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Title: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: DYNAGOD on December 09, 2004, 11:53:21 am
what type of stick did this game have originally?
i have a 4-8 way but it just doesnt feel like i have the maneuverability needed to navigate those tight chasms..
Thanks
Title: Re: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: Tiger-Heli on December 09, 2004, 01:42:41 pm
what type of stick did this game have originally?
i have a 4-8 way but it just doesnt feel like i have the maneuverability needed to navigate those tight chasms..
Thanks
I would guess 8-way leaf switch joystick, but I'm not certain.
Title: Re: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: DYNAGOD on December 09, 2004, 01:45:41 pm
ive got a leafswitch seimitsu , setup  for 8 ways , but its just doesnt feel right..
i even downloaded the games manual.theres no mention of it ,or on the klov.
Title: Re: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on December 09, 2004, 01:59:54 pm
My guess would be Wico 8-way leaf.
If that wasn't STOCK on them, I bet alot of them got converted to it.

Is your 8-way one that you can feel the corners on?
If so, get a round 8-way, like the Wicos or P360, etc...

You need to be able to hold the stick between the corners and the true directions to manuever well.
The "square" type 8-ways kind of force you all the way to the corner, which makes you go completely diagonal, rather than switching repeatedly between right/right-down/right/etc...
Title: Re: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: DYNAGOD on December 09, 2004, 03:12:52 pm
yea its a sqaure restrictor.. that would explain it.. ::)
Title: Re: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: Ken Layton on December 09, 2004, 06:43:05 pm
We had several of these machines on our route back in the heyday. They did indeed come stock with Wico 8 way leaf joysticks on all the ones we had.
Title: Re: Stern Super Cobra Joystick
Post by: DYNAGOD on December 09, 2004, 08:12:15 pm
thanks for the confirmation..
im havent been happywith the seimitsu or sanwa controls that i bought to replace the stock controls in my cab anyways...
i think its time to gut them out and replace them with some western quality gear..