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| Xiaou2:
--- Quote ---unless you need to use diagonals --- End quote --- Strange that you say that. In order to pass a high level in Maze Hunter for the SMS, you had one square to orient, and then had to make a perfect transition diagonally two squares, and time the jump across the chasm. I couldnt do it on an sms pad but maybe once in 40 tries. Yet the epyx made the task actually achievable. Hard, but not utterly impossible like the standard d-pad. --- Quote ---I used one of these with my Atari 600, Commodore 64, and Amiga's back in the day. That was a great little joystick. --- End quote --- Hell Yeah :) I bought it for my c-64, and used it on the Amiga, and Sms. Another cool little gamepad was packed with a neo geo i think. I had a pc version that was similar too. The flat top D-Pad used micros rather than the pressure pads. Made it much more accurate and enjoyable, as the feeling to these was a bit better. |
| Level42:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on June 25, 2009, 03:28:03 am ---Personally, I cant believe anyone would want one of these. They were wretchedly horrible joysticks. Ate up the hands, were sloppy and inaccurate, stiff, and the internal pads wear and cause intermittent connections. You had to use one hand to fire and hold the thing... and so it was very clumsy and awkward. --- End quote --- Totally agreed. The first one broke about a week after the warranty expired (6 months only, that's not even allowed anymore here). The 2nd went 2 weeks later. I prefered the Suzo as it was SO true to the arcade. I had (actually, still have) the leaf-switch version which works great until this day: They USB-ed and "repro-ed" these too and DO NOT BUY it. http://www.plug-ins.net/product.php?productid=340&cat=228&page=1 It sucks totally in every possible way. The only suggestion I could make is use the USB interface to put it in an original if you must. |
| Bluedeath:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on June 25, 2009, 05:17:19 pm --- --- Quote ---unless you need to use diagonals --- End quote --- Strange that you say that. In order to pass a high level in Maze Hunter for the SMS, you had one square to orient, and then had to make a perfect transition diagonally two squares, and time the jump across the chasm. I couldnt do it on an sms pad but maybe once in 40 tries. Yet the epyx made the task actually achievable. Hard, but not utterly impossible like the standard d-pad. --- Quote ---I used one of these with my Atari 600, Commodore 64, and Amiga's back in the day. That was a great little joystick. --- End quote --- Hell Yeah :) I bought it for my c-64, and used it on the Amiga, and Sms. Another cool little gamepad was packed with a neo geo i think. I had a pc version that was similar too. The flat top D-Pad used micros rather than the pressure pads. Made it much more accurate and enjoyable, as the feeling to these was a bit better. --- End quote --- I dont know the latest (or the US) versions but the versions that i had of the speedking (single button atari standard) diagonal arc of engage was not more than 5°~ 7° you had to be very precise. I had 3 of them and all shared this "problem". |
| Bluedeath:
--- Quote from: Level42 on June 25, 2009, 05:20:21 pm --- They USB-ed and "repro-ed" these too and DO NOT BUY it. http://www.plug-ins.net/product.php?productid=340&cat=228&page=1 It sucks totally in every possible way. The only suggestion I could make is use the USB interface to put it in an original if you must. --- End quote --- The reissue is bad not THAT bad (but still light years away from the real thing) and for 9€ (around 15$) one can't ask for too much, the only thing that i didnt understand i s why they put a ten ton spring for the centering, that stik used to play decathlon (or track and field) will make you use the same amount of calories as you were really running the marathon. |
| Ummon:
I remember the atari sticks having very little throw and being quite accurate. Regardless, and pulling the thread back on track, I wanted to check 'em out. Curiously, I got an email back in a couple/few hours that day. They asked for a copy of my transaction. I sent this via email. Haven't heard anything since. |
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