Question About Arcade Parts
Posted: 26 Feb 2014, 05:20
Does anyone know if there are differences between the JP VO cabs and the ones shipped overseas? I'm looking into creating some custom twin sticks using the arcade hardware.
If you're talking about OMG then yes there are a number of differences in the cab design..Fallsmyer wrote:Does anyone know if there are differences between the JP VO cabs and the ones shipped overseas? I'm looking into creating some custom twin sticks using the arcade hardware.
Somewhere on the forum are schematics of the VO4 arcade sticks. They do look identical from the outside but the schematics show otherwise. The arcade VO4 sticks have an actual microswitch for the turbo button, whereas previous versions (arcade VOOT, SS, and DC sticks) have a soft dome membrane switch for turbo.twistedsymphony wrote:I've heard that there are slight differences between VOOT and Force sticks but other than color of the grips I can't tell the difference in design from pictures.
The grips from DC and SS sticks are actually identical (aside from color) and are fully interchangeable with each other and also the grips from arcade VOOT.twistedsymphony wrote:The Saturn and Dreamcast twin sticks share a similar shaped grip but the base units are much weaker on the home console twin-sticks
OMG Twin unit sticks are big and bulky but ultimately they suck because they're slow and heavy with a very large dead-zone making it difficult to perform any moves with precisions. They're fine for OMG but worthless for OT or Force.tcancian wrote:I know this thread is somewhat old but I'd like to give my opinion on the hardware, particularly the japanese upright cabinet stick. I think it's by far the best option for anyone building a controller in a budget situation. The OM controllers are hard to come by, and sure enough, they're awesome...
What you're describing is are the sticks used on the OMG Candy Cabs... These are the least desirable because of that twisting action, they're basically a normal joystick with flight grip. The most desirable sticks used on OT and Force arcade cabinets (both Twin Units and Candy Cabs) are completely different and these are the most desirable ones with grips that are identical to the home Twin Sticks...tcancian wrote:...but the upright cabinet stick uses Sanwa JLW as a basis, I've own both the Sanwa JLW and the Stick and they are pratically the same, except of course, for the addition of the grip and triggers.
The grip itself is more unconfortable than the home versions, and it also twists more but it's way more reliable and you can also service the parts more easily. The buttons on the grip also feel more clicky than their home counterparts, it seems the Dash button is a tact switch, not a rubberdome.