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What joysticks do you prefer and why?
ic:
I am a fan of the J-stick too.
Got mine from ultimarc and am well pleased.
It's a great joysick in 4 way or 8 way.
It seems a bit stiffer and a feels a bit different to the ones I have found in naomi/astro city cabs. (They usually have a green ball top.)
Maybe I have played the wrong machines or something?
After a while it does become a little looser, but still not as loose as the joysticks in naomi/astro city cabs.
For shooting games it is really recommended imo, the diaganals are really easy to hit, and it doesn't feel too springy when repeated taps are used.
I also prefer the j-stick to play virtua fighter too.
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Anyways, while using my trusty Dreamcast arcade stick (which great,) I noticed that it was really loose. I mean, it has always been loose, and that is quicker and generally easier but I couldn't help feeling that it was perhaps too loose. If anyone has a J-stick and a Dreamcast arcade stick, how do they compare? (i.e. - which is looser?)
cheers,
gb
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The dreamcast joystick is far looser m8.
The dreamcast joystick feels more like the ones I have used in naomi/astro city cabs.
The sanwa j-stick I bought from ultimarc is still as nice though, the j-stick doesn't feel as quick as the dc stick if that makes any sense.
The j-stick seems to have a bit more of a quality feel about it imo.
I would prefer the j-stick to be just a little looser, but thats just my preference.
Being a bit stiffer makes doing repeated taps that little more exerting for a lazy guy like me.
Does anyone know how to make the j-stick looser apart from physically wearing it in?
Thanks.
raist0069:
I am still deciding which to buy myself. For me it all comes down to the 4-way joy stick. Either have two 8-way and one 4-way, or have two 8-way with one capable of 4-way. I would rather have just two joys but I am concerned in how exactly is a joystick converted from 8 to 4-way etc. Does it take a while to switch it over? Seems it would be a pain to keep switching back and forth. But if it's not much of a hassle, my control panel would look less cluttered with one less joystick. Im looking at Happ p360, I have read up on it but am still confused how they are converted to 4-way. If happ p360 doesn't seem to be for me, thinking about getting T-Stick (for "easy conversion") or just defaulting with two 8-way and one 4-way.
thanks ahead of time for any advice..
CthulhuLuke:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 28, 2003, 09:47:32 pm ---My new favorite joystick is the Happ P360 (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=6294;start=0) with 4" Wico balltop handles. This is an expensive route to go, but now that I've used them I won't use anything else. The Wico 8-way leafs are also good and I have used them in various projects, but they don't even compare to the feel and accuracy of the balltop on the Happ P360, IMO.
I have yet to try the J-Sticks, but I have only heard good things about those, too.
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/oscar-cp2.jpg
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/oscar-cp3.jpg
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I actually second what Oscars says about the p360s. I was sooo pissed off when I missed that super deal Happs was having for a while, gotta pay the 30 dollars extra for not getting on top o fthat one -__- but if you want the best joysticks, get the p360s. I don't actually own any of them, but my local arcade had them on the Cacpom vs SNK 2 machine, and as long as you don't get food or anything crappy like that in the light sensors, they work perfectly, even if they do get dirty, cleaning them shouldn't be hard at all, just stick a vacuum in there, call it good. They've got realllly good feeling springs, perfect response on all directions, and wayyyy fluid rotation. Definitely the premium joystick users top pick.
-Luke
raist0069:
Am I correct in saying the Happ p360's cannot be converted from 8-way to 4-way easily? Seems you pretty much have to decide when you install the joystick? If so, looks like I will end up buying two of these and some other 4-way joystick.
shmokes:
The restrictor plates at www.oscarcontrols.com will accomplish a P360 8-way to 4-way conversion. No clicky clicky either so they would resemble the classic leaf switch joysticks in that respect.