View Full Version : Systems with 4-way Joysticks
Vectorman0
06-03-2011, 10:51 AM
I was looking at my NGPC 4-way joystick adapters last night, and it dawned on me that, outside of arcades, I couldn't think of any other 4-way joystick/arcadesticks (that can't do diagonals) for any console or portable system. Are there any?
buzz_n64
06-03-2011, 01:27 PM
So, basically, you're looking for 4 way, not 8 way, correct?
InsaneDavid
06-03-2011, 02:33 PM
A lot of the Jakks Pacific plug-and-plays only have 4 way joysticks, although the games are coded for 8 way input. For instance on the Ms. Pac-Man ones with Xevious you only get 4 way movement because of how the joystick is built but if you open it up and remove the makeshift gate, diagonal movement is fine in the game.
Brianvgplayer
06-03-2011, 04:40 PM
A lot of the Jakks Pacific plug-and-plays only have 4 way joysticks, although the games are coded for 8 way input. For instance on the Ms. Pac-Man ones with Xevious you only get 4 way movement because of how the joystick is built but if you open it up and remove the makeshift gate, diagonal movement is fine in the game.
The Ms. Pac-Man I have is 8 way and has control issues with Ms. Pac-Man. I heard the new Pac-Man with extra games is 4 way. The old Namco stick is definitely 4 way (which is bad for Bosconian).
InsaneDavid
06-03-2011, 05:27 PM
The Ms. Pac-Man I have is 8 way and has control issues with Ms. Pac-Man. I heard the new Pac-Man with extra games is 4 way. The old Namco stick is definitely 4 way (which is bad for Bosconian).
Yup, they vary between releases. Bosconian is WAY too challenging with a 4 way stick.
jperryss
06-03-2011, 06:28 PM
A lot of the Jakks Pacific plug-and-plays only have 4 way joysticks, although the games are coded for 8 way input. For instance on the Ms. Pac-Man ones with Xevious you only get 4 way movement because of how the joystick is built but if you open it up and remove the makeshift gate, diagonal movement is fine in the game.
The base of the XE-1 Pro joysticks (http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/MetalSlug01/XE1PRO.png) (for PC Engine, NES, etc) has a ring which can be rotated 90-degrees and forces the joystick to operate as a 4-way.