Best joystick replacement for Ms. Pacman..??

dknole

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Total noob here and having a hard time with this one. Any opinions?
 
Nothing beats original.
Best to buy a used one and rebuild it with new grommet.
 
That seems to be the popular way to go. Are there any decent options for replacements?
 
If you MUST go with something non original you need to make sure its a leaf switch style stick. Microswitches with pac suck.
Any replacment you get will require an adapter plate to make it fit.
I sell grommets for the original sticks if you need one.
 
The Mikes Pac stick sucks... the Mikes DK stick is an exact repro... good stuff.

...no comment on the Wico style he has. I've heard the "chinese" wico repros suck... but this claims "NOS" but at the same time says "Wico STYLE"... I dunno.
 
The Mikes Pac stick sucks... the Mikes DK stick is an exact repro... good stuff.

...no comment on the Wico style he has. I've heard the "chinese" wico repros suck... but this claims "NOS" but at the same time says "Wico STYLE"... I dunno.

Yeah I was confused about the NOS and "Wico Style." Like you have heard the chinese knock offs are terrible.
 
I've got one of those Ms Pac/Galaga reunion type sticks (although mine came from Tornado Terry's). They're ok, but nothing beats an original Pac style stick. Mostly I just hate all the clicking everytime you move the stick.
 
Agreed. The original Ms Pac joystick beats all others hands down, up, left or right.
 
The Mikes Pac stick sucks... the Mikes DK stick is an exact repro... good stuff.

...no comment on the Wico style he has. I've heard the "chinese" wico repros suck... but this claims "NOS" but at the same time says "Wico STYLE"... I dunno.

I just sold some NOS ones of those not too long ago.

They aren't the Chinese knock offs that are being sold nowadays. Those are NOS from the 80's and were not made in China. They are a lot better then the knockoffs, but I never had a chance to compare one side by side with a Wico. Unfortunately, I don't know more about there history.
 
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