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Title: Which (if any) 8-way joystick has a hollow shaft?
Post by: rbarr110 on September 15, 2006, 01:38:01 pm

Subject says it all:

Which (if any) 8-way joystick has a hollow shaft?

Thanks

Title: Re: Which (if any) 8-way joystick has a hollow shaft?
Post by: RandyT on September 15, 2006, 03:31:30 pm

Quote from: rbarr110 on September 15, 2006, 01:38:01 pm

Subject says it all:

Which (if any) 8-way joystick has a hollow shaft?

OMNI-Stik Prodigy Retro Edition, but it also switches to a 4-way.

Only one I am aware of that comes that way.

RandyT

Title: Re: Which (if any) 8-way joystick has a hollow shaft?
Post by: Kremmit on September 16, 2006, 12:23:53 am

Wico Command Control joysticks for the Atari2600, C64, etc. came with firetop handles with a hollow shaft.  These can be modified to fit a standard Wico arcade joystick base. 

Wico also made balltop firetop arcade joys, but they are seriously rare.  I've only seen one.

The firetop joysticks sold by Happ have a hollow shaft as well.  They look seriously lame, though.

Title: Re: Which (if any) 8-way joystick has a hollow shaft?
Post by: RandyT on September 16, 2006, 01:53:49 am

I completely spaced the topfires  :banghead:  Sorry about that.

It would be helpful to know what the intended use of the hollow shaft is though....


RandyT