Spinner or 4-way joystick?

[RayB]

Keep in mind the monitor's orientation here... I don't want people saying "you gotta have a 4-way for pacman!" when that game is a vertical game...

I'll eventually build a vertical cab, or multi-purpose cocktail...

~Ray B.

[NoOne=NBA=]

A spinner adds alot more games to the list than the 4-way will.

You can play MOST 4-way games with an 8-way, but you can't play many spinner games with a joystick.

[whammoed]

If you only want to play games in the correct orientation then discs of tron is the only horizontal I can think of off the top of my head that uses a spinner...unless you want to play the driving games with it.

I suggest going here for horizontal and spinner:
http://link.mywwwserver.com/~jstookey/arcade/sortinfo/index.php?num_switches=2&do_search=1&switch0=orientation&operator0=%3D&switchvalue0=horizontal&boolean0=AND&switch1=control&operator1=%3D&switchvalue1=dial

and here for horizontal and 4-way:

http://link.mywwwserver.com/~jstookey/arcade/sortinfo/index.php?num_switches=2&do_search=1&switch0=orientation&operator0=%3D&switchvalue0=horizontal&boolean0=AND&switch1=control&operator1=%3D&switchvalue1=joy4way


just pick the one that has more games you want to play
or put in a switchable joy and a spinner

[willyum]

well did you already purchase the joysticks, cause if not they have a couple that are dual purpose without going under..........one has a lever on the top to switch to 4-way and the other one you lift and turn to lock it into 4-way. I'll try to find the links to both. I know one of them I saw at RetroBlast.

http://www.retroblast.com/index.php

[deadmoney5]

you can always gets a t-stik plus and use that for your 4-way AND 8-way...

then you can have a spinner, too

[NoOne=NBA=]

There are more horizontal spinner games than what was listed above.

Off the top of my head, I can think of Star Trek, Blasteroids, Cameltry, Omega Race, Major Havoc, Off the Wall and Zwackery.
The driving games run the tally up even higher.

[willyum]

Kev is definately the man of Steele.....That is Kevin Steele over at RetroBlast has done reviews on both of those multi-purpose joysticks that I mentioned..........He's actually done reviews on practically everything 'Arcade' related.....

The Groovy Game Gear OMNI-Stik Prodigy Joystick

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/joysticks/prodigy.html



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The Ultimarc T-Stik Plus and T-Stik Plus Balltop Joysticks

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/joysticks/ultimarc_tstik.html




If you already have your joysticks then none of this matters.

[RayB]

Ahhh I forgot to mention I already have my joysticks, and they are Wico leaf-switch with a button on the top. I'd consider making ONE of them a switchable 4-8way, but then for game like Robotron, it might feel real weird that one joy is clickey (microswitch) and the other leaf-switch style... Or would it matter?? hmmm...

[NoOne=NBA=]

The clicking isn't the big issue.

I don't like the sticks with corners for games like Robotron.

[Kremmit]

Mabye you could find somebody that would sell you a set of the 4-way restrictors Oscar used to sell.  Then you could use your Wicos.  Or make a modular system...

[Lilwolf]

Pick the games you like better.

I would rather play Pengo on a keyboard then an 8way.  It DOES make a difference.

But I also love my trackball...  And want a spinner (missed an ebay auction a few months back that I'm STILL kicking myself for... havent' seen another deal since...)

I would personally go with a trackball (2 1/2) if you have space.  Can be used for trackball and spinner games... And plus would give you a decent tron setup with your joystick... and maybe later you could get a wico 4way and swap the joystick base ever few months.

[paigeoliver]

I voted 4-way.

Not a lot of horizontal spinner games.

Not a lot of horizontal 4-way games.

Two words.

Zoo Keeper

[neuromancer]

I voted for a spinner for Major Havoc.

Bob