Complete Universal Cosmic Avenger joystick

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How much is a nice 8 way Universal Cosmic Avenger joystick worth? I want to trade it for a 4 way, but might have to sell it if I can't. Don't really want to sell the CA buttons, as I want to make my control panel into a Mr Do! or Ladybug.
 

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I have never first hand messed with a universal joystick. Is the 4/8way action based on the size of the washer or is there restrictive? I suppose I am asking if it could be easily converted :)
 
Good question, I don't really know. Does anyone know if 4/8 joysticks can be modified?
 
jebus, that control panel looks fantastic. It would be a shame to mess with it to harvest the stick. Make a repro panel and add the custom controls?
 
per the manuals ...

uni-joys.jpg


i wouldn't hack up or part a complete Universal control panel, everything about them is super-difficult to find (including buttons, instruction cards/overlays)

not trying to make a big assumption here, but if you got a Cosmic Avenger cab, that it's a horizontal game, while Lady Bug and Mr Do are vertical. not saying the monitor can't be rotated, but it won't be without some cabinet-reworking. the 3-stripe Universal cabs - horizontal versus vertical games - have different dimensions as well
 
I have never seen the joystick shown on the right before for Mr. Do or Lady Bug, in person that is. It's always the one on the left. Anyone see a photo of a real one?
 
jebus, that control panel looks fantastic. It would be a shame to mess with it to harvest the stick. Make a repro panel and add the custom controls?

Well I picked up the cabinet for $100 and someone had already put a vertical monitor in it. I would swap the control panel for a Mr Do one, but probably can't find anyone to trade with. Don't think anyone makes a repro universal control panel.
 
per the manuals ...

uni-joys.jpg


i wouldn't hack up or part a complete Universal control panel, everything about them is super-difficult to find (including buttons, instruction cards/overlays)

not trying to make a big assumption here, but if you got a Cosmic Avenger cab, that it's a horizontal game, while Lady Bug and Mr Do are vertical. not saying the monitor can't be rotated, but it won't be without some cabinet-reworking. the 3-stripe Universal cabs - horizontal versus vertical games - have different dimensions as well

Already hacked to fit a vertical monitor and used as a Mr Do. Only thing about it that is Cosmic Avenger is the control panel. Wish I could trade the CP for a nice Mr Do one.
 
Did you put up a post in the wanted section? I would think someone has one available, not wildly uncommon a part.
 
not trying to make a big assumption here, but if you got a Cosmic Avenger cab, that it's a horizontal game, while Lady Bug and Mr Do are vertical. not saying the monitor can't be rotated, but it won't be without some cabinet-reworking. the 3-stripe Universal cabs - horizontal versus vertical games - have different dimensions as well

Just measured my two vertical Universal cabinets against this horizontal one. Exactly the same dimensions.
 
huh, i've got a CA and Lady Bug, and while they look identical at a glance, there are some subtle diffs.
maybe Universal mixed up their 3-stripe builds a bit over time? i'll post some pics when i can grab a couple later today.

Just measured my two vertical Universal cabinets against this horizontal one. Exactly the same dimensions.
 
According to the flyers they were the same, but this doesn't mean that they didn't changed things up or had different sizes.

Lady Bug
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Cosmic Avenger
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This is all very interesting. I wonder how many different Universal cabinet's are out there in the wild.
 
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