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$9 'Super Easy' USB Controller hack for MAME
_Iz-:
The difference between 4-way and 8-way has nothing to do with the number of switches.
A 8-way stick is unrestricted and can hit 2 switches at once to register the diagonals.
A 4-way stick has a metal or plastic plate built into the base of the joystick (or a different sized actuator on the bottom of the shaft) that will not allow the stick to press 2 switches at once. It can only hit Up or Left or Right or Down, not combinations that make diagonals.
The cheaper 4-ways use the different sized actuator method (ie: Happ Supers can be set to 4 or 8way by flipping the actuator).
The better quality 4-ways use the metal or plastic plate method. This is generally preferred because it allows you to feel the corners and eliminates the tendency to drift from the direction you're trying to go.
Ginsu Victim:
Which I already pointed out.
_Iz-:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on June 30, 2009, 12:23:53 pm ---Which I already pointed out.
--- End quote ---
You did, but to someone that is having trouble grasping the concept it's helpful to point out how it actually does work as well as how it doesn't...
Ginsu Victim:
I just didn't go too much into detail. I thought if he still didn't grasp it, I would.
supadave:
I totally grasped it and that is what I thought 100% all along.. It was just one of those momment where I thought I might be over thinking it and sure enough that was the case.. Thanks everyone for your in-depth descriptions.