Andy sell kit for it (I have one).

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True, I forgot about that.
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