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| xmenxmen:
--- Quote from: drpcken on October 02, 2007, 02:15:44 pm --- --- Quote from: javeryh on October 02, 2007, 01:33:42 pm ---I use the U360 and I won't ever get anything else. --- End quote --- Good enough for me! :) I've heard nothing but good things about those sticks. Thanks! --- End quote --- You mean beside being a few times more expensive then standard joystick.. |
| Kaytrim:
--- Quote from: xmenxmen on October 02, 2007, 04:20:34 pm --- --- Quote from: drpcken on October 02, 2007, 02:15:44 pm --- --- Quote from: javeryh on October 02, 2007, 01:33:42 pm ---I use the U360 and I won't ever get anything else. --- End quote --- Good enough for me! :) I've heard nothing but good things about those sticks. Thanks! --- End quote --- You mean beside being a few times more expensive then standard joystick.. --- End quote --- Think of it this way. Can a standard joystick convert to a 4 way, Q*Bert or analog stick on the fly? Can you easily purchase modifications for the stick to adjust it's feel and action? That is where the extra cost is and IMHO worth every penny. My next panel will use these or a 49-way with the interface from GGG. TTFN Kaytrim |
| genesim:
--- Quote ---I have found that probably 95% of guys between the ages of 3 and 40 think having an arcade is sweet. --- End quote --- The problem is that it is far less then 50% of the population. ::) But I wasn't talking about multiple trackballs or spinners. Those old Atari games aren't emulated properly anyway, and probably never will be. A loss that we all have to live with because of the dedicated circuitry...that and the few that are, well, lets say that nostalgia for me I can pass on. Post Space invaders is fine with me...though Avalanche still kicks ass. Pong is another casuality that I would someday maybe rectify. But excluding those multiples I guess I don't have a frankenpanel by your definition. ;D That is all I am arguing for and it should be clarified for new arcade hobbyist. That and having two grown men with a little more room to play is not a bad thing. The ORIGINAL Slikstik CO2 panel has always been the standard for me. Perfect spacing and with a few modifications...even better. --- Quote ---If you use U360's - you won't need the 4 way. --- End quote --- --- Quote ---Good enough for me! I've heard nothing but good things about those sticks. Thanks! --- End quote --- Actually...uh no, because it is not restricted. So disabling the direction is one thing but having the feel is something else all together. The "feel" is being able to slide into the direction and not being able to physically go in the diag or up. No amount of fancy software/sensors can fix thix. Dedicated 4-way that is restricted is the only way to go for me. Each to his own. Maybe I am wrong on Qbert, but having that restricted is also a must. Those two are very important to me and Ultimate 360 design doesn't impress me in that regard, but it is still a fine invention for other reasons. But like early circuit based analog Atari games, there are just some things that are hard to duplicate. |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: genesim on October 02, 2007, 11:13:26 pm --- --- Quote ---I have found that probably 95% of guys between the ages of 3 and 40 think having an arcade is sweet. --- End quote --- The problem is that it is far less then 50% of the population. ::) But I wasn't talking about multiple trackballs or spinners. Those old Atari games aren't emulated properly anyway, and probably never will be. A loss that we all have to live with because of the dedicated circuitry...that and the few that are, well, lets say that nostalgia for me I can pass on. Post Space invaders is fine with me...though Avalanche still kicks ass. Pong is another casuality that I would someday maybe rectify. But excluding those multiples I guess I don't have a frankenpanel by your definition. ;D That is all I am arguing for and it should be clarified for new arcade hobbyist. That and having two grown men with a little more room to play is not a bad thing. The ORIGINAL Slikstik CO2 panel has always been the standard for me. Perfect spacing and with a few modifications...even better. --- Quote ---If you use U360's - you won't need the 4 way. --- End quote --- --- Quote ---Good enough for me! I've heard nothing but good things about those sticks. Thanks! --- End quote --- Actually...uh no, because it is not restricted. So disabling the direction is one thing but having the feel is something else all together. The "feel" is being able to slide into the direction and not being able to physically go in the diag or up. No amount of fancy software/sensors can fix thix. Dedicated 4-way that is restricted is the only way to go for me. Each to his own. Maybe I am wrong on Qbert, but having that restricted is also a must. Those two are very important to me and Ultimate 360 design doesn't impress me in that regard, but it is still a fine invention for other reasons. But like early circuit based analog Atari games, there are just some things that are hard to duplicate. --- End quote --- You don't make any sense. Your all about authenticity but yet you use a huge honkin frankenpanel. Obviously the dude doesn't know about the U360's ability to switch from 4 way to 8 way seamlessly. He may be just fine without a restricted 4 way. What I said is 100% true. If he has a U360 he doesn't have to have a dedicated 4 way. If he decides he has to have the physical restriction then it won't work for him. to me, the "feel" of a physical restriction is as important as not feeling a trackball, spinner and buttons under my arm while I play. You obviously are not bothered by that. The Slikstik panels suck from an ergonomic standpoint. The problem with frankenpanels is always the trackball placement. Playing shuffleshot, world class bowling and golden tee is not safe on those slikstik panels. If you like them, thats your choice. I don't. |
| genesim:
Authenticity with GAMEPLAY. Looks are for grannies. So as for the 4-way, yes restricted is closer to feel. But if that is your choice, that is fine. But to me, there are far too many 4-way games to skimp on this huge characteristic. As for hurting yourself...yeah I have heard that, but in theory it is simply a non issue. The spin you get from the track ball killing yourself can easily be rectified by turning up the settings. Incidently Centipede and Missle Command are examples of games where the "hurt yourself" factor doesn't exist. Precision over force. I don't play bowling, goldentee or shuffleshot often because if I want that kind of gameplay I will go with a Nintendo Wii. ;D Or better yet, just learn not to jerk your hand up like a psycho. I can get great spin from a short stroke with minimal force. The cursor(ball...dot..whatever) only has to travel so far, if it takes that much, again you really should put your sensitivity a little higher.. I know people like that, and it is precisely why the arcade stick gets broke. The force exhibited is simply not that serious. If you are putting your hand that far to the back of the arcade panel then I think you are overdoing your stroke. Geez dude, one day you are going to punch out your monitor. Do be careful with that continued mentality for gameplay, you are likely to hurt yourself and it sounds like you have with the way you are against the setup. Apparently Slikstik bought into this bull by redesigning the panel at the expense of now putting your arm over buttons. Well cool, I now have the "classic" version. And I love it. Plenty of room...second arcade stick and better placement of 4-way, Top fire, and spinner. The new design is just too damn far apart for any kind of real world setting. The only real benefit is the asteroids layout, which I map to the joystick anyway as I do space invaders. Their all just microswitches in the end anyway. But hey, you think one way, I think another. No big deal. The Slikstik isn't perfect to you...great, then don't buy it, don't make it...etc. But there is nothing wrong with a "frankenpanel" to alot of us. You wanna recreate the full arcade experience....and I do mean full by creating multiple arcade machines, hey thats cool. Enjoy. |
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