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Slugworth:
Alright, I'm starting to fill up my virtual shopping cart, and am ready to decide on some joysticks.  I'm going to have 2 8-way joysticks, and 1 dedicated 4-way joystick.  After reading through the forums, I'd guess I'm leaning towards the Happ 8-Way Competition, but just wanted to ask for some opinions first to make sure I'm not missing anything.

Since i'll have a dedicated 4 way I don't have to worry about a 8/4 way joystick... I'll be playing all sorts of games.  Fighters, shmups, brawlers, NBA Jam, etc.  Just need a good "all purpose" joystick.  Sounds like the Happ Competition probably fits this bill, but I'm new to this hobby and probably don't realize all the options that are out there.

One last thing -- I plan on making my CP out of 3/4" plywood and using vinyl art on the top of it.  I don't know if this 'depth' makes a difference in selecting a joystick.  I'd like to mount underneath and don't have much experience with tools so I don't plan on routing any additional space out.  (if this causes problems, I suppose I could always return the 3/4" board and try and get something thinner?)

Thanks in advance.

adder:
definitely the happ competition in my opinion, BUT, like so many things these days we have some people saying the later 'made in china' version of this joystick isnt as good as the original 'not made in china' happ competitions. see the video below for more on this. the solution would be, to buy an IL EURO Competition joystick instead, but of course they are more expensive..

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/323-il-eurostick-joystick

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=260347

Lilwolf:
If you like smooth circle rotations, and can't feel the corners... I like the happs supers.  I have happs comp, and supers (and a bunch of theres) but I stick with the supers.  Why?  I don't play fighting games all that often, and for games like time pilots... it makes a huge difference. 

Comps I use for fighting control panels.  Supers for all around.  (And the complaint about supers in the video are real, but at home, they work just fine.  New one will out last the cabinet.  In an arcade, I could see some issues after a while.

DeLuSioNal29:
Also, it depends on what colors you want the joysticks.  I believe Supers only come in Black.  Although there are 3rd party replacement shafts available.

yotsuya:
I have the IL EURO Competition on my MAME cab with authentic Cherry switches, and I must say, I love them for 8 way games, but they SUCK for 4 way games. I just can't hit the primary directions precise enough with them.

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