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Black Joysticks?
Vash:
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--- Quote ---Well, I knew most weren't digital, I just don't remember (what I now picture as) rabid clicking when I was playing them. Is it just something specific to the comps. or is it prevalent in other MS joysticks?
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I presume you mean that you knew most arcade joys WERE digital...(IE with switches)
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Some people have problems with reading comprehension. I have problems with writing comprehension ;) It seemed fine at the time.
--- Quote ---Regardless, the switches are on the otherside of the wood used to make the CP, and on top of that, how many arcades have you ever been to that were quiet enough to hear yourself think?
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Actually, just one, and fairly often. The most experience I've had with arcade machines was at a restaurant my family used to take me to on Sundays. They had 4 games in the back, one of them was AvP, and I played it all the time, but I just can't picture that clicking. If it's not really obtrusive though, I'll go with it anyway. It's the only affordable, well reviewed item I've come across.
protokatie:
--- Quote ---Actually, just one, and fairly often. The most experience I've had with arcade machines was at a restaurant my family used to take me to on Sundays. They had 4 games in the back, one of them was AvP, and I played it all the time, but I just can't picture that clicking. If it's not really obtrusive though, I'll go with it anyway. It's the only affordable, well reviewed item I've come across.
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With the sounds of other video games on top of the one you were playing, plus the background noise of the eatery, I doubt you could have noticed. The switches used in the joys that others recomended are the exact same ones used in the buttons; did you notice a click sound when you hit the buttons while playing? More than likely you were more focused on playing the game than some nearly inaudible clicking sounds. I think that for people here, the clicking is only noticed because we handle the actual parts and have become intimate with the working under the "hood" so to speak.
its a perception issue.
phishpac:
I have competitions and I think they're great. They're incredibly cheap too. Very easy to wire.
Organic Jerk:
Well the clicking sounds are standard and come with the territory, so if you've ever played fighters and such in the arcades then its usually drowned out by the sound of even the single one's speakers.
It's just a personal pet peeve of mine because I set my sound rather low when playing casually (which is only an advantage you have as a home player), so I can actually hear them.
I like and recommend the competitions because of the distinct feel of each direction, which definitely helps with fighters and brawlers...
In my perfect world I could keep the way the Competitions feel, but get rid of the microswitch clicking.. but again that's just a personal thing of mine which is OUT of the ordinary
Vash:
So I guess I'm pretty naive about the pros and cons of specific joysticks, and I could only assume I'm equally as naive about the push buttons. My original intent was to go with Happ's Ultimate Push button, mostly due to the (I think) more familiar concave surface, but would that be a bad choice? Are there performance issues? Is the competition/convex surface actually more familiar and I'm just a tad on the senile side?