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Minwah:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on July 08, 2004, 06:42:55 pm ---I'm pretty sure it was a Hall Effect stick in the arcades, similar to the ones on RoadRunner.

The function of the Hall Effect is the same as the 49-way, so it's difficult to tell without being able to see the base of the stick.

The Hall Effect uses magnets to sense direction/distance; the 49-way uses optics.

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Yes AFAIK EFTPOTRM used hall effect sticks...

NoOne=NBA=:

--- Quote from: MinerAl on July 09, 2004, 01:21:10 pm ---I know it's not original, but I always thought Zaxxon (and Super Zaxxon) would've been better with a 45
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MinerAl:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on July 09, 2004, 03:18:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: MinerAl on July 09, 2004, 01:21:10 pm ---I know it's not original, but I always thought Zaxxon (and Super Zaxxon) would've been better with a 45
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telengard:

--- Quote from: Doc- on July 06, 2004, 06:30:20 pm ---I put one on my modular cabinet - there is absolutely no substitute for the 4 way dedicated diagonal mount for these games.  Even a cheap 4 way on the 45 degree mount is better than the alternatives.

  A friend came over and set a personal best on it the very first time he played with the 45 degree stick even though he has a conventional MAME himself (with regular joysticks) and had already played the game a lot.

I have the modular panels to pull off the "Inferno" setup as well.  Just pop the Q-bert stick on the left and a hacked "Tron" style stick on the right.  


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Isn't having a modular panel awesome?  :)

Today I am going to make a module for the original Pac-Man joy I picked up on eBay.  Can't wait to try it!!
At some point I'll be making a Q-bert/CB joy module.  It'd be really cool to have that pinball knocker sound like the real Q-bert did.  Now that would be something...

telengard:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on July 06, 2004, 10:42:54 pm ---That would explain it then.
The T-stik has a really small restrictor that has really bad corners to those who don't like them, in addition to its short throw.
All the Happs sticks feel really loose and sloppy by comparison.

Another stick I've got that makes a really good rotated 4-way is one of these.
They say MCA AUSTRALIA on them, which I'm assuming is the name of the company that makes them.
I picked one up on a whim when I was buying a bunch of other stuff from that seller, mostly because someone else here asked about it, and I didn't know whether to recommend it.

The switches on it are the lever type, like the Super; but it uses a rubber centering grommet, and has the hard corners like the T-stik.
The throw on them is a little longer than the T-stik, but definitely shorter than the Happs.
I don't have that one mounted, so it's a little hard to actually measure; but it's right in the range of the Wico 4-way and Pacman sticks.

The one thing I will give the rotated Wico vs. the T-stik is that the stick is a little easier to move on the Wico.
I tend to move the sticks with alot of force though, so the shorter throw makes a bigger difference to me than the resistance of the stick.

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Does the T-stik use leaf springs?  For me, nothing but leafs feel right on these older games.  Did Q-bert have a leaf joystick or ms?  The one they have near me seems to be a microswitch one.    :-\
I'm almost positive that Congo Bongo used a rotated 4 way leaf joystick.

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