Posted by aramis on February 25, 2002 at 19:57:42:
In Reply to: HAPP PERFECT 360 JOYSTICK posted by SirPoonga on February 25, 2002 at 18:03:26:
: Their on sale right now.
: What exactly is this joystick?
: It rotates like a spinner?
: Can it be hacked to work on a pc?
It is just an 8-way stick, that doesn't use microswitches. It uses optical switches instead. AFAIK, it can be wired just like a regular joystick, except that you also have to supply +5V for the optics. I believe the outputs are sinking (ground) N.O. contacts.
When I worked in the campus arcade at school, the guys came in and installed these in all the SF machines. They removed them a week later. They absolutely sucked. IIRC, the problem was that dust/ black plastic debris/ etc collected on the shaft and optics and gave unreliable operation.
Their only supposed pro was that they didn't have "corners". I used them in the SF games, and didn't like them.
My vote still goes to the Happs Competitions for that authentic SF/MK feel.