Hey all,
I'm starting a special kind of arcade controller (will be revealed via making-of thread) that needs some joysticks. I will be using a hacked 360 controller for the main board, and it will be used to play more than 4-directional games. That being said, I need an affordable source for some analog joysticks. The best I could come up with so far is maybe to find some old PS2 joystick things, or maybe some old PC flight sticks at GoodWill. I just don't know if I may run into any quality issues.
I have a couple more work-around solutions, such as modding the analog sticks from the 360 controller, but I figured I'd ask here in case there was some secret arcade parts suppliers that you all knew about. I would much rather find some actual arcade sticks. All I could find on google were either $150+ sticks and some kind of USB, programmable things. Not to mention a plethora of 4/8-way sticks.
Any help would be nice.
-Mikeyman64
Affordable ANALOG arcade joystick?
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Re: Affordable ANALOG arcade joystick?
Not that many arcade games use analog sticks or other analog controls. Tail Gunner used an analog stick but that's ancient and collectable. Star Wars used an analog 2-axis steering yoke. Space Harrier used an analog stick too.
Perhaps one of the "49 way" sticks would work? Here's an interesting article http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Joysticks" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Perhaps one of the "49 way" sticks would work? Here's an interesting article http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Joysticks" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;