Since this video was made, Ultimarc has produced a rotary kit upgrade for the servostik. They're even calling it the "Ikari 12-way Rotary Upgrade for Servostik, J-Stik". I wasn't sure if you'd seen this yet. I looked at the videos you'd uploaded since and didn't see one that looked like a review of it. I would think that a servostik with this kit would not only get you the most faithful recreation of the Ikari Warriors experience since the arcade used 8-way microswitch sticks, but it'd also be less expensive than the U-360, as well.

Great video! I am just beginning to plan out an arcade and have been on the fence between the two sticks. Because I grew up in the 80s, I want to have the clicky feeling that I remember.

Sweet setup dude! Was debating trying one of these out for the star wars arcade games so im glad I found this video to learn more about them.

Very nice, that was exactly what I wanted to know right now! Thanks man. I'm going with Servostik for now. Although I just watched a video from a guy who modded an Ultrastik to have LED balltop, topfire, and rotary! Crazy cool.

I like your reviews. My solution to get the correct feel for every single MAME game was to build a very large panel with all the specific sticks. So I have the Ikari style rotating stick from Suzo-Happ, a U360 and both 4 way and 8-way sticks (and the gamepad and flight sticks, too). Way, overkill, I know. Caveats: the servostik software is not infallible and I find that every new layer of firmware/software is a potential failure point; and Robotron requires 2x 8-way functionality so you have to have the U360 and servostick setup as you have done. Also keep in mind that really great emus like Model 2 and Model 3 may require other combinations of controls, thus the multi-button flight stick and top-fire stick, plus its good to have a set of USB pedals.

Thank you for making these videos. I just began my long process of building the exact same arcade and these videos are going to hopefully save me a lot of time and mistakes.

One thing to consider is the analog is quieter. While for authenticity the click is nice, but if you throw on headphones while the significant other is trying to read, the click can get really annoying. The analogs still have the thud if they 'bottom out' but after having a part over and digging out my old Hotrod, the clicking can get on your nerves especially during fighting games.

Games like Ikari Warriors, Heavy Barrel, 50 Caliber, Time Soldiers, etc, are unplayable without a proper rotary stick. Even though there are only a dozen or so games those games are absolute classics. Definitely "must have" games in any classic gaming collection.

I don’t necessarily consider clicking to be authentic. Lots of cabinets I played on used leafs which, as I’m sure everyone knows, don’t click (NVM, I see this was already mentioned).

Hey! Can you confirm if it’s easy to add inserts to the rgb gold leaf buttons? I’m hoping it is easy to open the buttons up and add sticker inserts. Also I’m debating between led ball top upgrade or rotary for servosticks. I fear however that a rotary upgrade may impact the majority of games. Thoughts? Seems like you can’t do nothing upgrades so gotta choose. Leaning to led ball top just cuz of fear really

Nice cabinet. Add 2 more buttons per player so top row would be Neo Geo snk setup and add 4 way dedicated with 2 buttons beside it for your Nintendo arcade games Super Mario etc.

Very nice video. I'm planning an arcade cabinet and I'm wondering if a rotary upgrade could be added to the ultimark flight stick for those types of games.

I bought a U360 and the optical rotary upgrade for it plus a j stick and the mechanical rotary for that but the instructions to install them aren't the most clear for someone like me with no experience and there aren't any tutorials that I could find on how to install them. Could you possibly do both in a future video?

Kickass video man, really helps

If I get the U360 and put the rotary kit on it, which requires either the 4/8 way or octagonal restrictor to be installed, which plate would you recommend putting on? Can the 4/8 way plate be moved by hand from under the panel or would it be easier to just use the octagonal and use the software to make it read as 4 or 8 way? My plan at the moment is to have the main joystick for both players be the flight stick with no plate just using software restriction and have an additional stick with the rotary just for player 1 since playing with others will probably be rare enough that it won't matter if both players have it.

U da mann. Those would be nice for Forgotten Worlds or ECO fighters as well

How do the servosticks handle new PC games, let's say I want to play FIFA on the thing. Will It detect even though it's designed for analog controls? Will modern games suffer from being 8 way instead of 64 ways as an analog joystick is (in this case u360s). Is the glide effect too noticeable on the u360s? What about fighting games, how do u360s feel on that type of games? I am a huge samurai shodown fan

Servostick now offers rotary add on.

Heyo! Apologies if my questions come off as a bit lazy/uninformed but I haven't been able to find a ton of information regarding the topic. Would it be possible to put the 360 into a standard arcade stick enclosure? If so, would I be able to hook it up to a Brooks Universal PCB and still have it as an analog output? Or, would I need to plug all the buttons into 360 and use the USB cable to plug them all into my PC/Console for it to work properly?

Is the point of the servostik just the auto-switching between locked 4 and 8 way? My current setup (not ultimarc) has a simple 8 way, and MAME seems to do fine with 4 way games. Is there an "basic" 8 way" equivalent to the servostik? Sorry, that may be a question i should send to ultimarc directly? Thanks again for the great videos!

My favourite joystick to play fighting games is the IL/Happ Eurostick. Does anyone of these 2 sticks feel like it then they are on 8-way mode?

which one is faster to move and more has more accurate inputs? i need it to play smash bros and some adventure games it works on a console fightstick? or only for pc?

JUst wondering if you might also experience this with the servo stick , to me its not a true 4 way and 8 way. When I play games like pacman or robotron there is a dead space in the corners . do you get this as well, I just installed the stick wrong. let me know if you wouldnt mind thanks

Do you think that the UltraStik 360 would work well for more modern games such as smash bros on switch or 3rd person camera control?

Hello can i used the Ultrastik 360 Stick analog function with the I-PAC Ultimate I/O Board, or goes only digital output?

Thanks a lot, really informal! Is there a way to have it switch automatically with the Mame fullset?

I'm trying to decide between a servostick and ultrastik 360 for a MAME cab how does the servostik work with two way games like galaxian and space invaders?

If I get the U360 and connect 8 RGB buttons to the joystick, what board do I need to illuminate the buttons? PAC LED or Ipac ultimate? My goal is to use LEDBlinky.

That track ball looks way sunked in?

Does a servostick work on a raspberry pi?

so ive been trying to find a good analog stick to use for a smash bros fightstick, do you think id be able to just buy this and plug it into the pcb of my fight stick to replace the current joy stick or is that not an option given the fact that this stick is analog?

I have to disagree with your choice - the 360 can do Qbert & Congo Bongo or any diagonal game. The servo - NOPE! So you need ANOTHER stick for 4 way diagonal games. The "click" really is minor. Many arcades replaced original sticks when they wore out (which was often ) not all sticks have a solid tactile click - especially leaf spring sticks, which many consider better than the clicky microswitch sticks. Leaf switch sticks were often original on many machines - so clicks aren't necessarily "authentic". With proper programming, the 360s are as accurate as restricted sticks (or you can add the servo restricter ). Personally, I dont miss the resrictor. But I do want to add the rotator top. Lastly, the 360s do a fantastic job in analog mode and can play 48 way games like Sinistar accurately. The 360 is very hard to beat - especially if space is at a premium.

Hello Questions that may interest arcade cabinet possessors equipped with 2 ultrastick 360 I'm looking desperately how to play geometry war (on Steam) arcade terminal equipped with 2 ultrastick 360 There is a possibility to assign the 2nd player's stick for shooting in Geometry war (version 2 and 3)? Merci

Hey is your servostik balltop white when its off or is it a colour just off of white?

Thanks! Anyway for me to use a u360 joystick and a xarcade minipac together? I was told that the u360 needs to stay usb plugged in to be analog. I am stuck trying to get street fighter x tekken and other pc games working with both. X360ce and vjoy dont seem to be the solution or more than likely, I am doing something incorrect. All my other systems are 100% good!

Hi can i have the Link for the cervo stick?

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thanks for the video could you let me know if you have a video on the U360 stick with the rotation function? along with the recommend parts I would require to build a joy stick with the rotation. I was hoping to make my build for both arcade games retro consoles I was hoping to see if i could use this function for games like golden eye from the n64 with a light gun. Could you let me know if that would be possible?

can you set either of these two joysticks 2-way, 4-way, 8-way automatically? The servostik can do it automatically but can it do 2-way as well? can the u360 also do the transition automatically?

are you running launch box as the front end Here?

there is no click on "real" arcade joysticks....that is the point

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