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Title: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: Spaced Ace on December 01, 2007, 02:39:34 am

Anyone know where I can get the original Star Wars arcade joystick?  Been looking for a while.

Any leads would be great.

Title: Re: Need Star Wars Arcade Joystick (Original/Referbished)
Post by: Lilwolf on December 01, 2007, 11:44:12 am

very hard to find anymore.  Nobody currently is selling them (but someone was almost ready to start selling some refurbs).

Ebay is your only decent option... but expect to pay a MINT for them.  200-400 depending on quality is very normal.  100 - 150 for missing parts.

good luck

Title: Re: Need Star Wars Arcade Joystick (Original/Referbished)
Post by: FrizzleFried on December 01, 2007, 02:23:55 pm

...and it's referred to as a yoke not a joystick...

Title: Re: Need Star Wars Arcade Joystick (Original/Referbished)
Post by: ChadTower on December 01, 2007, 02:57:03 pm

Star Wars Arcade (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9775) - it has a joystick.  Maybe he means this one.

Title: Re: Need Star Wars Arcade Joystick (Original/Referbished)
Post by: Encryptor on December 01, 2007, 08:16:00 pm

If he is looking for those type joysticks he should look at this Ebay auction. I don't know if they are the same exact joysticks but they certainly look the same.

http://tinyurl.com/3d6qpc


Encryptor

Title: Re: Need Star Wars Arcade Joystick (Original/Referbished)
Post by: Lilwolf on December 03, 2007, 02:50:59 pm

ahh... I just read straight to starwars... and stopped.

Title: Re: Need Star Wars Arcade Joystick (Original/Referbished)
Post by: Spaced Ace on December 03, 2007, 08:44:21 pm

Here is my question, can I use a jet fighter joystick and it work with the Star Wars Arcade game? 

Or will I have to adjust the sensitivedy in the game?

I havent seen the tech specs of the star wars yoke compared to a standard fighter joystick.

And I mean the original arcade game.

Title: Re: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: SithMaster on December 03, 2007, 10:06:59 pm

um if your using it via mame then you could up the sensitivity but not sure if youd need to.

Title: Re: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: Spaced Ace on December 04, 2007, 01:55:33 am

Well thanks, I was just wondering how different the yoke stick is compared to a happ analog fighter stick.  The switches are pretty much the same right?

Title: Re: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: SithMaster on December 04, 2007, 10:52:07 am

Woah i thought you meant like a pc joystick not the analog happs one.  I havent used one of those before so im not sure if you would need any adjustments or what they might be if you do.

not sure what the analog uses but the yoke had potentiometers.  i guess they would work the same.  though it seems like a lot for the fighter stick compared to using a pc stick.

Title: Re: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: Spaced Ace on December 04, 2007, 11:17:23 am

Thanks Sith, that puts me in the right direction. 

Title: Re: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on December 04, 2007, 07:25:20 pm

You can use any analog joystick (arcade or PC) to play Star Wars, provided you have the proper interface (AKI, A-pac, etc... for the arcade ones).
The original yoke was just an x-y analog control, with 4 buttons.
The buttons were programmed redundantly in most games.

Title: Re: Star Wars Arcade Joystick QUESTION!!!!!
Post by: Spaced Ace on December 04, 2007, 09:07:25 pm

Thanks Noone.