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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:
--- Quote from: bkenobi on November 12, 2009, 06:14:28 pm ---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?
--- End quote ---
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.