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trcroyle:
Warlords and Demolition Derby are two of the best 4 player games ever made.

pointdablame:

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Also, do not just think "Mame" .... there are many other consoles out there whicih are being emulated which would need to joysticks per player (thumb stick and directional pad lets say).

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The only problem with this is most joysticks are horrible as thumbsticks/analog sticks.  They do not work well at all for any game that does not have a decidedly "arcadey" feel that doesn't need the sensitivity of the stick.

I wouldn't put this idea into your head when making the decision unless you decided to hack 4 analog sticks.

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I think that's only true with the newer console emulators with analog gamepads like Nintendo 64, PSX, etc.  You're right, they suck with digital arcade controls.  However, most of the older classic consoles like NES, SNES, Genesis, Colecovision, Atari 2600/5200/7800 work superbly with arcade controls IMO.  Much better than a crappy D-pad anyway.

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completely true, but uncleT mentioned systems that would need 2 joysticks simulataneously, and the only consoles that have Dpads + analog sticks or dual analog sticks would be those newer systems.

NES, SNES, et al work great with an 8way joystick because it's just like a dpad.  Newer games on say, Xbox or PS2, will work great if all they use are the Dpad, but a lot of games lose a lot of playability when you aren't using the analog sticks, and a good number of games simply don't work AT ALL without them... and an 8way is not going to help you out there.

mccoy178:
I have 4 49 ways to play the PC version of NFL Blitz.  After one time, I was hooked.

GGKoul:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=16101

Izrun:
Anyone know if Blitz is playable with 8-ways?  I know it might not be optimal, but I'd be happy if it played well enough (just can't get past the feel of the 49-ways).

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