| Care and Feeding of your Nintendo Joystick |
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Normal maintenance for Nintendo joysticks is to apply a drop of 3-in-1 oil on the bearing
if the joystick feels sticky or doesn't always return to center when released.
If you are restoring or cleaning an old gummed up assembly, you may want to disassemble it, clean the bearing
thoroughly with solvent, or WD-40 to get most of the gunk out, then clean it
again with warm soapy water. Dry the base with compressed air to remove
any moisture, then
re-lubricate the bearing as normal. While you have the stick apart, if you
find you have worn pieces, we carry a complete line of replacements parts for these
joysticks in the online store.
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| Nintendo Joystick Ball and Shaft assemblies |
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From left to right:
- TKGU Stick - Original w/30mm Ball
(Used in uprights with wood control panels)
- TKGU Stick - Reproduction w/30mm Ball
- TKG Stick - Original w/25mm Ball
(Used in the following table games: DK, DKJr, DK3 and Popeye)
- TKG Stick - Reproduction w/25mm Ball
- TMAU Stick - Original w/28mm Ball
(Used in Mario Bros, DK3 and Punch-Out!!,
Playchoice, and VS. Unisystems Uprights
as well as the VS. Unisystem "Red Tent" Table)
- TMAU Stick - Reproduction w/30mm Ball
- CHSU Stick - Original w/28mm Ball
(Super Punch-Out!!)
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| Joystick and Ball length measurements |
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Nintendo Joystick ball and shaft assemblies are measured from the top of the ball,
to the top of the E-Clip slot.
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| TKG-23-50 - Donkey Kong Cocktail Joystick |
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4-way joystick TKG-23-50, with a 25mm Ball Top.
The total length of the ball and shaft assembly is 82 mm.
Also used in Donkey Kong Jr, Donkey Kong 3 and Popeye tables.
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| TKGU-23-50 - Donkey Kong Upright |
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4-Way joystick TKG-23-50, with a 30mm ball top.
The total length of the ball and shaft assembly is 86 mm.
Also used in Donkey Kong Jr, Donkey Kong 3 and Popeye uprights
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| TMAU-14-16 - Mario Bros Upright |
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2-way, TKG-23-50 based, shaft is shorter by 5 mm below the ball top,
plastic base plate added for metal control panel installation.
28mm Ball Top is molded on the joystick shaft.
Ball and stick assembly measures 80.5 mm long.
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| DCKU-14-11 - Donkey Kong 3 Upright |
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4-Way. Same stick as Mario Bros, with the 2-way guide plate replaced with an 4-way guide plate.
Ball and stick assembly measures 80.5 mm long
Also used in Punch-Out!! Uprights
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| MDST-14-12 - VS Unisystem upright and cocktail (Red Tent) |
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8-Way. Same Joystick as the Mario Bros Joystick,
with the 2-way guide plate replaced with an 8-way guide plate.
Ball and stick assembly measures 80.5 mm long.
Also used in Playchoice Uprights
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| CHSU-14-11 - Super Punch-Out!! |
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5-Way. Up/Down/Left/Right/(Pull Up). Same stick as Donkey Kong 3,
with an additional switch on the bottom of the joystick for "duck",
to trip the switch the joystick is pulled straight up??
This modification requires a new joystick shaft with threads on the
bottom to accommodate the 'bell', and an extra bracket to hold the
additional micro switch.
The Ball and stick assembly is 80.5 mm long,
with an additional 6 mm of threads for the 'bell'.
The normal measurement is the same as a TMAU stick
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| CHVU-14-11 - Arm Wrestling Upright |
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3-Way. Left/Right/(Pull up) Same stick as Super Punch-Out!!,
with the 4-way guide plate replaced with a 2-way guide plate
and an extra Rubber Guide Plate under the 2-way guide plate.
101.5 mm long shaft and ball. (Length needs to be verified)
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