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Title: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: RoninEditor on August 09, 2005, 05:39:39 pm

Hey everyone, it's the latest noob!!  I actually got really interested in this when I edited the ExtremeTech commercial that aired on G4 and I had to go out and buy the book and now I'm actually about to put down the money. 

Okay, having never bought pushbuttons, I was wondering the difference between the two offered by Happ...

http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/pushbuttons_pc.htm

Other than the curvature, is there a feel difference between these buttons... I am looking for buttons that really "pop" when you hit them.  (I remember my disappointment as a kid when Nintendo put out their "arcade" controller and the buttons were so 'dead'.)  I'm basically looking to recreate the feel of Galaga buttons... if that makes any sense.  Or, are the button pretty much the same feel across the board.

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: SirPoonga on August 09, 2005, 05:41:31 pm

Standard concave horizontal microswitch buttons sound just what you need.  If oyu don;t want a click find some leafswitch buttons.

Title: Re: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: Tiger-Heli on August 09, 2005, 05:49:30 pm

http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_controls.shtml#buttons

Of the two listed you want the horizontals.

http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/5891xxl.htm

But you really wanted to be on this page:

http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/pushbuttons.htm

And the big issue here is the competition pushbuttons.  This are convex (dished out) and a lot of people prefer them for fast action and fighters, but they're not like the original Galaga buttons.

And unless you are ordering a lot of other stuff from Happ, you want to get the buttons from www.therealbobroberts.com, or PonyBoy in the Buy/sell/trade forum.

www.groovygamegear.com has buttons also and they're fine, but they aren't Happ buttons.

Title: Re: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: stevodevo on August 10, 2005, 09:10:10 am

I originally bought mine from happs. But more recently I've been getting em off ebay.

This guy is good: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=www-arcadeemulator-net

Title: Re: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: Stingray on August 10, 2005, 02:43:21 pm

Ponyboy here on BYOAC is the best source you'll ever find for Happ stuff.

-S

Title: Re: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: RoninEditor on August 10, 2005, 03:37:02 pm

Wow, that was quick... you guys are awesome... thanks so much, I'll be sure to check out all of those links, I greatly appreciate everyone's help!

Title: Re: Arcade Buttons, Difference
Post by: DreamArcades on August 10, 2005, 04:21:09 pm

Don't forget to check out: www.DreamArcades.com/parts