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RetroBlast! Review: Space Invaders Multi-Game by Steve Jones, 2006/12/01

The Mameroom Designs, Ultimate Arcade II Cab Kit by Paul Kiefert, 2006/11/08

As you may recall from my previous review (Slik Stik Quad Blank) I appear to be going for the record of longest MAME Cabinet Build.

Paul's Review of the Slik Stik Quad Control Panel Blank

Last year I built the Quad control panel, and it’s now been nearly 5 years since I started this project. I’m proud to say it’s now nearly complete with the addition of a UAII Kit from Mameroom Designs.

RetroBlast! Review: The Rollie Electronics 4/8 Way Adjustable Joystick by Mitch Gerson, 2006/11/01

RetroBlast! Review:

The Rollie Electronics 4/8 Way Adjustable Joystick

Review by Mitch Gerson - November 2006

See Video of the Joystick in Action Below!

Review: "The Warrior" Joystick Handles by Dragon Joysticks by Mitch Gerson, 2006/11/01

The lowly Joystick bat.

Is it the chic fashion statement that it appears to be….considering the number of choices that we seem to have lately?

Or is a Joystick handle just a joystick handle and it’s all about the mechanics of the stick itself including the switches ? DON’T even get me started over the whole Microswitch vs. Wico style contact switches.

The stick itself have become a subject of debate among gaming purists including such lively topics as: Bat Vs. Classic Ball Top, Sanwa Style Ball top vs. Ms. Pac Style 4 ways, Original Wico’s vs. EVERYONE etc. etc. etc.

Then….there is the whole new category of the metal stick replacements.

The latest entrant into this area is Dragonjoystick.com with their all “aircraft aluminum” sticks in black or silver serving as replacements for the Happ Competition (as of now they are only making handles as replacement for those only). (Happ Competition Joysticks exploded view: Happ Competition Detailed View)

The Ultimarc UltraStik 360 Joystick by Alan Kamrowski II, 2006/09/18

I was very excited when I found out I was going to be reviewing this product. The ideal joystick is something every arcade enthusiast is always looking for, and the UltraStik 360 looks very good on paper (or in this case the website!). The most important feature of this joystick is that can be software configured to act like many different types of joysticks. As I found out in this review, a lesser known but equally great feature of this joystick is that you can customize its physical configuration vastly as well.