60 in 1 iCade Board Joystick Question

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Does the 60 in 1 iCade Board with classic games require an 8 way joystick?? I know games like Donkey Kong, Pac Man, DK Jr., Mrs. Pac etc only need a 4 way joystick. Do any of the others require the 8 way??
 
and scramble, super cobra, time pilot (is time pilot on there?)

Dan (p1899m) has mentioned and I agree, that the wico 8 way microswitch joysticks work pretty well for both 4 way and 8 way games.

The last one I made I used the ultimarc switchable (by lifting and turning the joystick) 4/8 way.

If you like the pacs, mr do, dk's etc, don't do 8 way. they suck 8 way.
 
Just use a 4-way and hide the 8-way games from the menu... if you so choose.
 
There was a great graphical chart/cross reference for this, and of course now that I'm looking for it, I can't find it. It showed each game and the requirements (including number of buttons).
 
What it comes down to is, how important is Pac Man to you. Usually, it's the most important game on the multi. Pac Man is pretty much impossible to play with an 8 way, and anybody who's ever even tried to play Pac Man (or Ms. Pac Man, or Jr. Pac Man, or Super Pac Man, or Pac Man Plus) will be disgusted by the game if they play it with an 8 way joystick.

What this usually means is that you need to go ahead and sacrifice all the 8 way games playing worth a damn, so that Pac Man will play right.
 
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