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Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: 2600 on April 24, 2003, 09:28:51 am ---Well I will definitely pick some up before my finishing my artwork, but here's another quick question.
From reading the forum, and please tell me if I am wrong, the competition buttons are the prefered button. But everyone's pictures seem to show that they are not using the competition buttons.
Could it be that besides getting the horizontal microswitch this isn't as big of a deal?
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I don't understand the last question?
However, you are wrong, the competition buttons are NOT the preferred button. Comp are convex (dished out) and have a lighter spring and shorter throw. Chtuluke (sp?) likes them for fighter games and they were used on a few japanese fighter cabs.
By far the most popular button on the forum is the Happ pushbutton with Horizontal microswitch, which is more of a traditional arcade buttton and is concave (dished in). 1Up recommends taking the internal spring out of these and using the microswitch internal spring only, but this got mixed reviews on the board, and I don't know if I would like it long term or not. You can always test it and put the spring back in if it's not what you want, though.
rampy:
--- Quote from: 2600 on April 24, 2003, 09:28:51 am ---Well I will definitely pick some up before my finishing my artwork, but here's another quick question.
From reading the forum, and please tell me if I am wrong, the competition buttons are the prefered button. But everyone's pictures seem to show that they are not using the competition buttons.
Could it be that besides getting the horizontal microswitch this isn't as big of a deal?
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What mean you? I don't think they are mutually exclusive...
The horizontal microswitch kind is preferred over the vertical microswitch kind. The competitions (convex button faces) are preferred by people who are used to them (or buy them for increased button mashing performance in fighters)...
The concave buttons (horiz or verticle microswitch) look like the buttons I remember/associate with arcade games so that's why I used them in my project (and why most people who choose concave choose them for similiar reasons)
Does that makes sense/explain it sorta (I wasn't clear on what you were exactly asking)?
rampy
2600:
Doh!!! I should really read my messages before posting them or at least complete my thought. Sorry about that. The good news is everyone's answered my last question which is the prefered button is the 58-91XXX Series from Happs. Thanks again everyone.
SilverVice:
The pushbuttons are in sale right now at happ controls, maybe I have order too much :o
BASSOFeeSH:
My CP has competition buttons(and joysticks). They're not as authentic, but I prefer them. They feel more responsive, if you know what I mean.