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Ultrastik 360 Octagonal Restrictor / Happs Concave vs. Convex Review
erictrumpet:
I use two fingers on one button for fast repeat firing/whatever. It has been an essential part of my Asteroids technique for years. I thought I invented that :)
Eric.
RoomTenONine:
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--- Quote from: RoomTenONine on August 01, 2008, 02:26:16 am ---Re: the convex v. concave pushbuttons...
Yes the concave buttons "feel" like the majority of American and European (AFAIK) arcade machines we played growing up. For general "pushing" of the two styles there isn't much difference aside from a slight tactile feel. However, the convex buttons do offer a serious advantage given the right game (namely modern fighters) during certain moves requiring a quick successive tapping of one or more buttons (a double tap). Here it is easier to use two fingers to alternately tap the same button quicly and this is much easier to pull off on convex buttons.
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That would make a certian sense. My candy has flat buttons. Due to technical issues, I haven't tried it out enough to see a difference. (The original Seimitsu sticks, on the other hand, only take a game or two to notice the wild throw they have. I might put U360s in this cab.)
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It honestly makes more of a difference than one would think just from hearing the explanation. Talk to any real serious Capcom or Namco fighter players and they'll agree. Being able to consistently hit double taps is essential and much easier on convex.
isucamper:
I'd like to echo the restrictor installation problems that have been stated in this thread. I ordered two sticks from divemaster, and I got 1 circular restrictor and 1 octagonal restrictor because I wanted to try them both out.
I spent a good hour and a half last night installing just the circular restrictor and ran into all the problems stated. 3 of the posts went into the base just fine, but I had to use a pliers on the 4th. Fortunately I was able to do so without mutilating the post too badly.
Then, the PCB wouldn't fit back onto the posts. 2 of the 4 holes seemed big enough, but it was no go on the other two. I tried to force it on as hard as I could and was very concerned that I was stressing the little PCB and might damage it. Finally, I was able to widen them one at a time by simply spinning the entire pcb around the post, as if I was threading a screw. After doing this one at a time, the PCB fit over the 4 posts with a reasonable amount of effort.
I'm going to install the octagonal tonight, hopefully it doesn't take me as long. I've got to say, these sticks are really great once you get them installed (I was very relieved when I hooked the stick back up and it still worked!), but holy hell this was a frustrating experience. I also had problems removing the ering in order to install the harder spring. I'm not handy at all, and I had no idea how to do this. After some research, I ended up using a very small flathead screw driver and wedged it into one of the little gaps between the ring and the shaft and pried it off. Getting it back on was another test of my might, but I got it.
Martijn:
Just to add my two cents to this old thread.
I also have a lot of bad experiece installing new restrictors and getting it back together
i almost have to break the pins to get everything together
then a lot of centering problems during boot. Always resulting in bad game experience or even menu navigation. I have to reset the sticks in the ultrastick menu just to get the centering perfect
no more u360 for me :'(
Ginsu Victim:
martijn:
Octagonal restrictors or any restrictors?
I've installed the circular ones on four U360s and never had a single issue.
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