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I need help finding a good 8 way joystick
The_Roker:
I mainly use my joystick for fighting games, and I've noticed that my X-arcade joystick seems to miss the mark with the common 360 degree specials and fireball motions.
I heard the X-Arcade joystick is a replica of the Happs' Super, so I definately want to stay away from that.
I like the bat top, but I need something with a slightly smaller throw and better realization of the diagonals.
The P360's are out of the question.
How are the Happs' Competition or Ulitmate for 8-way fighting?
comments, advice, and unwanted insults are greatly appreiciated.
Thanks in advance
skirge66:
I like my happs comps alot, and they have excellent reveiws from just about everyone here on how well they work for "fighter games"
check out oscars reveiw here:
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/joycompare/joyreview1.shtml
paigeoliver:
The best bat top microswitch joysticks I have ever encoutered are the black ones that came with Final Fight conversion kits. I am not sure who made them, but I have owned several Final Fight machines and they all had those same sticks. I own a pair of them now (in my Time Pilot cocktail until I figure out what brand of sticks are supposed to be in a Time Pilot cocktail).
Wico balltop microswitch joysticks are also pretty good fighter sticks. A lot of late 80s Sega titles came with those. They have a real short throw and are really firm which is nice.
Wico balltop leafswitch 8-ways are probably the best all around stick, but the microswitch ones are better for the fighting games.
raist0069:
--- Quote ---The P360's are out of the question.
--- End quote ---
Why? I ordered some thinking they would be the perfect joystick. Oscar seemed to really love them.
The_Roker:
I heard the problem with P360's is the fact that fighting moves have to be ultra precise, couple that with the fact that they're kinda pricey to replace, you spell reasons to not get it.
Then again this is only off of a few people's opinions.