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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: destronger on November 19, 2011, 02:37:01 pm

Title: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: destronger on November 19, 2011, 02:37:01 pm

basicly what the topic says. i'm building a tabletop arcade and i seem to have hit a wall. :banghead:

whenever i see arcade joysticks for sale they never come with the actual hardware to connect them to the actual cp. is this common?

i'm looking for happ type joysticks similar to sf2/american arcade machines.

any help is apprecicated.

mahalo,

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: Vigo on November 19, 2011, 04:03:37 pm

What kind of hardware do you mean? I think most people just pick up some screws or bolts at the hardware store. Otherwise, Bob Roberts sells just about any arcade hardware you can imagine.  8)

http://www.therealbobroberts.net (http://www.therealbobroberts.net)

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: fredster on November 19, 2011, 04:39:15 pm

You can always get them from Happ too.  They take credit cards...

http://na.suzohapp.com/joysticks/joysticks_amusement.htm (http://na.suzohapp.com/joysticks/joysticks_amusement.htm)

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: Gray_Area on November 19, 2011, 07:14:03 pm

Yes, mounting hardware is always extra. They don't know what you're putting it into.

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: destronger on November 20, 2011, 11:46:29 am

Quote from: Vigo on November 19, 2011, 04:03:37 pm

What kind of hardware do you mean? I think most people just pick up some screws or bolts at the hardware store. Otherwise, Bob Roberts sells just about any arcade hardware you can imagine.  8)

http://www.therealbobroberts.net (http://www.therealbobroberts.net)

yeah, i figured that would be the case.

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: BobA on November 25, 2011, 05:08:52 pm

If you are going to get Happs get them from Divemaster in Buy and Sell that way you won't get ripped by Happs Terrible Shipping charges.

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: CheffoJeffo on November 26, 2011, 10:53:55 am

Always a good place to start ....

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Vendors (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Vendors)

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: Mac Green on November 29, 2011, 04:17:17 pm

Good deal here free shipping to !  ;D http://www.dealextreme.com/p/repair-parts-replacement-4-ways-red-ball-arcade-joystick-with-4-switch-37485 (http://www.dealextreme.com/p/repair-parts-replacement-4-ways-red-ball-arcade-joystick-with-4-switch-37485)

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: CheffoJeffo on November 30, 2011, 02:38:57 pm

Are you getting kickbacks ?

'Coz this is the third post of yours in the past day hawking a joystick that others have panned on.

I have a pair of these and haven't found a reason to use them yet.

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: Mac Green on November 30, 2011, 04:42:05 pm

a friend of mine bought 2 and they work great

Title: Re: good places for buying arcade joysticks
Post by: Gonemad on January 04, 2012, 06:03:43 am

I got mine from Andy

http://www.ultimarc.com/controls.html (http://www.ultimarc.com/controls.html)

Being in the UK, I expected to pay for shipping,,but it was only like 15 bucks and only took 3 business days, sent Dec 23 and was at my door Dec 29.