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Title: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: spystyle on August 03, 2005, 11:34:41 am: Howdy,

Is there a joystick that handles 2,4,8 and analog, and can rotate?

Probably not

But, what joystick comes close? Is there a single joystick that is most compatible with all of MAME's games?

(Right now I'm just using an 8-way)

Has anyone invented an electronic 4/8/analog switch? That would be cool.

Thanks,
Craig
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 11:45:06 am: 49-way joystick with rotary attachment
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: nostrebor on August 03, 2005, 02:37:08 pm: Quote from: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 11:45:06 am
49-way joystick with rotary attachment
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: conseit68 on August 03, 2005, 02:39:37 pm: yeah...what they said :)
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: spystyle on August 03, 2005, 04:26:29 pm: Thank you :)

Do you recommend a particular brand or should I just Google it?
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 04:31:38 pm: Search the threads in the Main forum. It's a popular topic. You can browse and find it.
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: spystyle on August 03, 2005, 04:37:52 pm: Thanks again.

I have a Pac-Man (with only 1 stick) while sorting my ROMs I started to wonder if there was 1 that could handle all of them.

Have fun,
Craig
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on August 03, 2005, 05:10:19 pm: Quote from: spystyle on August 03, 2005, 04:26:29 pm
Thank you :)

Do you recommend a particular brand or should I just Google it?

It depends on what you really want.

If you have to have a rotating 49-way, the Happ style is the only one available at the moment.
I personally don't care for them because they feel too floppy to me.

The Williams style has more resistance to it, but possibly a little TOO much at the extremes of travel.
I prefer the overall feel of them to the Happ ones, but they are a little harder to control subtly.

As far as the encoder goes, Groovy Game Gear is the only game in town on that.
DaveB has a 49-way encoder, which works great for 49-way and most analog games.
It doesn't do the digital restriction that the GGG one does though.
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: Tiger-Heli on August 03, 2005, 05:12:41 pm: Quote from: spystyle on August 03, 2005, 04:26:29 pm
Thank you :)
Do you recommend a particular brand or should I just Google it?
http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/49-way.html - Review

http://www.mameworld.net/tigerheli/encoder/main.htm#49-Way_Joystick_Controllers - Info from my page on it.

GP-Wiz 49 adapters (first two links) (http://www.groovygamegear.com/cgi/surfshop/shop.cgi?ud=Nk5aRFdVVFhOVSUlJSUlJTExMjMxMDMyNTcA&storeid=1&c=search.htm&categories=0041)

Joysticks (http://www.groovygamegear.com/cgi/surfshop/shop.cgi?ud=S0pWM0NVNkpTUiUlJSUlJTExMjMxMDMzOTQA&storeid=1&cols=1&categories=0029&&c=detail.htm&itemid=49WAYJOY)

http://www.markoates.com/rotary/ - Rotary adapter

http://connect.to/rotary - Druin's interface

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,35820.0.html - Mounting template

Ball-top handles for sticks (http://www.groovygamegear.com/cgi/surfshop/shop.cgi?ud=SFRXMFBLWUIxNSUlJSUlJTExMjE3MTMzMzkA&storeid=1&cols=1&categories=0029&&c=detail.htm&itemid=VERSA49B)
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 05:20:39 pm: The joystick bolt pattern for the metal control panel on your Pac Man is not going to match up. Do you plan on converting an original Pac Man for MAME?
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: CheffoJeffo on August 03, 2005, 05:39:31 pm: Quote from: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 05:20:39 pm
The joystick bolt pattern for the metal control panel on your Pac Man is not going to match up. Do you plan on converting an original Pac Man for MAME?

Oh ... say it isn't so ...

Cheers.
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 05:54:16 pm: Yeah, I've already got my hand swung back over here. ;)
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: spystyle on August 03, 2005, 06:36:28 pm: Thank you all for the information and recommendations. You've saved me much time :)

As for chopping a Pac-Man up : mine, ofcourse, is scratch built!

Now to read those links...

Have a nice day,
Craig
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: AlanS17 on August 03, 2005, 07:01:31 pm: AH! A sigh of relief... :)

If you want to buy one new you'll probably have to go with the Happ joystick. The rotary attachment is designed for that particular stick too, I believe.

I'm pretty sure there are aftermarket ball-top shaft replacements. You might consider that approach if you want to keep that classic feel.
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: Tiger-Heli on August 04, 2005, 08:39:14 am: I like the yellow PC in the pac-man cab to keep it "themed". 8)
Title: Re: Single, most compatible joystick?
Post by: nostrebor on August 04, 2005, 09:43:22 am: Your speaker is WAY too small!