It is a little on the expensive side, but if you are using the stick on a Windows machine, Trust me when I tell you.... Get the Ultimate 360 stick from Ultimark. I have been on the fence on this one for many years, and I finally bought a pair, and then was mad at myself for all the wasted years I did not have one!! If memory serves the mounting screws are the exact same size as Happ, so it would be a direct replacement. It does 2-way vertical (Defender, Stargate), 2 way Horizontal (Galaga, Space Invaders) 4-way (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong) , 8-way (Robotron, Berzerk), DIAGONAL for (Q*Bert, Q*Berts Cubes, Congo Bongo and others, and true analog (Food Fight, Red Barron, and the Thruster on Lunar Lander). This thing ROCKS!!! So easy to switch between them with software!! This is literally the PERFECT joystick. Also of note, it is silent, just like Pac-Man machines. No clicky noises from micro switch sticks.
If you like Q*Bert and/or Congo Bongo this is a MUST!!! I used UDLR with a 4 way for years,then after getting the Ultimate 360 my scores were a LOT higher, playing it the way it was meant to be played.
If you JUST want to play Pac-Man and other 4-way games Check out the Pac-Pro stick from Randy at Groovy Game Gear.
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