Nintendo 8 Way Joystick for Donkey Kong?

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I'd like to pick up an extra Nintendo joystick for Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Junior. Mike's has a used joystick for an okay price ($20). However, it is 8 way.
http://mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=NIN8WAY

Now, I know the 8 way restrictor plate can be switched with a 4 way plate. Does anybody know if then it would be the same as the donkey kong joystick? Anybody know if there were major differences between 8 way and 4 way Nintendo joysticks? My biggest concern, I guess, would be the length of the joystick shaft and the size of the ball top.
 
My Donkey Kong, Mario Bros. and Vs. joysticks are all the same. Only the restrictor varies.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

Not quite. Besides the restrictor differences, Mario Bros., DK3, and VS. sticks are for metal control panels and use a 5mm shorter shaft. They also all use the 28mm molded to-the-shaft balltop, as opposed to the 30mm screw-on balltop used on DK/DKJR/Popeye.
 
Not quite. Besides the restrictor differences, Mario Bros., DK3, and VS. sticks are for metal control panels and use a 5mm shorter shaft. They also all use the 28mm molded to-the-shaft balltop, as opposed to the 30mm screw-on balltop used on DK/DKJR/Popeye.

Then I guess someone sold me Mario Bros. joysticks instead of Donkey Kong.

All of mine are the same.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
Then I guess someone sold me Mario Bros. joysticks instead of Donkey Kong.

All of mine are the same.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

This invalidates all of your scores! I'm calling Walter Day! Just kidding.
 
This invalidates all of your scores! I'm calling Walter Day! Just kidding.

Funny thing is that I have never played a single game of Donkey Kong in my life. But I have a all the parts and art work for my Donkey Kong cabinet which I've just been too lazy to put together.

(Perhaps I'll finally do it this year in time to sell for Christmas). :D

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
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