namco joystick with the built in games

[autobotracing]

we had a little party yesterday and my freind broke out this stick and plugged it In and we played for a while and I owned everyone there in pac-man.I do have a gripe about that stick though because it is crap.Whats up with the design on the stick?You have to catch a groove in the stick to make it move,Its not smooth like a regular stick.The reset button is in a bad spot too!I was playing pac-man and I had one hand holding the stick and my palm hit the reset button.

[odysseyzine]

I haven't done any comparison to the actual arcade machines, but I like the Namco Joystick BECAUSE it is crap. For example, if you play any of the Namco Museum titles, the controls are pretty responsive. Therefore, they don't feel like a typical arcade machine, which has been used and abused and generally feels a little less accurate than a typical console controller. That Namco stick "feels" more like an arcade game to me due to the fact that I find arcade games harder to control.

It could just be the little red ball at the top of the stick though. :D

[tholly]

your right, the stick is pretty crappy, but it is still a fun little thing to have. classic games without having to hook up a system is always a plus if you dont have the space or time to hook up a full system, plus you can play multiple games without having to switch carts.

[Raedon]

the design is to get them off the shelves. It's eye pleasing. I'll get one when they start ending up at flee markets.

[Syxx573]

They look ok, I'll get one eventually.

[Arcade Antics]

The stick isn't as bad as the half-assed emulation/simulation. No excuse for it in this day and age, what with all the high-tech gadgetry science is capable of. Where the hell is the speech in Bosconian? @_@

[autobotracing]

The stick isn't as bad as the half-assed emulation/simulation. No excuse for it in this day and age, what with all the high-tech gadgetry science is capable of. Where the hell is the speech in Bosconian? @_@


I noticed that too.The music is also screwed up in dig dug I think.