Posted by Cryofax on 9, 2000 at 1:31 AM:
In Reply to: Re: Wrong sticks... posted by Prophet of Retrogames on 8, 2000 at 3:41 AM:
: : The "compact sticks" are in fact the ones I saw and was considering, but now that you guys have said they're crap, I'm having second thoughts! I
: Those compacts are awful! Stay far away. They are very stiff, and have a very small movement - they just don't feel good for games. I've only tried them on a crane machine, but they really are terrible. The firebutton supers are just as good as regular supers in general. For Pacman/DK (i.e. 4way classics) they're as good as supers - despite how odd they look, they feel fine.
: -P-
: did like the firebutton supers, except I wasn't sure they'd feel right for pacman/donkey kong type games. How do they perform for those types of games in your experience?
: : I actually thought the compact sticks looked good in the pictures, but haven't used one of those "crane" games in years. Is the feel of the stick loose and whimpy, or do you just not like the fact that they are thinner?
: : Thanks - Cryo
: :
: : : You're thinking of the Happs compact sticks with the button - they do suck, and they're the ones on cranes.
: : : The Happs firebutton supers (yes I have one on my homemade panel) are quite good. They feel pretty much like a super, the only "negative" is they just don't have that classic joystick look.
: : : -P-
: : : : I was also tempted in getting these joystics from Happ, to play games like Assault, battlezone, etc.
: : : : However, once I saw the screenshots, I was dissapointed... the joysticks look exactly the same as the ones you see on 'toy crane' machines... the ones with a big cabinet and ametalic crane, where you control it to grab stuffed toys... and I have felt these joysticks... they're terrible.
: : : : Mind you, I might be wrong about the similarity of these... I only saw the picture on happ's page! Anyone else have anything to say about these?