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Title: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 10:32:15 am

What you guys tend to use for a Tron joystick on a MAME cabinet?

I know GroovyGameGear (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=319) sells the exterior shell that goes on a working joystick, but I can't find information on what stick that works with.

I also know that Tron sticks have an unusual rubbery restrictor that allows semi-8 way movement.  This seems like you'd need a very specific kind of stick to work correctly.

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: ids on April 15, 2010, 11:30:53 am

I believe there are several options (search the forums or wiki).   I went with what is probably the costliest.  I mounted the GGG handles to the Happ (http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000.htm) flight stick, and got the Tron Restrictor from Encryptor (check B/S/T).  I don't know if you can get anything better (other than an original).

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 11:37:19 am

Thanks for the advice.

How does that stick interface?  Like, leaf switches to a keyboard encoder, or USB or something?

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: HaRuMaN on April 15, 2010, 11:43:09 am

Quote from: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 11:37:19 am

Thanks for the advice.

How does that stick interface?  Like, leaf switches to a keyboard encoder, or USB or something?

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000x.htm (http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000x.htm)

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: jasonbar on April 15, 2010, 11:46:15 am

[shameless plug]I have a spare, like-new black plastic shell & red trigger & 1 screw that I can't even seem to *give* away, so if anybody wants it, pay me a few bucks for shipping & it's yours! [/shameless plug]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick1.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick1.jpg)
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick2.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick2.jpg)
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick3.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick3.jpg)
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick4.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick4.jpg)

Thanks,
-Jason

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 11:48:42 am

Quote from: HarumaN on April 15, 2010, 11:43:09 am

Quote from: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 11:37:19 am

Thanks for the advice.

How does that stick interface?  Like, leaf switches to a keyboard encoder, or USB or something?

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000x.htm (http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50997000x.htm)

Thank you sir!

I might need to get creative- I need to mount this from the bottom rather than the top.  D'oh!

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: ids on April 15, 2010, 01:16:12 pm

Quote from: jasonbar on April 15, 2010, 11:46:15 am

[shameless plug]I have a spare, like-new black plastic shell & red trigger & 1 screw that I can't even seem to *give* away, so if anybody wants it, pay me a few bucks for shipping & it's yours! [/shameless plug]

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick1.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick1.jpg)
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick2.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick2.jpg)
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick3.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick3.jpg)
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick4.jpg (http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/infernolab/forsale/stick4.jpg)

Thanks,
-Jason

Wow, that looks just like the spare I have.  Makes one wonder how many of these are lying around....

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: Bender on April 15, 2010, 03:47:34 pm

here is the tutorial on the happ stick conversion http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78233.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78233.0)

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: ids on April 15, 2010, 04:27:43 pm

Quote from: Bender on April 15, 2010, 03:47:34 pm

here is the tutorial on the happ stick conversion http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78233.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=78233.0)

Thanks - I couldn't be bothered to look that up earlier - it's exactly what I used to swap restrictors.  Very helpful!

I never cease to be impressed by the people who make and document things for this hobby.  I'd be nowhere without the efforts of so many others.

Title: Re: Tron Stick for MAME
Post by: Encryptor on April 16, 2010, 06:13:34 am

Quote from: DashRendar on April 15, 2010, 10:32:15 am

What you guys tend to use for a Tron joystick on a MAME cabinet?

You can also use a Xenophobe joystick if you can find one.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71229.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71229.0)


Encryptor