Mag Stick PLUS + Fighters = NO GO? Looking for your feedback...

[ARTIFACT]

Someone recently pointed out to me in a thread that the Mag Stick PLUS joysticks had too short of a throw to play fighters at all (special attacks in SF2 for example)

Do some of you play SF2 and other fighters with Mag Stick joysticks fine?

I just received my shipment from Divemaster yesterday, including 2 mag stick plus sticks... I should have done some research / asked on BYOAC I guess... I mainly wanted to easily switch between 4 and 8 ways - this model allows switching from the top. I want to play pac man (etc) with true 4-way without getting "stuck" ... AND play fighters comfortably.

I've seen folks install a dedicated 4 way stick in the center of their CP ... isn't there a way to use 1 set of sticks that do 4-way well AND are comfortable fighter sticks?

What are your thoughts?

[bfauska]

I haven't used the magsticks before, but I have noticed that fighters are much easier/better on a stick with a long throw.  I also found that the long throw makes 4-way games more playable than they are with a short throw 8-way.  I have some wico microswitch sticks on my cab now and find them much more fighter friendly than the "Omni-stick basics" (aka something else, but I don't remember what) I started out with.

My cabinet is too narrow for a 3rd stick to be added so I would like to find a long-throw switch-from-above solution too.  While some 4-way games like Klax, Frogger, and even Pac-Man are OK with the long 8-way, one of my new favorites Burgertime is no good at all.

I'm keeping my eye out, and if I find nothing I may make some top mounted restrictor plates.

[Kaytrim]

I used the predecessor joystick the T-Stick plus, still have one.  These were terrible for fighter games.  Were fair to poor for 8-way games that depended on the U-D-L-R directions.  But excelent for 4-way games.  I finally swapped them out for a pair of Happ competition joysticks.  Later I swapped in a 49-way stick for player 1 to switch from 8-way to 4-way electronically.

TTFN

[bfauska]

I thought about a 49 way stick, but I'm waiting for a new one that has been just on the horizon for a while.  The company usually offers great products so hopefully this stick will not disappoint.







Randy... we're waiting.

[xmenxmen]

If fighting game is your main event, I would just swap them out with Happ competition joysticks.  They work great for fighting games.  And they don't cost much either.

[ARTIFACT]

How do the competition sticks work in Ms Pac Man, Dig Dug (etc)?

Does it get "stuck"?

My X-Arcade gets "stuck" in these games - you hit one of the 4 ways and it doesn't respond (conflict because of 8 ways...)

... and can I fit red balltop sticks on them?


I want to avoid having a separate 4 way dedicated stick if I can...