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Who wants a switchable Pac-Man/Qbert stick?
Thenasty:
have you seen this MOD ? Make your 8-way 360 have diagonal Leaf Switches for Q-bert/Congo Bongo.
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=25385
1UP:
--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on October 05, 2004, 07:32:33 am ---not to change the subject, but how is the cabinet making buisness? Any idea on when those cabs are gonna be for sale.
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Very soon... ;D
What I am planning is a rotating plate that would accept any standard mount joystick. In my opinion, the T-stick sucks. The twist-to-convert mechanism is brilliant, too bad it's not on a different joystick. But it has about 1/4" throw in any direction, which is too small for any good Ms Pac-Man action, and really not good if you have any wrist pain.
The absolute best balltop for maze games is the J-stick, with a medium throw, light spring tension and a nicely shaped restrictor, this is the stick that won out in heavy playtesting by many different people, and I tried everything from a T-stick to an E-stick, to a super with a balltop hacked on. Everyone absolutely loved this stick during our office-wide Ms. Pac-Man playoff! The light spring tension makes for quick turnarounds when the ghosts reverse direction, and the perfectly rounded restrictor gives positive feedback when you hit the corners, but never sticks when you make a turn. 1UP approved!
But you can put anything you want on my adapter plate...doesn't bother me.
Hoagie_one:
--- Quote from: 1UP on October 05, 2004, 01:32:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on October 05, 2004, 07:32:33 am ---not to change the subject, but how is the cabinet making buisness? Any idea on when those cabs are gonna be for sale.
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Very soon... ;D
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What a tease
Tommy Boy:
--- Quote from: 1UP on October 05, 2004, 01:32:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on October 05, 2004, 07:32:33 am ---not to change the subject, but how is the cabinet making buisness? Any idea on when those cabs are gonna be for sale.
--- End quote ---
Very soon... ;D
What I am planning is a rotating plate that would accept any standard mount joystick. In my opinion, the T-stick sucks. The twist-to-convert mechanism is brilliant, too bad it's not on a different joystick. But it has about 1/4" throw in any direction, which is too small for any good Ms Pac-Man action, and really not good if you have any wrist pain.
The absolute best balltop for maze games is the J-stick, with a medium throw, light spring tension and a nicely shaped restrictor, this is the stick that won out in heavy playtesting by many different people, and I tried everything from a T-stick to an E-stick, to a super with a balltop hacked on. Everyone absolutely loved this stick during our office-wide Ms. Pac-Man playoff! The light spring tension makes for quick turnarounds when the ghosts reverse direction, and the perfectly rounded restrictor gives positive feedback when you hit the corners, but never sticks when you make a turn. 1UP approved!
But you can put anything you want on my adapter plate...doesn't bother me.
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Cool idea...you may install one on my very own "1uparcade" -- that is when you get around to finally selling me one! ;D ;D :P
Seriously, my credit card has been burning a hole in my pocket for months waiting for one of your creations...but I'm sure the wait will be well worth it ;)
Not to change the subject but you had mentioned in an earlier thread that you might look to replace the full-size Tron sticks with a hybrid approach on something like a comp base. Any further thoughts on that? I like the idea of having a true trigger option in a somewhat smaller form factor than the full-size Tron. I'm more of a tank game buff and I never liked the feel of the Tron sticks for those games...
koolmoecraig:
How hard is it to switch a J-Stik from 4 to 8 way?
Is it just turning a lever underneath?
Thanks
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