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Title: Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: RedSquirrel on July 11, 2003, 06:29:38 am
Im ready to make my order on ipac, buttons and joysticks.

Will this stuff be okay? (Im ordering from ultimarc.com)

2 Player IPAC
23 Normal Buttons
2 Player 1 / Player 2 buttons
2 E-Sticks
Wiring Kit

Will Ultimarcs stardard wiring kit be enough for all those buttons?

Secondly, I just worked it out and the buttons (25 in total) are gonna cost me 50 Pounds!! (or roughly $75!!) (Im in the UK).

Any better deals on buttons?

Thanks for any advice..
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: bleakboy on July 11, 2003, 06:37:29 am
I got my buttons from Happ, they have european office in london, it is on there website

Here is the Details

Unit 7, Hornet Close, Pyson Industrial Estate
Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2YD United Kingdom

PHONE: +44 1843 871 100

FAX: +44 1843 871 122

MOBILE PHONE: +44 77 88 44 7282

Hope this helps
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: F|end on July 11, 2003, 06:45:32 am
Why don't you buy an I-pac4 instead of two I-pacs?
 ;D
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: RedSquirrel on July 11, 2003, 06:51:42 am
I got my buttons from Happ, they have european office in london, it is on there website

Here is the Details

Unit 7, Hornet Close, Pyson Industrial Estate
Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2YD United Kingdom

PHONE: +44 1843 871 100

FAX: +44 1843 871 122

MOBILE PHONE: +44 77 88 44 7282

Hope this helps

Thanks. Do they have coloured buttons too? (I'm after red, blue, black and the 1p / 2p button. Do you know how much they cost per button and also postage? Cheers
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: RedSquirrel on July 11, 2003, 06:53:20 am
Why don't you buy an I-pac4 instead of two I-pacs?
 ;D

heh are you just being sarcy  ;) I meant a normal IPAC for 2 player  ;D
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: bleakboy on July 11, 2003, 06:56:11 am
they do all the colours and p1,p2,p3,p4

check out there website

www.happcontrols.com

then email them the buttons and quantity and they will price it up for you i think they do a straight currency conversion i.e if the button is $1.90 it will mostlikey be 1.10 pounds depending on currency rates
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: F|end on July 11, 2003, 07:08:07 am
Why don't you buy an I-pac4 instead of two I-pacs?
 ;D

heh are you just being sarcy  ;) I meant a normal IPAC for 2 player  ;D

Sorry, it's my greedy instinct working! :P
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: IG-88 on July 11, 2003, 08:18:29 am
Buy a couple cheap CP's of of ebay. Buttons last forever. You can end up with some pretty cool stuff besides.
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: Amra on July 11, 2003, 03:55:28 pm
With a 2 Player IPAC, your only going to be able to use up to 20 Buttons, including 1 and 2 player, so only 18 regular buttons and 1 each of your player buttons...

You see, the 2 Player IPAC had 28 Inputs, 8 of which are reserved for up, down, left, right on both 1 and 2 player... thus only 20 are left for arbitrary uses...

This means that If you get 23 buttons. You are either going to have to hack something else, or not use those 5 spare buttons, that or keeps them just for that reason, spares...
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: Tiger-Heli on July 11, 2003, 04:07:56 pm
With a 2 Player IPAC, your only going to be able to use up to 20 Buttons, including 1 and 2 player, so only 18 regular buttons and 1 each of your player buttons...

You see, the 2 Player IPAC had 28 Inputs, 8 of which are reserved for up, down, left, right on both 1 and 2 player... thus only 20 are left for arbitrary uses...

This means that If you get 23 buttons. You are either going to have to hack something else, or not use those 5 spare buttons, that or keeps them just for that reason, spares...
Or use them with the I-PAC shift function, but I agree with Amra, the math didn't add up to me either.
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: ZippySLC on July 11, 2003, 04:24:19 pm
I have a 2 player setup, and I almost wish I went for the 4 player ipac. I love buttons!
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: jakejake28 on July 11, 2003, 04:34:24 pm

2 E-Sticks


are you sure you want e-sticks? they are my fav. 4-way, but if you are intending to play newer 8-way games like capcom makes, you might prefer others (j-stick especially)
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: RedSquirrel on July 11, 2003, 07:07:16 pm

2 E-Sticks


are you sure you want e-sticks? they are my fav. 4-way, but if you are intending to play newer 8-way games like capcom makes, you might prefer others (j-stick especially)

Firstly, to people saying my maths dont add up, yes i am using dublicat buttons (ie the 7th Neo Geo Button and Pinball buttons).

Also, jakejake28 what is wrong with them? I must be honest thee main reason i want them is because they so easily fit on the panel. I will go for j-stick if it really is that much better? Is it much harder making a hole? Do I need to cut a largesh chunk out the top to mount it? Thanks
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: jakejake28 on July 11, 2003, 09:21:36 pm
no problem with them, just a very short throw.
Title: Re:Ready to make my order. Advice please!
Post by: RedSquirrel on July 13, 2003, 05:23:17 pm
no problem with them, just a very short throw.

I added up my order on ultimarc.com and its 140 quid!! ( $180) this is for buttons, two sticks, ipac, wire... shipping.

I think Im gonna have to call happs UK and ask what their button prices are. This is way expensive!!