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Diewrecked:
Hi guys

I have seen the various threads about the non-availability of an authentic Star Wars yoke controller (specifically the nightmare with the RAM Controllers one which sounds like a real shame). However I stumbled upon this - http://www.limitedgoods.com/itemView.php?ProdID=260822 - and wondered if it was any good. Has anyone used one? How does it handle? Also how would I bolt it onto the control panel of my arcade cab?

Thanks all

Bluedeath:
No, the saitek yoke works like cessna ones (push for dive, pull climb)  while the star wars one must be inclined

Diewrecked:
Thanks Bluedeath.

Could you not just reverse up and down for Star Wars in MAME (such that up is down and vice versa) or doesn't it work like that?

Droler:
It's not a matter of Y axis orientation. The Star Wars yoke handles Y axis movement by inclination or bending/twisting up and down. Saitek and other PC flight yokes do NOT have any twist at all for Y axis. They push in and out instead. The feel is completely different and it does not translate well to Star Wars arcade games. Which is very unfortunate!

Diewrecked:
Ah right, didn't know that. I just assumed they'd all work the same as the Star Wars yoke.

Well that's knackered that idea!!!

Thanks for the heads up all.

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