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| ragnar:
I am a bit of a newbie so please be gentle. I have a handful of requirements if I go ahead with a build. The sticking points are that I want to emulate the N64 and Atari 5200 in addition to MAME. The N64 because I simply want to and the 5200 is from my childhood. I still have mine! And a couple of spares. I think the 5200 was pure analog. I am assuming this based on my super breakout memories which seems to have had many, many positions along the x-axis supported. What kind of controller is needed for the N64? Is this a pure analog stick or a 49 way stick? If it is 49 way, could an analog stick be used? I am thinking that an analog stick is needed at this point. But I still want 4/8 way support. People seem to like the UltraStik 360. Is it really that good. I can't imagine that it can do a wonderful job of doing 4/8 way games. Good, yes. Just not wonderful. Does it interface well with front ends? Seeing hoe each game might need a different setting for this joystick. I've already talked myself down from supporting Ikari Warriors via a rotary joystick. Maybe on a follow up box. I'll say nothing more and just see where the conversation goes. |
| Todd H:
Go with the U360. It will handle everything you throw at it, from analog to 49 way to digital 2/4/8. I have them and they work perfectly with Atari 5200 and N64, although I switched to using an actual N64 controller connected via USB because finding the perfect button layout for N64 was pretty much impossible for my panel. |
| ragnar:
And they are equally good for the 4/8 way games. I guess I am sold at this point. Now if i can figure out where to get the money from to do this build. It might have to wait a year but I am trying to figure out cost cutting tricks now ;-) to do it now. I might have to do a control panel only build. I might try to do a build that can be retrofited into a cabinet later. Maybe that just means that i need to design the cabinet up front and then build the CP for it. |
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