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Question about original Galaga controls!
AE35:
Hmmm...and I just fell in love with the look of those Sanwa buttons in bright pink.
So, I get Happ Comp buttons and the ponyboy add-ons.
But when you talk about speed, does that matter when you only fire two shots at a time
(except when they're close to you...)
I don't think I've ever tried leafs. I can't remember playing an arcade that didn't go click.
RayB:
--- Quote from: AE35 on September 25, 2006, 06:37:51 pm ---But when you talk about speed, does that matter when you only fire two shots at a time
(except when they're close to you...)
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You just answered your own question (I bolded it). Games of that era were meant to challenge reflexes. So... yeah, it makes a difference.
Searcher7:
--- Quote from: RayB on September 25, 2006, 08:36:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: AE35 on September 25, 2006, 06:37:51 pm ---But when you talk about speed, does that matter when you only fire two shots at a time
(except when they're close to you...)
--- End quote ---
You just answered your own question (I bolded it). Games of that era were meant to challenge reflexes. So... yeah, it makes a difference.
--- End quote ---
I'm trying to figure out how leaf switches can be "faster" than micro switches.
Can anyone explain?
Darren
Buddabing:
--- Quote from: Searcher7 on September 25, 2006, 09:34:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: RayB on September 25, 2006, 08:36:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: AE35 on September 25, 2006, 06:37:51 pm ---But when you talk about speed, does that matter when you only fire two shots at a time
(except when they're close to you...)
--- End quote ---
You just answered your own question (I bolded it). Games of that era were meant to challenge reflexes. So... yeah, it makes a difference.
--- End quote ---
I'm trying to figure out how leaf switches can be "faster" than micro switches.
Can anyone explain?
Darren
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You can get shots off quicker with a leaf switch than with a microswitch, especially if the leaf switch is well-adjusted.
For a leaf switch to make contact (assuming normally open), when the button is pushed, two metal "leaves" meet and make electrical contact. You can then partially release the button just enough so that the two leaves separate, then make contact again.
For a microswitch button, you can't do that. There's a distance that the tiny button on the microswitch has to come up before the "switch off" action happens. This causes the minimum time between two presses of the microswitch button less than the minimum time between two presses of the leaf switch button.
This is just my opinion and it is subjective. When I played arcade games back in the day, everything was leaf switches and that's what I prefer. Someone younger may have played microswitch-based games and prefer those.
danny_galaga:
there was a debate here not too long ago about the speed of the two types...
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