You will never *ever* get good scores with an 8-way joystick/pad for games like Pac-Man. The same goes for even better (IMHO) maze games like Eyes. These games are built around 4-way sticks. If you hit a diagonal in error, it is arbitrary as to which direction you will go in. From my experience, usually the wrong one.
So what makes an arcade joystick a 4-way one? It is the 'restrictor' plate at the base of the stick that physically stops you selecting anything other then U/D/L/R. See photos.
You need a proper 4-way stick and I picked one off Ebay. If you get get a unit that has a 'real' stick in it, you should be change the restrictor plate. Check before you buy and hope this helps.
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God, I miss those dark, musty arcades ....
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