Name that joystick?

[EggZilla]

Me again. I'm looking at an NFL Blitz control panel that a friend of mine literally just gave me, and I see a pair of joysticks that I've never seen before. Are these maybe the 49-way opticals I've heard Midway used from time to time?

Can anyone identify these? Furthermore, does anyone have any thoughts about using them in a cab?

Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

Cheers,

Eric

[Generic Eric]

I can't identify them, but supposedly, that is what NFL Blitz used.  I bet thats what they are.

[spidermonkey]

That is a 49 position optical stick and to my knowledge nobody has been fully successfull at interfacing these to a pc. Not yet at least.

[rampy]

That is a 49 position optical stick and to my knowledge nobody has been fully successfull at interfacing these to a pc. Not yet at least.

http://www.arcadecollecting.com/info/49way_to_Hall.gif

from the console faq on this site...

"" If you do happen to get your hands on a 49-way stick, Tim over at arcadecollecting.com has developed a circuit to use the 49-way in place of an analog (or hall effect type) joystick.  The circuit can also be modified slightly to pull double duty as an 8-way digital stick (using just the first sets of led contacts).  ""


I'm sure it can be made to work with a PC if you were able to build it in the first place =P  *shrug*

rampy

[EggZilla]

Thanks for the input, guys!

I think, for now, I'll just stick to my 360's. Still, I'll hang onto them. Never know when I might get the itch to build that Food Fight/NBA Jam/NFL Blitz cab and use the correct hardware...

[AlanS17]

I thought NBA Jam used 8-ways.

[EggZilla]

Oh, maybe you're right. I was thinking it and Blitz were the same, but I can't remember why I think that, so I could be mistaken.