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Joystick advice: shortest throw, natively/moddable into top fire

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Dcpmark:
Not sure if this is what you want, but the MiniGrip Stick from Ultimarc has a really short throw:

http://www.ultimarc.com/controls.html

Vigo:
Hrm...Interesting view on joystick throw. I personally hate too little of throw, it just doesn't *feel* like you are engaging. Unless the game was rapid shifting over and over, I hated the TAC-2. I was not a comfortable stick for long holds, and the buttons just sucked.

I really much preferred the Wico Command Control, much longer throw, but never felt sloppy. Those quickshots were were a good in-between, but they felt a bit fragile.

Gray_Area:
That's a ---smurfing--- cool idea. Sensor-wise not far from an idea I had early on, but I was thinking a sensor ring (though after seeing yours obviously the ring would need spacers to isolate the contacts). Yours is almost adjustable, too, excpet the actuator would need to expand for the desired size.


I didn't even know about joystick brands or anything in the early 80s, just that the stock console joysticks I tried had varying degress of goodness/badness. I didn't really care, because I had a Vectrex and Odyssey2, and the system compatibility and performance of those sticks kicked ass.

Vigo:
Aww, I want a vectrex!  :hissy:

Back in the day, it was all about getting the coolest 3rd party joystick, especially for commodore and Atari. I had a lot, and by a lot...I mean most of them. (and half of them broke. The Tac-2 and the Wico Command Control were some of the only few survivors)

Gray_Area:
@Vigo: dude, they're all over ebay lately. Some in seemingly decent shape and under $200. I've bought two or three, though none in the condition mine was when in the 90s I....very dumbly....sold it at a swap meet for ten bucks to some Mexican dude who thought it might be a tv. The biggest part is the joystick. Mine was in super condition, the whole unit was, cos I never spilled ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on it, didn't touch it with foodie fingers, always kept it inside, and it had maybe a year and a half of freqent use. Jesus.

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