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Boz:
It seems that keeping up with the latest and greatest arcade controls is nearly as hard as it is to keep up to date on the latest technology. When I was doing research 4 or 5 months ago, the Happ 49-way was the way to go. Now that I'm finally building my cabinet, I'm finding posts and recommendations from many that the Ultimarc 49-way is the choice joystick to have.

I can't keep up and I feel like I'm starting over! I need to order parts now.

For the four-player cab I'm building (link), I'd like to use 49-ways in all 4 player postitions, that feel good and have lots of control. The single player spot I'm planning (in the middle of the CP) needs to have a very good, physically restricted 4-way that emulates, as much as possible, the "feel" of the old games (pacman, DK). A top-switchable 4/8-way model is ok as long as the 4-way has the "feel"

There are just too many posts to sift through everything, believe me I've been doing it for hours and hours.

Can I request your opinions and get your recommendations? Money is no object.

Thanks in advance.

johnperkins21:
What 4 player games use 49-ways? I believe most use 8-way joys, and thus you should be able to get away with using Happs Competition 8-ways for those. Although those with more experience than I may have more info.

What I'm looking at doing for my eventual 4-player is two Perfect 360s for 1 and 2, two Competitions for 3 and 4, and a trackball. I plan on doing one more panel that will have 4 Competitions set up to be used for dual-joystick games, one dedicated 4-way for the old school games, and a spinner or two.

It's just not possible to build one panel that works perfectly for everything, so I'd rather have 2 or 3 that work really, really well for the games I want to play.

shardian:
blitz, gauntlet dark legacy use 49-ways, but they aren't really mame compatible right now from what I understand.

RandyT:
Ultimarc doesn't make the 49-way setup, we do.  And depending on your needs, it could very well still be what you are looking for.

In fact, there's a new version I have totally re-engineered from the HAPP/Midway parts that will make your eyes glaze over with desire.

It's just not for sale yet.  :P


RandyT

Turnarcades:
 ??? I use nice simple Suzo 2/8-way joysticks for mine. They are sturdy, have nice solid shafts with ball-tops and have low throw ranges. I found these to be very responsive and take loads of stick (excuse the pun).

They have restrictors on the bottom that are fairly easy to adjust and even though they are 'cheaper' in cost, I'd say they're not cheaper in design. Not tried them in the other mode (2-way) but I'c bet they are alright.

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