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NeoGAF Arcade Stick Thread
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sixteen-bit
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Nah, both were scheduled for December 29th originally.haunts said:
GamePnoy74
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I was playing ST last night on PSN using my 'new old stock' Virtua Stick High Grade...wow, amazing stick, smooth like buttah =) Easily the best stick I've ever used at home! A nice, huge (not quite as huge as the HRAP though), bulky, heavy mass of plastic and metal with great Sanwa controls =)
A friend of mine bought two of these sticks early last year, he used one for PC/MAME and realized he didn't need the other stick...he kept that one in storage, holding it for me for the time I can take it off his hands whenever I was ready...that day finally arrived =)
Anyways, as good as it already is, I'm gonna mod it with that JLF 8-way octagonal gate and a matching bat top. I find myself doing too many diagonal moves with the stock square gate due to the crazy responsiveness of the JLF stick, hopefully the octagonal gate can help it. Also, Lizard Lick says I'd need an adapter screw to fit their bat top on a JLF stick, can anyone else confirm it?
I have a couple of joysticks I'm thinking of putting up for sale soon, such as an old Hori Fighting Stick PS (looks kinda Neo-Geo-ish, plays pretty well for a budget stick though), the original HRAP for the PS1/2, and maybe my Asciii/Agetec Dreamcast stick as well (unless I'm tempted to play MvC2 again).
I also have the Hori Fighting Stick 3 that will be the 'guest stick' and an Hori 360 DOA4 stick that I've lent to my buddy so he can play ST 'properly' on XBox Live.
All that said...with the VSHG I'm still playing like crap on PSN lol =P
A friend of mine bought two of these sticks early last year, he used one for PC/MAME and realized he didn't need the other stick...he kept that one in storage, holding it for me for the time I can take it off his hands whenever I was ready...that day finally arrived =)
Anyways, as good as it already is, I'm gonna mod it with that JLF 8-way octagonal gate and a matching bat top. I find myself doing too many diagonal moves with the stock square gate due to the crazy responsiveness of the JLF stick, hopefully the octagonal gate can help it. Also, Lizard Lick says I'd need an adapter screw to fit their bat top on a JLF stick, can anyone else confirm it?
I have a couple of joysticks I'm thinking of putting up for sale soon, such as an old Hori Fighting Stick PS (looks kinda Neo-Geo-ish, plays pretty well for a budget stick though), the original HRAP for the PS1/2, and maybe my Asciii/Agetec Dreamcast stick as well (unless I'm tempted to play MvC2 again).
I also have the Hori Fighting Stick 3 that will be the 'guest stick' and an Hori 360 DOA4 stick that I've lent to my buddy so he can play ST 'properly' on XBox Live.
All that said...with the VSHG I'm still playing like crap on PSN lol =P
sixteen-bit
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Some users in this thread waiting on their orders through Arcadeshock were going to cancel and order through Amazon because they were coming in December.haunts said:
Are you sure you weren't thinking about the Madcatz sticks? Those were always February.
I want to get a 360 stick when SF4 comes and I'd like to know what makes the $150 SF4 stick superior to the $80 one and if it is worth the extra cash if I am not overly hardcore. I'd use the stick for SF4, HD Remix and KOF 12. The last stick I owned was the Agetec Dreamcast stick a long time ago so I am pretty ignorant as to what makes a quality arcade stick.
MarkMan
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Preview:
http://sdtekken.com/tech-area/arcade-sticks/arcade-stick-ranking/
Not 100% done. I'm putting together a grid/chart that shows which parts are used, PCB info, and build info.
Not many changes will be made ranking wise, but if anyone has any opinions/arguments they'd like to bring up, I would like to hear it. And no, this post is not for me to spill out reasoning/info on why I think the SF4 sticks are ranked so high -_-
Also, I don't know where I should put MAS sticks... There are so many different types/builds. But I do agree a Happ MAS is equivalent to that of a HAPP anniversary stick. Not to mention the deteriorating quality of parts used for those sticks over the years... -_- ... Oh well. I'll probably put the MAS at A or A+. Cuz I don't know if anyone is old enough to remember way back... there WERE definite issues...
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For people who are lazy to click:
http://sdtekken.com/tech-area/arcade-sticks/arcade-stick-ranking/
Not 100% done. I'm putting together a grid/chart that shows which parts are used, PCB info, and build info.
Not many changes will be made ranking wise, but if anyone has any opinions/arguments they'd like to bring up, I would like to hear it. And no, this post is not for me to spill out reasoning/info on why I think the SF4 sticks are ranked so high -_-
Also, I don't know where I should put MAS sticks... There are so many different types/builds. But I do agree a Happ MAS is equivalent to that of a HAPP anniversary stick. Not to mention the deteriorating quality of parts used for those sticks over the years... -_- ... Oh well. I'll probably put the MAS at A or A+. Cuz I don't know if anyone is old enough to remember way back... there WERE definite issues...
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For people who are lazy to click:
SDTEKKEN.COM said:
â Narayan
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Holy crapola. I wasn't expecting that rank for the Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition Fight-Stick.
I pre-ordered one for my Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
I pre-ordered one for my Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
Teknopathetic
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"Holy crapola. I wasn't expecting that rank for the Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition Fight-Stick."
Looking at the rankings, sticks with all sanwa/happ/seimitsu are all A+ at a minimum. I'm guessing the only reason the High Grade didn't get S is because it supposedly has input problems with certain games and I've read some complain about the stick/button distance. The Tournament Edition is all Sanwa and apparently still has some features we haven't heard about yet, so...
(Where does X-arcade rank? Just curious.)
Looking at the rankings, sticks with all sanwa/happ/seimitsu are all A+ at a minimum. I'm guessing the only reason the High Grade didn't get S is because it supposedly has input problems with certain games and I've read some complain about the stick/button distance. The Tournament Edition is all Sanwa and apparently still has some features we haven't heard about yet, so...
(Where does X-arcade rank? Just curious.)
MarkMan,
Dying to get one of the Tournament sticks! As if SFIV wasn't an event already the stick is just gonna make the game's release sublime. Awesome that US finally gets something special.
Where would the Otomedius stick fall? I just use it for my shmups but it definitely feels better than my HRAP 3.
Dying to get one of the Tournament sticks! As if SFIV wasn't an event already the stick is just gonna make the game's release sublime. Awesome that US finally gets something special.
Where would the Otomedius stick fall? I just use it for my shmups but it definitely feels better than my HRAP 3.
Hmm... I'm torn 
HRAP3 or HRAP Ex? I'm playing SF2 HDR on PSN right now and not liking the constant lag online, and I'm hearing XBL is better in that regard. At the same time, should I ever want to not use an arcade stick, if I go for a 360 stick, I'm stuck with a dpad from hell.
What do you think GAF? I'm leaning towards just going for the HRAP3. It's cheaper, anyway
HRAP3 or HRAP Ex? I'm playing SF2 HDR on PSN right now and not liking the constant lag online, and I'm hearing XBL is better in that regard. At the same time, should I ever want to not use an arcade stick, if I go for a 360 stick, I'm stuck with a dpad from hell.What do you think GAF? I'm leaning towards just going for the HRAP3. It's cheaper, anyway
MarkMan
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Yes Boss! said:
Hi again, I made the ranking with fighting games in mind... and while the Otomedius stick definitely has quality build/parts. I don't think it would be fair to list it in there as that stick was specifically made for use with Otomedius G. Not to say you can't use it with other games, but games that require more buttons, it would not work out too well.
I'm not going to add it, but if I were to. It would be where the HRAP3 is. A- !
sixteen-bit
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HRAP3.Ryder said:Hmm... I'm torn
What do you think GAF? I'm leaning towards just going for the HRAP3. It's cheaper, anyway
Worse case scenario, you can mod it for both consoles.
NeoGAF Arcade Stick ThreadZeMMiK said:
â Narayan
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I wonder if a HRAP3SA is moddable for both? How would you go about modding a HRAP3 like that?_dementia said:
Also, you've got to admit, that D-PAD does look a whole lot better than the defaults.
_dementia said:
Sounds good, thanks for making my life $30 cheaper
Any links/info on modding it, btw? I know my way around a circuit board, so it shouldn't be too much trouble, but some info would be nice
edit: As far as modding an HRAP3 goes, I'm thinking I'd like to do the following 3 things:
a.) changing out the buttons (if they actually are a problem, but I doubt I'll notice)
b.) getting a bat top
c.) square gates bug me, so putting in an octagonal gate
Whatever info you guys can provide would be a great help. I'm checking out Lizard Lick's website right now, getting a bit lost though ><
MarkMan
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http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/blog/post/691778/XPlay_Preview_Street_Fighter_IV.html
Sneak peak of SF4 and also if you look closely you might see something else!
Sneak peak of SF4 and also if you look closely you might see something else!
Ryder said:Sounds good, thanks for making my life $30 cheaper
Any links/info on modding it, btw? I know my way around a circuit board, so it shouldn't be too much trouble, but some info would be nice
edit: As far as modding an HRAP3 goes, I'm thinking I'd like to do the following 3 things:
a.) changing out the buttons (if they actually are a problem, but I doubt I'll notice)
b.) getting a bat top
c.) square gates bug me, so putting in an octagonal gate
Whatever info you guys can provide would be a great help. I'm checking out Lizard Lick's website right now, getting a bit lost though ><
a) Any Seimitsu or Sanwa 30mm works perfectly, Snap-in is more easy to change.
Seimitsu PS-14-KN or Sanwa OBSF-30.
Seimitsu PS-14-D for Select/Start.
b) Sanwa LB-30-N
c)Sanwa GT-Y.
Burai said:
Good thing I'm going PS3 then. Do you know if this applies to both the tournament stick and the cheaper one? I'm still a bit iffy between those two. While I definitely think it's worth $150 for a quality stick, I'm not sure I'm good enough to really notice the difference, since I've never really used a high end stick before (best I had was a T5 ps2 stick).
sixteen-bit
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yeah they're PC compatibleRyder said:
M.M., maybe a mod should edit the title for you
"NeoGAF Arcade Stick Thread - (Yes SF4 Sticks are PC-compatible)"
gutter_trash
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thanks again for the helpful hardware reviews again MarkMan
always appreciated
always appreciated
We had the Mad Catz visit our christmas party with their prototype SFIV licensed arcade controllers and 6 button pads and I've got to say, they were pretty awesome. The sticks worked great with SFIV. Very sturdy. Reminded of the old VF controller I had for Saturn.
The SFIV pads remind me of the old Saturn 6 button pads.
The SFIV pads remind me of the old Saturn 6 button pads.
gutter_trash
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jetjevons said:
nice! so do you recommend them to Saturn pad lovers?
MarkMan
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jetjevons said:
Glad you enjoyed using them! What did you like specifically about each one?
haunts said:
Word!
I also base the review/ranking on my OVERALL opinion on the stick.... !
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oh yea you can preorder the SFIV TE stick at Lizard Lick now!
http://www.lizardlick.com/pages/madcatz.shtml
Also!
RadarScope1
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Markman, I have a question about the SF4 pads that I don't think has been asked ITT.
How well do you think they would work for retro games? Stuff like Pac-Man CE, shmups, N+ and other 2D games?
How well do you think they would work for retro games? Stuff like Pac-Man CE, shmups, N+ and other 2D games?
Psychotext
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Anyone know if you can pre-order the Street Fighter IV Arcade sticks in the UK anywhere?
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