Posted by Just Michael on 20, 2001 at 4:35 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Do yourself a favor... posted by The Manuel on 20, 2001 at 2:06 PM:
: : And buy the joysticks and buttons from Bob Roberts. You will save money and get the stuff much faster.
: : : I am planning on eventually building a MAME cabinet but first I will experiment around with the controls.
: : : I will soon buy the I-PAC encoder and joysticks and buttons from Happ.
: Are those pushbutton the ones with horizontal microswitches?
Yes they are. Also Bob Roberts will gladly answer any questions you have about the stuff (I asked a few).
: Has anybodyelse bought from Bob Roberts?
I have otherwise I wouldn't have recommend him. Many others have also. Do a search of the message board and archived messages for Bob Roberts. Bob ships everything out by Priority Mail. No online ordering but he doesn't have a minimum order either like Happ does. Only a minimum shipping charge. His stuff isn't backordered like Happs often is. The reason I ordered from him in the first place was Happ was saying some of my order would have to be backordered and I didn't want to wait.
: : : I have read a lot about how people like the Super or the Ultimate joystick better (most seem to favor the Super).
: : : I have therefore decided to buy both, test them myself and when the time comes to build the cabinet, I will buy an additional one of the joystick I liked best to incorporte into the cabinet.
: : : The catch is, I would like to use the remaining joystick as an addtional 4-way on the cabinet.
: : : I understand the Super can be readily configured for both 4-way and 8-way.
: : : However, is there a way to make the Ultimate work as a
: : : 4-way?
: : : I noticed by looking at the diagrams of the Ultimate at Happ that the only thing that makes it a 2, 4 or 8-way is a single part. Could this part possibly be purchased separately?
: : : Any help will be appreciated.
: : : Regards.