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Title: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: 06attaker on February 13, 2008, 10:25:38 am
Is the ultimarc still the only joystick on the market that is switchable from the top of the control panel???  I think all the rest you have to go throught the coin door or get underneath.

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Title: Re: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: divemaster127 on February 13, 2008, 10:30:02 am
As far as I know its the only one switchable from the top
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Title: Re: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: kegger on February 13, 2008, 10:38:00 am
OMNI-Stik PRODIGY  also switches from the top.
Title: Re: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: Level42 on February 13, 2008, 04:26:31 pm
And you can go the electronic switching way with a Suzo inductive......that is if you don't need physical restriction....
Title: Re: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on February 13, 2008, 07:24:42 pm
That depends on your definition of switchable.

If you mean physically restricted, to prevent travel into the diagonals, then the Prodigy, Magstik, and T-stik are the only ones I can think of.

If you mean a stick that will switch functionally, rather than physically, the list grows considerably.
In addition to the Suzo (which is still a manual changeover), you can get any 49-way (Williams, Midway, Happs), and use the GroovyGameGear 49-way interface, or you can get the U-360 from Ultimarc.
Both of these will switch automatically, as the individual game loads, and always be configured properly for the game that is playing.
That is a big plus to me because you don't want your guest trying to play an 8-way game with a 4-way, or vice versa.
Title: Re: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: javeryh on February 13, 2008, 07:28:46 pm
There are also options like the U360 which "switch" on the fly without having to do anything...
Title: Re: ULTIMARC STILL ONLY JOYSTICK SWITCHABLE FROM TOP???
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on February 13, 2008, 07:34:27 pm
There are also options like the U360 which "switch" on the fly without having to do anything...

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