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Airswoop:
--I am duly sorry if I have posted this in the wrong forum.--

I have just begun to plan out the CP for my cab and I noticed that there are alot of different types/brands of joysticks and buttons. So I was wondering if anyone could recommend some quality joysticks and buttons or direct me to a place where I could find this information. Thanks in advance!

markrvp:
You are at the right place.  Use the search button and you will find a plethora of opinions on the best joystick/buttons.

The most popular buttons are the Happ horizontal buttons.  A good, all-around joystick would be the Happ Super.  These are also about the least expensive.

On the high end, but definitely worth every penny would be a 49-way joystick with the GroovyGameGear GP-Wiz 49 encoder and the GroovyGameGear translucent buttons with RGB LED boards controlled by the LED-Wiz light controller.

Before you purchase anything, look at other projects and read what joysticks/buttons they chose and why.  I have tried just about all of them.

Two vendors to look at are:

http://www.groovygamegear.com
http://www.ultimarc.com

For Happ parts I like a vendor named Terry Bell in Texas:  http://www.tornadoterrys.com/surplus.htm

There are also two very reputable parts resellers here on this forum named Divemaster127 and Ponyboy.  You can find their threads with products and pricing in the Buy/Sell/Trade board here on this forum.

Good luck with your project.  I highly encourage you to create a PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT thread in Project Announcements to keep us updated and to get help as you go.

One thing to consider is that some games used 4-way joysticks (Pacman, DonkeyKong) and don't work well with

Teebor:
8 way joysticks ?   ;D

destructor:
Buttons from ultimarc have most solid construction - I reccomend these.
Joystick? No chance to find one the best joystick, must have 2 or more types joysticks.

JoyMonkey:

--- Quote from: destructor on February 21, 2006, 07:14:48 am ---Buttons from ultimarc have most solid construction - I reccomend these.
Joystick? No chance to find one the best joystick, must have 2 or more types joysticks.

--- End quote ---

The buttons that Ultimarc sells are IL (Industrias Lorenzo) pushbuttons, which are pretty much what 90% of all suppliers sell (they're most commonly known as 'Happ Pushbuttons', since Happ is the most well known place to buy them).

Having two different types of joystick is not essential, more a matter of preference.
Personally, I hate having a control panel with more than two joysticks and rarely play anything that a Suzo Inductive stick can't handle (or most other 4-8way switchable sticks for that matter).

Have a look at RetroBlast's Joystick Roundup Reviews for a good overview of what different joysticks are out there and what the benefits of each are:
http://retroblast.com/hardware.html

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