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Which joystick
Minwah:
--- Quote from: mlcampbe on December 07, 2004, 12:16:36 pm ---Let me rephrase it - I'm not going to build a cabinet so I need something I can plug into the computer. I know about the t-sticks and that is what I will use when/if I get to build a cabinet but for now I need a standard plugin joystick.
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No regular PC stick will be good for 4-way games IMO, since all PC sticks are 8-way so you'll hit diagonals too easily.
NoOne=NBA=:
The suggestion for the T-stiks was that you should build your own stand-alone controller--like the X-arcade/Slik-Stik/Hot Rod/etc...
I think you'll be much happier with a custom built stand-alone, than with anything you can buy off the shelf.
As far as price goes, you NEED an encoder ($20 at groovygamegear), a joystick ($25 for most of the good ones), and some buttons ($1.50 ea., or so).
Add some wood to that to make a box for it, and you're probably going to be in the $100 range, give or take, depending on how finished you want it.
The good side to this is that you'll have half the parts you need when you get around to building a cabinet, vs. the PC joystick which won't get you anywhere.
Stingray:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on December 07, 2004, 01:57:39 pm ---The suggestion for the T-stiks was that you should build your own stand-alone controller--like the X-arcade/Slik-Stik/Hot Rod/etc...
I think you'll be much happier with a custom built stand-alone, than with anything you can buy off the shelf.
As far as price goes, you NEED an encoder ($20 at groovygamegear), a joystick ($25 for most of the good ones), and some buttons ($1.50 ea., or so).
Add some wood to that to make a box for it, and you're probably going to be in the $100 range, give or take, depending on how finished you want it.
The good side to this is that you'll have half the parts you need when you get around to building a cabinet, vs. the PC joystick which won't get you anywhere.
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Keep your eyes on the buy/sell/trade forum and you can buy most of the stuff you need to build your own significantly cheaper than if you bought it new. You may even know a woodworker or a handman type who would be willing to give you some scrap material to build your box. Once you gather up the stuff you need you can put one together in a leasurely weekend. You'll find your home made controller to be vastly superior to any PC controller out there for playing arcade type games.
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