Posted by cthulhuLuke on 17, 2001 at 9:10 PM:
In Reply to: Joystick question (Happs Supers) posted by Falkentyne on 17, 2001 at 9:04 PM:
There's two kinds of controllers that use the square block on the bottom. There's the Ultimate Joystick and the Competition Joystick. The Super Joystick has a circle cut out on the bottom, but has cherry switches with long metal tabs coming out of it. Just go to www.happcontrols.com and look at the competition and the ultimate and see which one you think it is. I've used Ultimates, they are extremely nice but are VERY hard to wear in. I'm not 100% sure I've used competitions, but if I have they are pretty nice too, except they are a tiny bit too low on the control panel for my taste.
Good luck figuring out which one you want.
: Does anyone know which joysticks utilize "square block" feels for the diagonals? These sticks are actually forced into a sharp corner at a diagonal, (as opposed to a smooth 360 feel), by, i believe (this might not apply to ALL the sticks...), microswitches that are mounted at a slight angle, which actually restricts the 360 free joystick movement into a somewhat square block, and therefore allows the diagonals to be _very_ well defined. Basically, it's impossible to ever miss a diagonal on these sticks. (I found this by looking at my old Revenger custom arcade sticks).
: I've seen these sticks used on some (but not all) street fighter machines. Anyone know exactly which brand they are, and who sells them? I need to get a few of them.....
: Someone mentioned they might be Happs supers, and the sales person I talked to said the super's switches are mounted at a slight angle to each other, so maybe these are what I need? Although I'm not completely sure...