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It was an excellent joystick during a very specific time. by Mischief Maker 08/15/2020, 8:57pm PDT
It was while I was living in a cramped apartment and my only computer was a laptop that I set up on top of my dresser as a standing desk, with my keyboard and mouse sitting on a finished plank that I set over the top drawer. With that setup, the X-Arcade was at the perfect height for me.

But since then I got a proper tower PC on a proper computer desk and the X-Arcade sat too high on the desk and was too bulky for my lap. I ended up barely playing shmups at that point but I was still a little shocked/ashamed that I spent so much money on it.

But this new Mayflash is perfect. Sits well on the desk or my lap, the sanwa parts are incredibly responsive, and the metal plates in the body make it feel like I could brain an intruder with it, unlike the X-Arcade whose wood body was starting to fall apart. And all my fears about compatibility with old shmups (the X-Arcade maps to keyboard inputs) were unfounded, they like Xinput just fine.

Plus with the built-in autofire function I can finally play Cho Ren Sha 68K properly now!
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ICJ or anyone else, question about arcade parts! by Mischief Maker 08/13/2020, 5:40am PDT NEW
    Re: ICJ or anyone else, question about arcade parts! by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/13/2020, 1:50pm PDT NEW
        Re: ICJ or anyone else, question about arcade parts! by Terminal Arcade Sickness 08/13/2020, 8:54pm PDT NEW
            ...and bought! by MM 08/14/2020, 5:02am PDT NEW
        Followup question: by Mischief Maker 08/14/2020, 9:56am PDT NEW
            Nevermind. Got the answer from them. NT by Mischief Maker 08/14/2020, 11:02am PDT NEW
                Be careful disassembling push buttons by Terminal Arcade Sickness 08/15/2020, 7:35pm PDT NEW
                    Maybe I'll skip the artwork. Not like I'd be getting pussy with it or anything. NT by Mischief Maker 08/15/2020, 8:48pm PDT NEW
            Yeah, sorry, I didn't know the answer to that one. by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/15/2020, 8:41pm PDT NEW
    Never ever consider "sunk money" in a decision, it's one of the key NT by Principals of Economics 08/13/2020, 3:00pm PDT NEW
        Even marriage? NT by kate leth 08/14/2020, 9:03am PDT NEW
        It was an excellent joystick during a very specific time. by Mischief Maker 08/15/2020, 8:57pm PDT NEW
 
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