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NoOne=NBA=:
You do NOT want to try playing Tron with the Happ Heavy-Duty.
It is an 8-way only, and will suck at the lightcycle stage.

whynotpizza:
Light cycles - agreed. 4way is your animal of choice for that game.

My control panel (under construction for final form) has the following sticks ... 4-way sticks (qty 2) and 8-way sticks (qty 2) and 1 HAPP flight stick 8-way, so I have choices depending on what I want to play, I use the appropriate control.

  David

Matth9:
I've been thinking about this a lot too, as I plan on having a dedicated CP just for Tron and Discs of Tron.  For the spinner, I've got the Apache Controls Blackhawk.  For the joystick, I've been considering modding an OMNI-Stik Prodigy, but after this recent post, I'm thinking the Prodigy Retro Edition might be perfect - since it's got a hollow shaft, and looks like it'd be relatively easy to mod something up on that stainless shaft to accept a Tron handle (i'm assuming it's threaded at the top for the ball tops).  Also, the stainless shaft would be stronger than plastic, which would be good since the taller Tron handle will give more leverage against the shaft.  The above CP switching mechanism for 4-way/8-way is what first made me look at it...I don't know how the movement of the Prodigy compares to the original Tron stick.

Here's the BYOAC Wiki about it:
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/TRON_joystick

ahofle:
The best joystick would be either ultimarc's new analog 360 stick or a 49-way and GGG's 49-way interface using a Tron 'mapping' so that the stick would perform exactly like the original (mostly 4 way but slightly 8 way), with the addition of a non-existent hollow shaft and tank or flight stick style handle with trigger/thumb buttons.  At least that's what I've been dreaming of.  ;D 

Kremmit:

--- Quote from: Matth9 on September 17, 2006, 12:08:37 am ---I don't know how the movement of the Prodigy compares to the original Tron stick.

--- End quote ---

I only have a Firetop Prodigy here, but I assume all the Prodigy sticks have similar movement.  The action is pretty stiff, with a definate click when you trip the switches, and the throw is quite short.  The original Tron sticks had a fairly loose, soft feel, with no switch noise, and a long-ish throw.

However, the Prodigy currently has a short handle, while the Tron stick had a much longer one.  If you were to graft a Tron-type handle onto a Prodigy, the extra height would increase the effective throw, and soften the resistance due to the greater leverage.  I believe I'd rather try to build a Tron stick from a Prodigy than from, say, a Super for just those reasons.  A Super is already long-throw soft-resistance; add the extra height of a Tron handle, and it might be too much.

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