SFIV Madcatz TE sticks w/ mame - best solution for 4-way?

[xodustrance]

Just curious on how you get around the 8 way joystick thing with mame and 4 way games - I am in talks to have someone build some 4 way happ sticks - but if the expense can be reasonably avoided - I would love that.

Problem with 4 way games is the diagonal dead zones. I read on real arcade there is 4 way emulation with the newer versions of mame.

Any idea on how to get around this without investing the $400+ on two happ stick setups?

[headkaze]

Newer versions of MAME do it automatically for the most part. Check out Mame Analog Joystick Map Editor for making custom maps.

You could also consider Ultimarc U360's which do this via hardware and are only $60 each. They also have a mouse mode.