What's Your Favorite Type of Joystick?

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Joysticks. One of the most prominent type of game controllers, they are most commonly associated with arcade games. Throughout the history of the arcades, there have been 3 major kinds of joysticks.

Number 1, which looks like this:

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This type of joystick has a big round ball on the top, which you hold onto to control the game with. It works with some games, but it can be uncomfortable if you're holding it with your whole hand.

Number 2, which looks like this:

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This is a stick with a shape like an upside-down drop of water. It's perhaps best with fighting games.

And number 3, which looks like this:

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These have funky shapes that, despite their odd appearance, meld with your hand quite well. They're typically best with games that involve some kind of airplane or boat control.

Which of these joystick designs do you prefer? Or do you think it depends on the game? :)
 
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depends on the game. But typically the Happ controls competition "water-drop" style. Seems to play best with most jamma games. Pre-jamma, gimmie the ball.

side note: Dude, the first two pics you posted are beautiful. Very nice photography on those sticks/ panels.
 
The Gorf, Tron, Satan's Hollow etc. stick always felt right to me.
Assault's sticks are probably my favorite tho.


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side note: Dude, the first two pics you posted are beautiful. Very nice photography on those sticks/ panels.
Well, I can't take credit for them, but they are very nice pictures. Oh, and I've fixed the third one. :)
 
I'm only seeing two pics of sticks so I don't know what #3 is.

I would say my favorite type of stick would be the classic ball top . I can be more specific though. Of all the classic I've played I like nintendo Donkey Kong style joysticks the best followed by pac man stye bally midway sticks. Actually I'm guessing neither of these sticks were made by either nintendo or bally midway but they were associated with their games.
 
We all know what type of joysticks Phet loves.:D
These
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And though not really a joystick he has been known to modify it to work on his games.
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