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Title: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: GaryMcT on February 14, 2010, 03:00:53 am: Hey guys! I picked up an old Hanaho external control panel for cheap from a friend. I'd like to convert it into the controls for a Jamma setup at my desk, and I'd like to have 4-way support. What top-switchable joysticks fit in the same holes as this one?

(http://home.comcast.net/~g.mctaggart/hanahojoystick.jpg)

Ultimarc Mag-Stick Plus?

http://ultimarc.com/controls.html (http://ultimarc.com/controls.html)
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: kowal on February 14, 2010, 05:37:52 am: look how original or konockoff happ super fit all american stick. Magstick not fit, U360 fit:)
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: GaryMcT on February 14, 2010, 11:14:20 am: Quote from: kowal on February 14, 2010, 05:37:52 am
look how original or konockoff happ super fit all american stick. Magstick not fit, U360 fit:)

I wanted to avoid having it connected to a computer to do the 4-8-way switching. Any other alternatives?
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on February 14, 2010, 11:20:02 am: There is this:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99502.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99502.0)
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: GaryMcT on February 14, 2010, 11:33:34 am: Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 14, 2010, 11:20:02 am
There is this:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99502.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99502.0)

Does that actually work? I don't see how it has enough information to do a good job. A real 4-way knows roughly which direction you are faciring when towards diagonal. A u360 knows because it us analog. This only knows that you are diagonal and what your previous state is. Seems like it would be wrong a lot of the time.
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: Hoopz on February 14, 2010, 11:47:29 am: Quote from: GaryMcT on February 14, 2010, 11:33:34 am
Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 14, 2010, 11:20:02 am
There is this:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99502.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99502.0)

Does that actually work? I don't see how it has enough information to do a good job. A real 4-way knows roughly which direction you are faciring when towards diagonal. A u360 knows because it us analog. This only knows that you are diagonal and what your previous state is. Seems like it would be wrong a lot of the time.
That's the debate. I'm not inclined to put money into it to find out.
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on February 14, 2010, 11:48:53 am: Mostly I pointed it out as something to watch and see what the consensus on it is. It's nothing I'm going to try (have U360s already).
Title: Re: What is this joystick, and is there a top-switchable replacement?
Post by: GaryMcT on February 14, 2010, 11:52:16 am: Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 14, 2010, 11:48:53 am
Mostly I pointed it out as something to watch and see what the consensus on it is. It's nothing I'm going to try (have U360s already).

Cool. I have a spare u360 and this is going to be used on my computer desk, so maybe I'll go ahead and give it a try. I suppose switching modes on the computer isn't a big deal. The jamma setup will be connected to an Amiga monitor also on the desk.