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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Level42 on May 31, 2009, 05:34:33 am

Title: Weird leaf joystick...anyone recognize it ?
Post by: Level42 on May 31, 2009, 05:34:33 am

This looks like a rather weird leaf joystick set-up, never seen it before:

(http://gallery.me.com/andre.huijts/100223/Strange-20leaf-20joystick/web.jpg?ver=12437619210001)


Anyone have a clue if it's from a certain game ?

Title: Re: Weird leaf joystick...anyone recognize it ?
Post by: Ummon on May 31, 2009, 01:35:46 pm

<smacks forehead> What a ---smurfing--- novel idea. Could possibly even shorten it some.

Title: Re: Weird leaf joystick...anyone recognize it ?
Post by: SavannahLion on May 31, 2009, 02:19:22 pm

Quote from: Ummon on May 31, 2009, 01:35:46 pm

<smacks forehead> What a ---smurfing--- novel idea. Could possibly even shorten it some.

Yes....

The footprint probably wouldn't be much more compact with Cherries though. You'll gain quite a bit vertically, but how much would you lose to the throw distance?

Level42, what's the history behind this? Where did you get this stick?

Perhaps the joystick didn't come from an arcade cab, but from some other application? Wheel chair? Industrial machinery? Railroad? Those are several applications I can think of where surface mount real estate might be at a premium but depth of the mount might not be an issue.

Where ever it came from, this would make for an interesting joystick to use.

Title: Re: Weird leaf joystick...anyone recognize it ?
Post by: TOK on May 31, 2009, 08:40:17 pm

This might sound corny, but is it definitely from a game?
The reason I ask is that there are some industrial sticks that have long but narrow housings.
(https://majestictrailer.com/files/store_files/products/1219495131-joystick_300.jpg)

Title: Re: Weird leaf joystick...anyone recognize it ?
Post by: Level42 on June 01, 2009, 08:39:38 am

I have no idea really. I also didn't say that I actually own it :D