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4 way joystick a necessity?
Hawk Daddy:
I was just wanting to know how well the 8 way joy sticks work on the classic games like pacman, and galaga, dig dug, and donkey kong?
Hawk
Organic Jerk:
Personally, I play all those games "fine" with my 8-way...
It gets the job done, but in no way feels authentic. You would have to make your decision with this in mind.
I've seen some users here say that the lack of physical movement constraints hinders their game... also something to consider..
Ultimately it will do the job, but what you decide to do will have to come down to how accurate you want your 4-way experience to be...
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: OrganicJerk on April 20, 2007, 04:38:58 am ---Ultimately it will do the job, but what you decide to do will have to come down to how accurate you want your 4-way experience to be...
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NO!! The problem is that ultimately it won't do the job. It's not about physical feeling of the stick either.
You need a 4 way for classics because their original design did not accommodate an 8 way. This means that when you play something like PacMan and you hit a diagonal direction instead of left right up or down, the original software gets confused and can lock up the position of your player character until you release the stick and push one single 4 way direction. Thus ruining your gameplay. So yes a 4 way is an essential. Or at least a 4way 8way switchable.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Organic Jerk:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on April 20, 2007, 04:45:34 am ---NO!! The problem is that ultimately it won't do the job. It's not about physical feeling of the stick either.
So yes a 4 way is an essential. Or at least a 4way 8way switchable.
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Well there you go... Shut me up real quick..
TOK:
I skipped adding a 4 way because I really don't like the appearance of 3 sticks on a control panel.
I think it comes down to your game choices. Although I do play Donkey Kong and Dig Dug, I primarily play 8 way games. Once you're comfortable with the sticks, they won't hinder your play much.
Stick choice is important, too. The first sticks I used were Ultimarc T-Stick +'s. Although they were 4/8 way switchable, the 4 way mode didn't really feel like a 4 way stick to me. I watched a lot of people struggle with them to play Pac Man (why does EVERY person playing a MAME cab for the first time ask for Pac Man?). Since I also didn't care much for the feel of them, I swapped them out for Happ Competitions. They are much easier to play 4 way games with, even though it still requires you to get used to them a bit.