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tips on universal joysticks
CheffoJeffo:
The 48-in-1 and 60-in-1 are older versions of MAME running on ARM processors on nifty little JAMMA boards, so, in a way, it is old school.
Since the interface is JAMMA, the germaine issue for your joysticks is that the U360 and other options with digital restriction aren't an option. FWIW, I used to run my 48-in-1 with a Wico 4-way leaf stick with the switches tweaked to allow 8-way functionality if you really hit the corners. Then I got a 60-in-1 and ended up playing 2-way and 4-way games on the 48-in-1 (with a Wico 4-way) and 2-way, 8-way and trackball games on the 60-in-1 (Wico 8-way).
However, of more immediate concern is the fact that the games on the 60-in-1 are vertically-oriented while the games on the traditional MultiWilliams are horizontal (exception for Sinistar on jrok's new SYSFPGA boards), so you are going to require two cabinets or a rotating monitor. The controls for a MultiWilliams can be somewhat problematic on a "normal" CP, so I would go with two cabinets and use the traditional control panel for the MultiWilliams.
FWIW, I like your choices and those cabs get more play in my house than my MAME cab ever has -- and jrok'snew board is way better than playing in MAME.
:cheers:
Paul Olson:
CheffoJeffo - In what way is it better than MAME? Better emulation?
_JMFR:
thanks for the advice cheffo. i wasnt aware that the williams collection required horizontal monitor placement. i have another cab with a horizontal monitor.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: _JMFR on January 01, 2009, 05:31:13 pm ---thanks for the advice cheffo. i wasnt aware that the williams collection required vertical monitor placement. i have another cab with a vertical monitor.
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Williams games are horizontal (except for Sinistar), it's the 60-in-1 that is vertical.
_JMFR:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 01, 2009, 05:33:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: _JMFR on January 01, 2009, 05:31:13 pm ---thanks for the advice cheffo. i wasnt aware that the williams collection required vertical monitor placement. i have another cab with a vertical monitor.
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Williams games are horizontal (except for Sinistar), it's the 60-in-1 that is vertical.
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^ typo
i typed that in a hurry! :cheers: