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Title: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: IreM72 on April 15, 2005, 07:35:53 am

What were the actual Joysticks for all the metal slug arcade games?

Thanks
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: Hoagie_one on April 15, 2005, 07:37:36 am
8-way joy
3 buttons
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: Witchboard on April 15, 2005, 08:20:23 am
From what I've read the Neo-Geo cabinets used Happ's Supers.
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: paigeoliver on April 15, 2005, 08:32:19 am
Quote from: Witchboard on April 15, 2005, 08:20:23 am
From what I've read the Neo-Geo cabinets used Happ's Supers.

Actually they usually had the worst ones, not the Supers but those ones with the smooth shiny shafts.
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: Witchboard on April 15, 2005, 08:35:35 am
Oh, well I guess everybody replaces them with Supers then.  ;D
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: oldsage on April 15, 2005, 01:38:44 pm
All Metal Slugs I've seen were Taiwanese bootlegs, so, i guess "SUPER ULTRA RED BALL JOYSTICK GAMING"... J/K... I guess the only real Neo-Geos I've seen had Supers, or Spain style Taiwanese sticks (which is about the same as supers) that ended up in there, so... I dunno...
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: Stingray on April 15, 2005, 02:42:37 pm
My NEO-GEO had some ultra crappy generic 8ways. I replced them with Supers and there's about a 10000% improvement in game play. Metal Slug plays great with those sticks.

-S
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: Grasshopper on April 15, 2005, 02:54:06 pm
AFAIK, Metal Slug boards are normally fitted to generic jamma-style cabinets so I don't know if there really is a correct joystick.

I've played Metal Slug in an arcade with a Suzo 500/Omnistick and it felt very responsive.
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: chasmosis on April 15, 2005, 04:59:30 pm
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AFAIK, Metal Slug boards are normally fitted to generic jamma-style cabinets so I don't know if there really is a correct joystick.

I'm confused, I thought Metal Slug was a neo-geo mvs cart not a board. 

Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: Grasshopper on April 15, 2005, 05:27:20 pm
Quote from: chasmosis on April 15, 2005, 04:59:30 pm
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AFAIK, Metal Slug boards are normally fitted to generic jamma-style cabinets so I don't know if there really is a correct joystick.

I'm confused, I thought Metal Slug was a neo-geo mvs cart not a board. 



You're probably right.
Title: Re: What joys for metal slug?
Post by: oldsage on April 16, 2005, 12:11:36 am
Quote from: Grasshopper on April 15, 2005, 05:27:20 pm
Quote from: chasmosis on April 15, 2005, 04:59:30 pm
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AFAIK, Metal Slug boards are normally fitted to generic jamma-style cabinets so I don't know if there really is a correct joystick.

I'm confused, I thought Metal Slug was a neo-geo mvs cart not a board.