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When did Happ Supers fall out of favor?

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ahofle:

What exactly is the difference between the Ultimates and the Competitions?  They both seem to have the same actuator.  I only ask because the Ultimates totally suck for games like Gauntlet.  The joystick constantly wants to hit the diagonals -- very hard to just go up/down/left/right.  I guess maybe that's good for fighters, but sucks for most everything else.  I yanked my ultimates for supers and have been MUCH happier.

NiteWalker:

From what I read ultimates are just poorly built. I still need to order one to try out.

Crowquill:

Like I stated, I bought a new Super for a desktop controller. My Primal Rage JAMMA cabinet came with used Competitions, and my Neo-Geo cabinet came with used Ultimates.

The ultimates feel flimsy and unresponsive. Spring pressure is weak and the throw seems greater than the others. When you roll the stick, you definitely "hit" the corners the hardest of the three. Still pretty smooth, though.

The competitions feel tight and responsive. You can feel the corners, but the stick rolls through them nicely for fighters. I have no real complaints with them at all.

The Super I have seems a bit stiff to me. Control is responsive and you can roll through the corners nicely with the round actuator. Comparing them, I prefer the slightly smaller, smooth handles on the Competition.


Organic Jerk:

The most definitive comparison of the three Happ joysticks (Ultimate, Competition, Super) I've found is still the one at Oscar Controls...


http://mirrors.arcadecontrols.com/www.oscarcontrols.com/joycompare/joyreview1.shtml.html


After reading that review/comparison, I was certain that the Competitions were the one for me, and it was correct..

Level42:

IMHO they all suck because they use microswitches  :laugh:





And they're not Suzo's   :laugh: :laugh:

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