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Arcade Freak:
Good morning folks,

I have a joystick that can rotate 360 degrees. But its actually just a 4 way joystick(i think as there are only 4 contacts underneath). Playing some games especially pacman. it can be frustrating when you try to turn and it will not turn as you are not at the right place. Is there somekind of panel that can be placed on top or underneath so that the joystick only goes 4 ways and not all the way around or again would be cheaper to change joystick all together.

thanks
calude
CheffoJeffo:
Sounds to me as if you have an 8-way joystick with a circular restrictor -- it allows you to move the joystick in a smooth circle and registers direction in 8 directions (diagonals are registered due to two switches being activated at the same time).

There are indeed restrictor plates that can limit this behaviour (by not allowing the full circular motion), but your best bet may be something else.

The Joystick page in the wiki can help point you in the right direction:

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Joysticks

 :cheers:
shardian:
An 8-way also only has four switches. The "8-way" action comes from being able to hit two switches at once in the corners.

So yes, you have an 8-way
Arcade Freak:
thanks guys,

i will be contacting my local arcade store to find out about these restrictor plates.

cheers
calude
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: calude on January 10, 2008, 09:45:21 am ---i will be contacting my local arcade store to find out about these restrictor plates.

--- End quote ---

These WILL be hard to find as the suppliers of the ones that I know are no longer making them and they were never in mass distribution.

What kind of cabinet do you have (e.g. what kind of joysticks, how many, etc.) and what kind of games are you playing (so that we may best recommend a solution to your problems) ?
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