Exactly the opposite is true!

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: Real 4-way sticks are restricted. They have a plate either in front of the switches or behind, which limits movements in the diagonals. All the original sticks for games such as Pacman has this. : The sticks such as the Happ super, which, when set to "4-way" setting, do not restrict the movement and are therefore NOT a real 4-way stick. Changing the actuator so that is cannot make 2 switches at once does not have much effect in MAME anyway. : Donkey kong is a good example of a game which is very difficult to play on an unrestricted joystick. Oscar's plates are an excellent solution to this and should emulate a real 4-way stick. : : : Ideally you want your 4-way stick to move completely freely but only register 4 directions (just like real arcade games). For instance Donkey Kong does not have "restrictor plates", it "feels" the same as an 8-way, it just registers only the 4-ways. So the plates are nice but its not exactly the same as a true 4-way. : : - Cryo : : : : : Some 8way sticks that adjust to 4way have a removable restictor plate on the back, the problem is you have to disassemble the whole stick to change it. Most 8way sticks that claim to change to 4way keep 2 switches from being pushed at the same time but they don't restrict the actual movement of the stick.

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