Joystick Needed for Mystery Cabinet

[D_Harris]

Does anyone know what cabinet this was originally?(see pics).

I attempted to install a joystick since the one it originally came with is long gone.

Unfortunately the joysticks I have, which are mostly from Wico and Xarcade, are too big making it impossible to close the control panel/monitor cover which opens up like the front hood of a car.

I unscrewed the monitor and slid it up as far as I could on it's supports, but cannot get any of the several joysticks I tried to work consistently because when everything is closed the joystick assembly bottom is still right up against the bottom of the monitor, which I think causes an open circuit somewhere.

I figure if I can find out what this cabinet was originally dedicated for, I might be able to determine the particulars of the original joystick.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

[RayB]

I have never seen that shape before. Could very well be a generic.

[bkenobi]

Are you sure it had joysticks installed in the original game?  Could that have been some kind of trivia game that didn't use them?

[D_Harris]

Are you sure it had joysticks installed in the original game?  Could that have been some kind of trivia game that didn't use them?

It had a joystick.(It was a Galaga 3).

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

[ArtMAME]

Try a Happ Universal:

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/universal_joy.htm

It can be 4/8 way and only needs a 1-1/8" hole (same as a standard pushbutton hole) and has a smaller footprint.

[D_Harris]

Try a Happ Universal:

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/universal_joy.htm

It can be 4/8 way and only needs a 1-1/8" hole (same as a standard pushbutton hole) and has a smaller footprint.

No thank you. It is the classic ball-top and classic feel I'm looking for.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.