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Title: Battle Zone Controls
Post by: JONTHEBOMB on January 29, 2005, 07:31:31 pm

Hello,

I am new to this hobby, but I'm interested if anyone knows if there is a place where I can purchase a joystick with a button on top, like the  Battle Zone arcade cabinet had?

Title: Re: Battle Zone Controls
Post by: Will on January 29, 2005, 08:06:25 pm

Did you want something like this?
http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/joysticks/happtopfire.html

Title: Re: Battle Zone Controls
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on January 29, 2005, 08:53:37 pm

ebay is about your only option for those exact joysticks.

A better option would be to keep an eye out for Vindicators, Sarge, etc... controllers that used the same TYPE of controllers (up/down 2-ways, with fire buttons).
These will have fire buttons AND thumb buttons on them.

Title: Re: Battle Zone Controls
Post by: RayB on January 30, 2005, 01:12:33 pm

Or if you can get ahold of a Wico base and a Wico Command Control joystick, you can hack it, as I describe in this thread:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,20914.0.html

Title: Re: Battle Zone Controls
Post by: telengard on January 30, 2005, 06:37:30 pm

Quote from: JONTHEBOMB on January 29, 2005, 07:31:31 pm

Hello,

I am new to this hobby, but I'm interested if anyone knows if there is a place where I can purchase a joystick with a button on top, like the  Battle Zone arcade cabinet had?

I got a new set on eBay (yet to hook them up though) for a reasonable price.  I put the panel back up on eBay and got most of my $$ back.   The key is to look for BZ control panels w/ the controls, not just the joysticks.  HTH.