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What's the difference between these joysticks?
« on: May 11, 2003, 06:27:25 pm »
I understand that Happ is the preferred joystick supplier. So, I want to know the differences between these 8-way joysticks. Please give specific details; don't say "ultimates suck" or "competitions are good for fighter." Tell me why ultimates suck, and why competitions are good for fighters. And I don't need any obvious details, such as "rotaries rotate." Thanks in advance.

Ultimate
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Re:What's the difference between these joysticks?
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2003, 06:37:32 pm »
i was just about to ask this same question!! please throw in some of those j-stick or japanese standard ball top sticks in there as well.

Here's my $.02: i've only handled the ultimates and competition. IMO, the ultimates suck and the competitions are good for fighters, hehe...now i've never installed a ultimate into my cp, but from messing around with it, it seems it likes to click/snap/pop into the 4 way positions and you would then need to pull it on. the competitions seem to have a smoother transition with no clicking except from microswitches. the ultimate can also double as a 4way since you have the option of installing a squared piece onto the end of the joystick which makes it touch the switches, like a 4way posing as a 8way.
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Re:What's the difference between these joysticks?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2003, 04:11:12 pm »
Anyone know more? I don't think I'ved used any of these joysticks. If I have, I didn't know which ones they were.
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Re:What's the difference between these joysticks?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2003, 04:41:31 pm »
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Re:What's the difference between these joysticks?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2003, 05:15:33 pm »
check this topic out...

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=4255;start=msg26547#msg26547

I've talked a little about J-stick, Super and Competition...

of course... not as professional as Oscar....
but might help... good luck...
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Re:What's the difference between these joysticks?
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2003, 01:20:43 am »
Two words.

Leaf switch

Find a joystick with a balltop, leafswitches and a rubber centering ring and you will be very happy with it. Makes all them Happ sticks feel like garbage, (maybe with the exception of the 360, which I haven't used).
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Re:What's the difference between these joysticks?
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2003, 04:21:35 pm »
Quote from: paigeoliver on May 14, 2003, 01:20:43 am
Two words.

Leaf switch

Find a joystick with a balltop, leafswitches and a rubber centering ring and you will be very happy with it. Makes all them Happ sticks feel like garbage, (maybe with the exception of the 360, which I haven't used).

How are 8way leafs on fighting/modern games?  (stares at currently unused pair of leaf 8 balltop eightways)

hmmm...  (interested in your thoughts on that PO...

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