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Zeppo:
How would you wire up a 4-way joystick if you already have two 8-ways on your cp?

Do you do it in parallel with the player 1 stick?
I have a jamma wiring harness and a j-pac.

Thanks,

ChadTower:

I agree, there are truly critical games, like the Pac games, that do not function well with an 8 way.  Pac gets confused when you hit a diagonal and sits in corners, or goes the wrong way, or has a seizure.  It has a substantial effect on the game.

For a general purpose MAME cab, I consider a 4 way a strict requirement.  The minimum I would ever do is a 4/8 way switchable from above stick.  If I had to choose between 4 or 8 way dedicateds I would do away with the 8 way myself.

Dexter:
The feel of some of those 4/8 way top switchables are horrible though. Can't beat the dedicated 4 way if you have the space.

MaximRecoil:
It depends on how accurate you are with your joystick movements. A dedicated 4-way would always be preferable for the games that were originally intended to be used with them, but they are not a necessity for playing and enjoying the games, especially if you only play them casually, rather than at an expert level. Consider that when these games appear on commercial discs for consoles, like the Namco Museum discs, they are expected to be used with an 8-way D-pad obviously, since I don't know of any consoles that come with dedicated 4-ways.

leapinlew:

--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on April 20, 2007, 12:17:05 pm ---Consider that when these games appear on commercial discs for consoles, like the Namco Museum discs, they are expected to be used with an 8-way D-pad obviously, since I don't know of any consoles that come with dedicated 4-ways.

--- End quote ---

Your assuming they are using a direct port. I'd wager $500 they recompiled the game. One thing they probably took into account was how the game responded from inputs it would never normally receive. I bet they set it to ignore the diagonals, otherwise Ms. Pacman would be impossible. When she hits a diagonal she quits moving until the stick is centered.

If your going to play 4 way games, you'll probably want a 4 way stick. The difference is pretty amazing to me. You can configure your 8 way to ignore diagonal inputs for specific games. It'll improve some games, like frogger, but to me it made the stick feel unresponsive.

Besides, how boring would Galaga be if you couldn't move up and down?  ;) 

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