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What do you think about Sanwa style joysticks becoming so popular?

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pbj:
Sanwa's are a nice stick and they're readily available at a good price nowadays.  That was NOT the case 10 years ago. 

Hence you see more of them now. 

 :cheers:

Grasshopper:
I think another reason why the Sanwa/Seimitsu type joysticks are popular is because, from the operator's point of view, they're easier to maintain than the Happ/IL bat style equivalents. The balltops can be unscrewed, and that means they can easily be replaced if they get damaged. It also means it's much easier to remove the joysticks from a panel if the entire joystick need replacing. The Happ style joysticks can only be removed after the circlip at the end of the shaft has been removed. That's fiddly if you're having to do it upside down.

Also, the Sanwa sticks occupy very little space under the control panel. That makes them more suitable for many of the modern candy style cabs where space under the control panel is often limited.

Personally, I find the feel so-so, not terrible by any means, but not that great either. However, they're definitely a more elegant design than the older sticks.

shponglefan:
I didn't use them growing up, but I do like them now.  They're just good sticks and work well for fighters in particular, so I can see why they have gained popularity.

LightningBolt:
I actually bought one in 2005 to use in a Tekken 5 replica arcade stick that never happened. But at the time it was very scarce I had to order from one website that apparently had a lot of drama later on with the seller up and disappearing. Now they seem more frequent.

Also they're on the new Battle Royale Pac-Man game.

mgb:
As said, bat tops really came about in the 90s.
In the eighties, most of the sticks were ball tops while there were a couple of other oddballs but then in the 90s we started seeing the bat tops on fighters and the like.
I went with sanw originally back in the early 2000s with my first controller. I had comps for my main sticks and I bought a JLF to use as my dedicated 4-way. I figured with the restrictor rotated diagonally it would be the best choice because the happs that were so readily available didn't really have true 4-way restriction.
At that time I was only able to find the Sanwas from one guy here in the US and that stick cost me a little over $30.
I wasn't thrilled with the dainty feel and loud click but it was good enough.
A few years later, I was building a 60-in-1 for a customer and I picked up a JLW for it. I liked it and by the time I built my current cabinet, I was preferring balltops so I went with JLWs. They modify nicely.
I have cherry switches and heavier springs on mine and one of them has a round gate and it plays great. With the cherries, they're very quiet too.
I really think that bat tops would ruin the sleek look of my cp

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