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Apollo:
Don't "live" with your 8 ways. If you are going to spend all this time and effort then make sure you have a "proper" 4 way joystick. Ms Pacman/Galaga replacement looks and plays awesome but it is for a metal control panel only so you can count it out. Get the real deal dude you only need one.
MinerAl:
I have 2 T-sticks, and I like them very much in both 4 and 8 way modes.  They have a relatively short throw and stiff action.  I prefer a stiffer action than some, and don't mind the clickiness.  Some people hate hearing the clicks.    

I have a super that I bought to hack into a trigger stick.  It is much quieter, but the longer softer throw feels mushy after the Ts.  

I wonder... since the switches are what account for the clicking in a T-stick, could you put the quiet switches from a Happ joystick on in place of the T's clicky ones?  The switches are physically the same, and it looks lke only 1 or 2 little screws per switch.   Next time everything's all torn apart I'll have to try it.
creatine28:

--- Quote from: Apollo on June 12, 2003, 04:49:25 pm ---Don't "live" with your 8 ways. If you are going to spend all this time and effort then make sure you have a "proper" 4 way joystick. Ms Pacman/Galaga replacement looks and plays awesome but it is for a metal control panel only so you can count it out. Get the real deal dude you only need one.

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The true 4 way stick is the way to go!  I mounted an old school pacman stick on my wooden control panel and it plays awesome!  For the newer 4 way mspac/galaga sticks, you can easily create a small mounting plate by using a piece of 16 gauge metal plate from home depot or orchards supply and just mount your stick to that!  Should work like a charm!

Good luck to you!
Magnet_Eye:
i think you could get the galaga/pac-man stick, and then get a joystick mounting plate from www.oscarcontrols.com to mount it in wood.

paigeoliver:
My vote is for the Ms. pac/Galaga stick. Making a mounting plate is pretty simple. Just get a piece of metal, if you have a bunch of projects laying around then you will probably already have a nice piece to use.
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