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DataWest:

--- Quote from: isucamper on April 05, 2011, 12:31:09 pm ---I have some experience with this. 



This was actually the second stick I had on my panel.  The first was junk and needed to be replaced, but I actually took it apart to mount with screws onto a plank beneath the pannel.  This stick was more expensive and I didn't want to take it apart, so I just used double stick carpet tape to secure it to the plank.  It's been rock solid for almost 2 years. 

8 way games feel and play great (though no where near as good as an authentic TRON or Gorf stick).  For TRON you can mess with the controller map option in MAME to make it more difficult to hit the diagonals.  Analog games feel even better, but again, no where near as good as an actual flight yoke.  Still, you get a lot of diversity for having an analog stick on your panel.  For more info see "The System" in my signature. 

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I just bought that stick for $41.  :) how much did you pay?

drventure:
I bought a logitec flightstick off a guy on CL (actually, I bought a lot of 3 plus another stick) for about 20$. I knew I was going to be hacking them, so I figured best to have backups.

Anyway, once I got it apart, I realized that the stick mechanism itself mates almost perfectly to a happ super base.

A little dremel carving and 4 screws and presto. Flightstick on an arcade stick base. Just count it like any other arcade stick.

I lost the ability to use the little "trim lever" thing that was attached to the base of the logitec but I haven't missed it for mame games.

DataWest:

--- Quote from: isucamper on April 05, 2011, 12:31:09 pm ---I have some experience with this. 



This was actually the second stick I had on my panel.  The first was junk and needed to be replaced, but I actually took it apart to mount with screws onto a plank beneath the pannel.  This stick was more expensive and I didn't want to take it apart, so I just used double stick carpet tape to secure it to the plank.  It's been rock solid for almost 2 years. 

8 way games feel and play great (though no where near as good as an authentic TRON or Gorf stick).  For TRON you can mess with the controller map option in MAME to make it more difficult to hit the diagonals.  Analog games feel even better, but again, no where near as good as an actual flight yoke.  Still, you get a lot of diversity for having an analog stick on your panel.  For more info see "The System" in my signature. 

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I got it in the mail today. It's rock solid. But wow I didn't expect such a long throw after the direction gets triggered. I'm gonna have to restrict it somehow.

isucamper:
Yeah, I guess that's what I was trying to say when I said it didn't feel as good as a normal arcade stick. 

Keep in mind that if you restrict the throw (which is a good idea) you won't be able to hit the extremes on analog games like Star Wars.  It's kind of give/take with a versatile stick like this. 

Btw, I paid more than 41 dollars. 

DataWest:

--- Quote from: isucamper on April 12, 2011, 08:14:41 am ---Yeah, I guess that's what I was trying to say when I said it didn't feel as good as a normal arcade stick. 

Keep in mind that if you restrict the throw (which is a good idea) you won't be able to hit the extremes on analog games like Star Wars.  It's kind of give/take with a versatile stick like this. 

Btw, I paid more than 41 dollars. 

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Im glad I got a good deal. It feels just like a happ arcade flightstick sturdiness wise.

Yeah I just need to figure out a way to restrict it. My main games I want to use it for are DoT and shmups, so I need a short throw. It just feels weird having all that extra space after the button is triggered.  :P

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