New sanwa optical flash sticks coming

[Dave_K.]

Per SRK, looks like Happ and Rollie will be making these again: http://shoryuken.com/2011/12/24/new-optical-sanwa-flash-joystick-clone-from-rollie-electronics/

Not sure how good these are for shooters, but worth mentioning since these were highly sought after for fighter sticks.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Thanks for the 411 on these new Sanwa optical flash sticks, Dave K. I'd like to grab a pair to try out sometime.

For oxtsu, are your Sanwa optical flash sticks usable with the arcade shmup PCBs?

And what's this difficultly learning curve that was mentioned on SRK about using optical flash joysticks compared to microswitched-based ones?

There is a third joystick option of using leaf-based switches (basically a silent stick setup...was common on the arcade games from the early 1980s). I do a NOS South Korean produced leaf-switched arcade stick sitting around unused.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[emphatic]

And what's this difficultly learning curve that was mentioned on SRK about using optical flash joysticks compared to microswitched-based ones?

As these are silent, you don't have the "click" to let you know that the stick has registered a movement. Some people get confused by this. I've also heard that in order to get a good shmup feeling from these, a harder spring should be used, such as the Seimitsu LS-55 or LS-56 ones. I recently bought the Toodles' SPARK which is basically a clone of the FLASH 1 PCB, but as I haven't tested it with a minty JLF yet, I can't really give it a proper review.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Thanks for your insight on this new Toodles flash optical upgrade, emphatic. It'll be interesting to read what your thoughts/opinions are about this with a minty JFL + harder spring combo setup.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[TLB]

Thanks for your insight on this new Toodles flash optical upgrade, emphatic. It'll be interesting to read what your thoughts/opinions are about this with a minty JFL + harder spring combo setup.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

PCEFX!^_~, you have a great new year. Something tells me it will involve lots of green. I'm not sure why ^_~.

Regs,
DEL

[PC Engine Fan X!]

For m3tall1ca,

Here's to a Happy New Year's 2012 to you too.

If you're implying that I sell my TTI Magical Chase complete set for some major greenbacks in 2012 (which would be nice indeed), yes, I did sell it back in 2010. It was fun to play MC for the little over fifteen years that I owned it & have no regrets doing so. It was pure luck to have encountered such a complete TTI MC set but in used condition...still better than no MC Hu-Card at all.

Back to the OP's topic at hand.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~