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BrianP:

I am building my first cabinet (newbie alert!   ;)).  And I am using the  Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine book.  Really helpful to have details and explanations on the construction.

So, my question is about joysticks.  The book is a bit out of date when it comes to controls.

I was planning on using a pair of Ulitmarc Mag-Stik (or Mag-Stik Plus) and a single Happ 49 way.  I figured the would get me the best of both worlds.  The Mag-Stick for the 2/4/8 way games and the Happ for 45 degree games and true 49 way games (a la Sinistar).

Then I stumbled across a review for the UltraStik 360.  It sounded like the Ultra can do the 2/4/8 way, 45 degree and the 49 way.  Assuming this is true, I could get away with a pair of Ultras rather than the 3 other joysticks.

But the Ultra is also a digital stick (USB).  Does this mean I couldn't use it with all the emulators (ie keyboard only ones)?  I read somewhere about someone doing a hack where they added microswitches to the Ultra to do keyboard emulators (which is way more work than I want to do).

Perhaps a pair of Mag-Stik and a Ultra rather than the Happ 49 way?

Any opinions and help here would be great.

Thanks!

Ginsu Victim:

If an emulator is keyboard only, you can use Joy2key with the U360.

As far what the U360 can do, it's pretty much whatever you can draw on a 9x9 grid map. You tell the controls exactly where they should go (or shouldn't!).

cadmium:

I know Ginsu hates it when I mention this, but the u360 also has digital output using the optional wiring harness. With that you can wire it into an I-Pac like a normal joystick and run it side by side with the analog usb out.

However, I would only do that if you already have an I-PAC lying around or plan on getting one anyway, otherwise it's not worth it since you also loose the ability to wire additional buttons through the u360.

Ginsu Victim:

I don't hate the mention of it. It has its uses.

thatitalian:

Go with the U360s! I had mag sticks (it is so funny how newbs go for mag sticks, I went for exactly the same when I started!) and now I am getting (should be expecting delivery tomorrow!) U360s! I have played on them and they are awesome!

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