Posted by Zapper on January 26, 2002 at 13:34:38:
In Reply to: Does anyone use a Wico Microswitch Joystick? posted by Jason on January 26, 2002 at 11:12:18:
: I'm considering buying a Wico ball top joystick (assuming I can find one!) because I would like to own at least one joystick with a traditional look and feel.
: A lot of people criticise leaf switch joysticks because the contacts get dirty and they frequently need adjusting. I suppose this is why they are no longer manufactured. However there is a microswitch version of the Wico stick available, and it occurs to me that these may be easier to obtain. Has anyone had any experience with one of these? Do they still provide an acceptably traditional feel? If so I could probably live with the clicking sound.
: I have already bought some modern microswitch joysticks and the clicking sound hasn't bothered me as much as I thought it would.
: Thanks in advance for your help.
I found two of those awhile back, I would have to say the Wico microswitch ball handle joysticks are terrible, or maybe it was just the model I happend to use. You could try finding some old Nintendo microswitch ball handle sticks and see how those work.