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Hi. I'm just wondering, what do most of you people use joystickwise? I'm looking to get a new stick, and I'm open to suggestions. I'm using a Sidewinder now, and it's okay for most games, but any game that needs quick movements (i.e. Turbo Pacman clones and Nibbler) and it responds like crap. I think I could do a whole lot better with the right stick... Like I said, I'm open to suggestions.
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Thanks,

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Jeremy Petka

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Cartman666@earthlink.net

I would recommend you save your money until you can afford one of the
sticks available built with real arcade components.

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There is nothing like the feel of a real arcade joystick and buttons
- as we found out when we built our own joystciks for the good old
C=64 back in the early 80's. It knocked the socks off everything
except my good old trusty Wico joystcik made with real arcade gold-
leaf switch technology and didn't click like crazy like microswitched
joysticks do.

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The next best joystick I found used gold pads and gold contacts that
rotated onto the pad when you moved the joystick. It was likewise
brilliant for single joystick games until the gold pads wore out.

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There is definitely something to be said for having a solid/heavy
base unit on a dual joystick setup for games like robotron and black-
widow. One of these days when money and time permit I'm going to get
around to buying some arcade parts and destroying a keyboard to build
me a decent controller.

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Until then, I will be sticking with the keys like I do for all my
recordings.

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Cheers,
BeeJay.

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bjohnstone@cardinal.co.nz

Go here. http://www.twingalaxies.com/MAMEscoreboard.html Orders have been
put on hold for the time being. The core (box) of the joystick is
being redesigned at the moment.

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Steve Krogman

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PS Designs for future joystix are in the making. They will include
paddles (arkanoid, kickman, worlords, ect) and joysticks used for
games like Tron and Solar Fox.

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skrogman@concentric.net

Just wanted to add another bit of info to my last message. Once
production starts back up again with my joystix, I will be carrying
joystix made for Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat with the exact
button layout as the arcade. Also, this way Barry Rodewald will
finally be able to do his Dragon Punch with no problem!

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Regards,
Steve Krogman

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skrogman@concentric.net