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happs super vs ultimarc t-stik or j-stik
Jakobud:
The T-Sticks work really really well. The ONLY bad thing about them in my opinion is they do have a very short throw. Of course that could be good for some games... But the whole 4-8way switch works awesome.
mindstein:
Thanks, everyone for all the info and the very fast responces. Sorry for not searching for t-stick in the forums. I have desided to build a multi control panel cabinet (I was inspired by 1-up) and will use several joysticks and I will go with your recomedations on the right stick for the right game. All of the input was very helpful and I could not have gotten it without playing with the actual sticks. This forum has been very helpfull in answering all of my questions, and geting me going on my first mame cabinet.
I will be sure to post pics and info on my project as it progresses.
slicer_d:
my .02 cents
I have t-stiks installed in a cocktail cab and I like them the 4-8 way thing works wonders in pacman and then when I play my shoot um ups in 8 way mode they work great. I think the short throw is a definite plus for them especially in shoot um ups becuase there is a lot of manic movement all over the place so the very short throw makes changing directions very fast and it just feels really precise compared to my happs competition so I really like it for that.
I can see why some people might not like them for fighters though. If you are a really hard core fighter freak then something with a perfectally smooth circle motion would be better. I think supers are good for that also the perfect 360 sounds like a great fighter joystick if you can afford it. I think I'm going to go with one of those or maybe one of each in my full size cab whenever I get around to finishing it.
Minwah:
No one has mentioned the J-Stik yet...
It has longer throw than T-Stik,
It is a more tricky to switch 4/8-way (under panel access required),
It has pretty light spring pressure.
I can't compare directly as I haven't tried the T-Stik yet and so I'm not sure whether I would like the short throw or not. But IMO the J-Stik is a very nice stick; it is good for quick movements and circular movements and the 4-way mode works great.
Plus the chrome stick + red ball makes it better than the Super :D
Serpent:
Happs Supers have been the worlds favourites for a very long time, until Ultimarc began selling T-sticks. They look very similar, but feel so different! T-sticks are the most precisse stick ever. Why? Because of their short throw. I can't understand complaints about that. I would like it even shorter. I think there are some japanese sticks, which I think use leaf switches and soft springs, which have a even shorter throw, for extreme precission with shmups. I'd really like to know more about them. Just try to play r-type with Happ Supers and with T-sticks. With which stick do you get better scores? It's interesing to know that the original version of the T-stick has been being sold by the makers (Industrias Lorenzo) by many many years. I remember that I bought my old Telemach joystick, a spanish joystick for PC. That was in 1988 I think. It mounted a T-stick, but the version with magnet for the return to center. There was another model of joystick available from the same copany, which was more expensive. It was called Telemach madera.
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