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Everyone's Favourite Joystick?
Lilwolf:
I would consider a happs 49 way and the 49keywiz encoder. Why? it does a great job for 4 way (better then most 8/4 switchables) . does a GREAT job in 8way mode...
but more for you.... does a very very passible job in analog for most console games. Allows you to run at different speeds playing mario (not just stop / full speed). This makes a HUGE difference in many many games.
Anyway, add a rotary interface on that and you have yourself the best all around joystick out there.
Level42:
--- Quote from: TOK on April 18, 2006, 08:47:37 pm ---Welcome, Gord.
I have a set of Suzo inductive sticks ready to go in my current project. They take 5v from the power supply and don't use any microswitches or leafs. They feel very smooth and I like the travel of them, but they're ugly looking (fat ball and stick is tapered fatter at top than bottom).
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Since I'm from Europe and grew up with Suzo's, they are my favorite weapons. Especialy the Inductive's ! I've got a set in my CP now, and they feel nothing short of brilliant. I don't care about the looks (but I'm used to that shape since I got my 1983 home-LEAF !-Suzo), it's how they play that's important. I totaly hate japanese joysticks, and also joysticks with LOOOOOOOOOOONG travel. For me, long travel means a stick is too slow to follow me :laugh2:
There's one more very positive aspect about the inductives: I found a setting of the potentiometer (that adjusts between 4 and 8 way) that plays fine in both genre games !
I never need to switch or adjust. Of course I can hit "wrong" directions this way, but only if I delibaretely do so.
Suzo's out of stock on the big (38 mm) handle inductives', but still have quite some 32 mm. I had to get my second 38 mm from the US (that one made a LOOOONG round trip back to nearly it's building city :) :) ) Anyway got it from http://www.tntamusements.com/ for less then 18 bucks excluding shipping. That's actualy a lot cheaper then a P360 and even cheaper then I got it directly from Suzo !
Grasshopper:
There is no right or wrong answer.
In pure gameplay terms I'd say that the Suzo 500 joysticks are the best I've tried. However, the Wico leafs are the best if you want maximum authenticity for older games.
The Suzo sticks certainly look ugly if you mount them in the way they were intended to be mounted with the pivot point/fulcrum showing above the CP. However, if you mount them underneath a thick wooden panel they look a lot better IMHO as most of the long tapered shaft is hidden.
Incidentally Level42 how much did TNT charge for shipping? I live in the UK so I guess I'd have to pay about the same as you.
Level42:
Price was USD 17,99 and shipping USD 14 and the delivery was lightning fast. Mail Todd at Tntquality@aol.com
kowal:
Then truth. I got Suzo Inductive Joystick today. Type of rotation is octagonal (similarly how Sanwa JLF) He is superprecise and tender. This the best stick to Shooter. Very good to fighter 2D. I used to shumps modified P360 (new stick&actuator)
he after my modification had short throw and the range of diagonals 50 degrees! This was ideal to shootings. I thought that nothing has better already. but Suzo Inductive Conduktor he amazed me again. He was yet better! Best stick 4 shumps game.
my ranking 4 shumps:
Suzo Inductive Conductor
P360 (MOD)
Mag-stick
Seimitsu
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