Video Arcade Cabinet Joystick and Button Introduction

Today’s entry will focus on the classic video arcade joystick technologies behind Video Arcade Cabinets and mame cabinets such as the ones made by dreamauthentics.comThe leading arcade joysticks available in the market are from Happ Controls. All DreamAuthentics arcade cabinets use mostly these kind of parts. Happ manufactures pretty much all the arcade hardware used in American arcade machines. Their high-end hardware is their “Competition” line of pushbuttons and joysticks, and their “Perfect 360” photoelectric sensor-based joystick. Their hardware is very sturdy, their pushbuttons are very “clicky”, and the springs in the joystick are very strong. Their joysticks come with a “bat-shaped” (or Pear shape as defined by some)

top and their buttons are usually CONCAVE although the “Competition” buttons are slightly convex. Their hardware is usually designed to fit into American-style arcade cabinets, where the control panel is made of relatively thick wood. (They very recently merged with Suzo, a large European arcade parts manufacturer)

The motivating reason for getting a video arcade joystick controller is to improve your performance. Do not simply purchase some joystick, having little or no previous knowledge, assuming you will be satisfied with it.

Are joysticks, buttons, and layouts common to certain regions better than others to other regions? Different regions of the world tend to use differently made devices and designs. The strength of springs, the shape and texture of handles, the shape of restrictors and actuators, the precision of parts, the placement of joysticks and buttons, differs from some regions to others. It stands to reason that some regions will have better combinations of attributes than others. Arcade joystick vs control pad When you familiarize yourself with a quality joystick, you will realize the inferiority of the control pad. And when you familiarize yourself with quality parts and designs, you will realize the discrepancies in quality. Part of the reason certain geographic areas of the world (like Japan) are better at certain games than other geographic areas (like America) is the difference in parts and design accustomed to their region. Poor standards do not nurture good quality. If your controller is mediocre, your performance will also be mediocre.

Look around and find the parts and designs that work best for you. This way you can find your ideal video arcade controller. DreamAuthentics can customize ANY control panel to match your exact arcade joystick dreams.