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needlesmcgirk:

I'm really just curious, what's the point of having more than 8?  Maybe this is for newer games, or maybe these respond better.  I really have no idea.  I know there are some out there and the 360 joysticks that are mega pricey, so I'm just curious.

clockwork:

I think they're just for a few games that used 49-way, like Sinistar. It just provides more precision, since it has so many extra points. Other than that, I don't know why else you'd want one.

Now, the Ultrastik 360 sounds very cool. Very pricey, but I may have to break down and buy a couple after I've had some cab/CP building experience. Those you can program to act like any other type of joystick and even set custom behavior. There's a good review of it on RetroBlast.

MYX:

Sinstar!

Plus having the auto DRS so it will make the joystick a vert 2 way, hoz 2 way, 4 way, diag 4 way, 8 way, 49 way all in 1 joystick. It is a great solution to Frankenpanels. 2 joys and you got it all. I will just say... I love my 49 ways.

fjl:

Does this joystick work as an analog for N64 emulators? Anyone tried it yet?

ppilot:

I have.  It seems to work fine in analog mode for N64.

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