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The joystick of choice?
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Silhouette:
I'm a big fan of the Suzo System 500 leaf switch sticks, they have the throw and response of a directional pad and a comfortable balltop design.
danny_galaga:

i cant actually remember what type of joystick was prevalent in australia at the time. but i have sanwas and they feel 'right' and the fact that they are readily available here tells me that is what was common back in the day...
helpmebuild:
OK so I have done much more searching for Sanwa and Seimitsu products and realized that they tend to be more difficult to find online and in stores especially for someone in Canada (me). My main concern though is that both of these manf seem to have a catalogue of "balltop" joys and I cant really say that's what I'm used to or interested in. I seem to be reading that the quality and build of the Japanese stuff is better so I'm curious if anyone knows of any models made by Sanwa or Seimitsu that are similar in their look and feel to the Happ stuff? I don't know what it is but I just cant see myself playing SFII with one of those round balltop joys at all. It seems very foreign and/or 80's to me. I'm sure for a little Frogger or something I could deal but for many diff games I don't know about these.
leapinlew:
Here is where you want to start:
http://www.amazon.com/Project-Arcade-Build-Your-Machine/dp/0764556169
(The author owns this site)

It's cool your posting questions and getting involved, but many of the questions your asking have been debated for years. Spend a little time educating yourself and come back to post a project announcement or ask a question that hasn't been asked a 1,000 times before.

Good luck with your build.
helpmebuild:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 17, 2008, 01:17:02 pm ---Here is where you want to start:
http://www.amazon.com/Project-Arcade-Build-Your-Machine/dp/0764556169
(The author owns this site)

It's cool your posting questions and getting involved, but many of the questions your asking have been debated for years. Spend a little time educating yourself and come back to post a project announcement or ask a question that hasn't been asked a 1,000 times before.

Good luck with your build.

--- End quote ---

No disrespect, but I do own that book, and always spend plenty of time to find answers elsewhere by researching before turning to a forum such as this one. Personally I think its a little rude to tell me to come back when I have a question that "hasn't been asked a 1,000 time before" . To my understanding this is a community for people who share a common hobby, or even profession, in some cases - and intimidating enough as it is to start such a task - as a first timer it is made far more intimidating to receiving criticism or sly remarks to questions that are posted such as mine. I have seen plenty of "joystick" questions posted in my searching through the forums and other sites, but none that were really in the vain that mine was. Again, after seeing your previous posts and you overall influence and sheer number of posts in the forum, I am in no way trying to disrespect you or anyone else. I may be a noob to MAME cabinets and this forum as a whole, but that doesn't mean I don't understand where you are coming from. I get the fact that some people post questions that could be answered with a simple search rather than posting it again on a board bombarded with re-posts, but as mine was a little different from posts before it (to my knowledge) and was asking opinions more so than questions, I just found it a little rude. Once I accumulate all my knowledge and have all my questions answered, like anyone else would want, I will begin and complete my project and post the results (and possibly the process) here for others to view. I just think that for something like this Arcade/Mame cabinets) with such a tight knit and small community and following that you would be a little more accepting of new (albeit weary) members. I'm not here to make enemies, but rather the exact opposite. I just felt it was necessary to address your post as it was rather bothersome when I read it.
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