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    4. Lastly - on the buttons. I have not been satisfied with the overall rebound snap of the current fire button silicone, so I spent much of last night in Solidworks designing a new design and I submitted for the silicone parts maker, she is going to run off a proto sample in 5 business days, so by early the week after I should have some new samples and once I get them to be at a point where I feel they significantly improve button feel and performance, I will put them in envelopes and mail free to anyone who is willing to put them upgraded silicone buttons in themselves.

     

    I'll be happy to test a couple samples of those out on my set Curt if you'd like some feedback on them.

     

    I'd like a little more "positive feel" out of the fire button even though this current design does work. Will the new part raise the height of the button any?

     

    Thanks again for the continued tweaking & improvements.

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    Just wanted to chime in as another Oct 15th order that hasn't received their joysticks. In an unfortunate way I am glad to see others respond here with the same no-receipt / order date, at least now I know I am not alone.

     

     

    No, you're not alone. I placed my order 7 months ago on 12/15/08 and like you, I have yet to receive my order.

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    Does this mean that the final design was changed from the ones pictured in the forums & on your website? I assumed that your original order all had the USB "B" plug & not a hardwire.

     

    The beauty in the original design is the flexibility. I can use any length USB "B" cable as long as its within the USB specification & not be limited to a six foot hardwire. And if someone wants a hardwire, they can still wire it in themselves.

     

    Do we need to request the USB "B" plug for an order that has not yet shipped?

     

    Thanks again for all your hard work Curt!

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    An AC adapter should'nt be too much trouble to add...its just using 6 volts DC. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, it seems like you could wire in a 6v 200mah or greater DC wall wart in place of the batteries.

     

    All the other parts are radio shack/junk box specials... a battery holder, euro terminal strip, spst switch, and led holder. Maybe a velcro dot or 2 to hold the parts in place in the control panel. Its possibly 8-10 dollars worth of parts. (assuming you already have a joystick)

  7. Posted · Edited by mattwillia

    that sounds correct...solder two wires to each directional...somewhat more complicated than the other sticks. of course if you still need a carbon dot, I have 1 left over from the jakks stick I trashed. :twisted:

  8. Posted · Edited by mattwillia

    It gets a lot more comments than a jakks stick sitting next to the TV. Its also a lot more fun.

     

    Its coming along quite well. It still needs a little cleaning up though. This board was from the Wal-Mart Edition 3 Super Pac-Man but, I'm guessing just about any of them including the Atari stick could be stuffed in a cocktail control panel with minimal effort...I think I could even get a FB2 in there. (of course that would need a few extra connections.)

     

    For what its worth the Jakks ed. 3 Super is easily one of the best "simulations" so far. The joystick control is horrible though. Thats what prompted me to gut the thing in the first place. Its also cheap. The Jakks stick was about $15 and misc. parts were about $10. I think I bought the Bosconian control panel for about $15 bucks about 7 years ago. Far cheaper than a MAME setup.

     

    I'd like to find a way to do this with the wireless Mrs. Pac-Man since its got a good selection of games that feel pretty close to original.

  9. Posted · Edited by mattwillia

    Seems to me it would be better(and easier) just to transplant the thing into something a bit more "user friendly" than to gripe about a carbon dot. I understand the frustration but, it was intended to be a toy.

     

    But all that aside...we can make it better & stronger than before...

     

    My Jakks Super Pac Man (New Wal-Mart version) is liking its new home so far...just need to add some wood sides and a back now.

     

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    Add a couple of switches, change the restrictor plate to a four way...and volia:

     

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    I think the old Bosconian cocktail would have been proud :) Of course, the piece of junk clicky Jakks stick found its way to the trash.

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