Ultimarc Mag-Stik Plus with Black Bat/Oval Top

Mag Stik Plus 06/16/2025
By Michael Sellers
This is a great joystick. I bought 3 of them for a project I am working on.

Mag-Stik Plus on Tankstick 01/24/2023
By Don Holmgren
I bought this Mag-Stik Plus to change out one of the two joysticks included on my X-Arcade Tankstick. The primary reason was to have an easier way of switching from 4-way to 8-way.

To fit onto the existing bolts on the Tankstick, I had to replace the mounting plate with an IL Universal Joystick Plate, which fits perfectly. Very easy swap.

I’m very happy with the change. The only slight glitch is that the existing cable harness in the Tankstick is a bit tight, so the cables that connect to this Mag-Stik only go on easily one way; this results in up/down and left/right reversal because of the way the two sticks have the micro switches installed. A remap in MAME fixes this issue. Also, be sure to attach the signal wire to the “NO” contact, not the “NC” (the Tankstick micro switches have the “NC” post cutoff).

The feel of this stick is very nice. Switching between 4-way and 8-way is easy, but practice before you install to get the feel.

Great joystick!! 10/26/2020
By Steve Roach
What a difference a 4-way joystick can make a game like Pac-Man or Donkey Kong!!! I added this to a X-arcade tank stick and being able to pull up and change it from 8-way to 4-way is really nice feature.

Only con was the switch connectors were a different size than what was on my tankstick.