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javeryh:
Am I the only one worried about this seemingly lethal combination?  My daughter loves arcade games (she's playing DK right now) but one of these days I'm afraid she is going to snap the joystick in half.  She can't help pressing hard in the direction she wants to go because she is not really thinking ahead and just making quick reactions to everything...  it's making me crazy!

Hoopz:
This bothered me when my daughters started playing on the cabinet but I quickly realized that they wouldn't hurt it.  It may be painful to watch her/them seemingly attempt to destroy the thing in one move, but they really don't have the strength to do anything harmful to it.

Lilwolf:
Kids... thats what the joysticks where made from...

but I remember in college, hitting a joystick so hard (because it wouldn't go diagonal... bad arcade)... that the joystick jumped across the room... I stood up, got my friends, and we walked out in 10 seconds... 

So it can be done... but not by a kid...

XtraSmiley:

--- Quote from: Lilwolf on February 21, 2010, 10:53:34 am ---Kids... thats what the joysticks where made from...
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WOW, is that Happs' new joystick?  Made from 100% fresh children!

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: javeryh on February 21, 2010, 10:47:03 am ---Am I the only one worried about this seemingly lethal combination?  My daughter loves arcade games (she's playing DK right now) but one of these days I'm afraid she is going to snap the joystick in half.  She can't help pressing hard in the direction she wants to go because she is not really thinking ahead and just making quick reactions to everything...  it's making me crazy!

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I have serious doubts that a small child has anywhere near the strength of a 20-40 year old, especially after a half dozen beers. Or the strength of a couple of bored teenagers after the cab steals their money.

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