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RetroBlast Video Review: SlikStik Ball-top Stainless Steel Joysticks
KevSteele:
Phizzle,
Thanks, that's a nice and yet oddly disturbing compliment. ;)
Bursk,
The pear-shaped sticks are great for a "full fist grip" type of play. It's actually very comfortable.
When I've played with ball-top joysticks in the past, it's been more of a "first two fingers and thumb" type of grip, but the ball is so big on these joysticks that they, too, require a full fist grip, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, just different from the way I've used ball-top joysticks in the past.
The springs do require installation (see the review video for how to install the springs on the P360 joystick base -- the competition base is roughly the same -- unscrew the bottom of the joystick base, pull out the spring, put in the new spring. Pretty simple really.
As to the CP layout, the SlikStik trackball (ball, not plate) is about 6" away from the 4-way joystick, about 2.5" away from the edge of the player 1 buttons, and about 3.5" away from the trackball buttons.
The only interference I've ever seen with the trackball is the occasional bump of the 4-way by people doing the "Golden Tee thumb flick" trackball move, and as soon as they realize they can't throw their hands that far forward, it's not a problem. ;)
Kevin
Bursk:
Kevin,
Thanks a lot for that! :D
Working out where to put things on a CP can be a bit of a nightmare. I am slowly getting there, though. I did enquire about a SlikStik a while back, but the cost of shipping to the UK put me off a bit. The more I've looked into it, though, the more I've decided that the only way I'll be really happy is to build something myself.
I really do want two 8-ways, a spinner, a trackball and a 4-way. Leaving enough space around the trackball is something that I want to make sure I get right. At the moment I can see my CP being slightly wider than the SlikStik Classic, but as long as I can comfortably fit everything onto it, I don't really mind.
With regards to the SS joysticks, I play a lot of fighting games, so I think that perhaps the pear ones would be better. I think a full, firm grip on the stick would probably be best for pulling-off complex joystick motions.
Anyway, it's really late here so I'm off to bed. Thanks again ;D
Bursk
KevSteele:
Bursk,
Apparently SlikStik has found some new shipper for overseas shipping, and their overseas rates are supposed to be much lower now. Sorry I don't have the details, but you might want to email them and check.
I know that they've changed their US shipper as well after shopping around for quotes on shipping their new DIY cab.
Vectoraster:
Kevin I just want to tell you that I love all your reviews. They all hit the perfect balance between professionalism and nerdiness. They rock and so do you my friend. >VR<
jakejake28:
yea, you do really good reviews, good enough at least for slikstik it seems :P
--- Quote from: Vectoraster on August 22, 2003, 12:50:32 am ---They all hit the perfect balance between professionalism and nerdiness.
--- End quote ---
i agree, and that is feat to do in the homebuilt arcade niche. ;)
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