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NeoGAF Arcade Stick Thread
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MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
It depends on the Hori stick you have.
The Hori Real Arcade Pro 1, Pro 2, and Pro 3 all have quick disconnects and it will be a snap(literally) to replace the buttons with Sanwa/Seimitsu buttons.
If you have another Hori stick that has wiring soldered onto the actual buttons it'll be a bit more difficult.
And for the record, I am glad/proud to have made this thread and am happy now knowing I'm not the only dude out there that likes/appreciates a good arcade stick.
The Hori Real Arcade Pro 1, Pro 2, and Pro 3 all have quick disconnects and it will be a snap(literally) to replace the buttons with Sanwa/Seimitsu buttons.
If you have another Hori stick that has wiring soldered onto the actual buttons it'll be a bit more difficult.
And for the record, I am glad/proud to have made this thread and am happy now knowing I'm not the only dude out there that likes/appreciates a good arcade stick.
Yeah. It's not awesome but it does its job. I like that it's not feather light, but not brick heavy either. It's just right IMO. The stick is loose and the square gate is not even that "square." The buttons react to slight taps which is both good and bad IMO. Every fighting game worth a damn will let you change the commands and/or use platform agnostic naming for each action such as "P" "K" "G" etc so it's ok that the layout is retarded (although it still bugs me). I'd love to change the art and the buttons (for aesthetics), but beyond that I think it's fine for me. It's mainly for Tekken 5DR, but I foresee using it with SF2THDR, Soul Calibur IV, Tekken 6, and if it lives long enough, SF4.
CreateNowSleepLater
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I went from this:
To this:
It now works with Xbox 360 + Saturn + PS2. Its uses a wireless 360 PCB, this is how I did it:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=140279
To this:
It now works with Xbox 360 + Saturn + PS2. Its uses a wireless 360 PCB, this is how I did it:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=140279
darkressurection
Banned
I own two sticks, The Hori Tekken 5 Stick and a Fighting Stick 3.
Boy do I love my tekken stick though, been through a shit load of Tekken 5 (still gets put through a ton of Tekken )
Boy do I love my tekken stick though, been through a shit load of Tekken 5 (still gets put through a ton of Tekken
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BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I'm pretty sure that the way to go is console controller converters. From what I've been told, lag isn't an issue? (which is surprising) I say invest in a great playstation stick, and with the proper adapters you can get it working on PS3, Cube/Wii, Xbox 1, etc.
360 is still the tricky one. Should I ever expect a PS->360 adapter, or does Microsoft's proprietary tech prevent this from being likely?
360 is still the tricky one. Should I ever expect a PS->360 adapter, or does Microsoft's proprietary tech prevent this from being likely?
Yeah I'm definitely happy to have my Candy cab in the house, it serves me pretty well. I'm probably sacrilegious because I have it hooked up to consoles (xbox for mame and SF3, ps2 for other stuff, previously it was hooked up to Dreamcast) but I like having a range of titles to choose from.MarkMan said:
Teknopathetic
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"he's the one that just modded my stick. All around great guy."
How much did it run you (Besides the stick, of course)?
How much did it run you (Besides the stick, of course)?
AfunkyArcadeStick
Banned
oh ho ho why was i not aware of this thread until today..
funky custom sticks are THE way to go!
funky custom sticks are THE way to go!
Teknopathetic
Member
"He charges $50.00 for the work. add $10.00 if you want laminated art. You have to cover shipping and parts as you stated."
Shit, that's not bad at all. I've got a spare 360 pad. I'll definitely have to hit him up about that once I buy a 360/VF5.
Shit, that's not bad at all. I've got a spare 360 pad. I'll definitely have to hit him up about that once I buy a 360/VF5.
Teknopathetic
Member
"im not sure how much he charges to actually build a stick? Im sure he could do it though."
Oh no, I'll be inquiring him about modding a VSHG.
Oh no, I'll be inquiring him about modding a VSHG.
Great Poster
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God, I've been waiting for this thread for like FOREVER....my needs are simple. I can tell that most of these sticks are geared towards fighters...which is cool...but I'm really looking for something that is more geared towards old-school arcade games...specifically the kind on XBLA -- stiff with good directional detection, especially in the Up-Down & Left-Right, and not as sensitive to the 45 degree axes...
I bought the Hori DOA4 stick, but was sadly disappointed (for how I wish to use it)...its a fine stick, but its really built for fighters (and I paid a decent price as it was the time many months before VF5 was announced and they were VERY scarce).
There are no commercial ones that I can find, so a custom seems the best way. Can any of you stick aficionados recommend the appropriate parts (and or complete stick) for non-fighter control that can be modded to work with a 360?
tia
I bought the Hori DOA4 stick, but was sadly disappointed (for how I wish to use it)...its a fine stick, but its really built for fighters (and I paid a decent price as it was the time many months before VF5 was announced and they were VERY scarce).
There are no commercial ones that I can find, so a custom seems the best way. Can any of you stick aficionados recommend the appropriate parts (and or complete stick) for non-fighter control that can be modded to work with a 360?
tia
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
The more I play with my EX2 stick on VF5, the more I like it. I'll probably keep it, but mod it with Sanwa parts and a custom image on the thing if I get the money.
Awsome thread. I love looking at these sticks.
Question. Is there an easy way to add a bat top to the DOA 4 stick? And by easy, I really mean, can I order a bat top and just unscrew the ball and screw on a bat?
I always thought the way these guys did it would be ideal. Make the stick with just standard PC style ports and then make little specific boxes for each console you want to use. Nice and clean, and should my adapatable to any new consoles that would come out.
Any advice for absolute jealous noob? What's the learning curve for someone with zero soddering experience and circuit board knowledge? I think with a little trial and error I could get the box made well, but the guts of the thing always scare me off from trying.
Question. Is there an easy way to add a bat top to the DOA 4 stick? And by easy, I really mean, can I order a bat top and just unscrew the ball and screw on a bat?
BocoDragon said:
I always thought the way these guys did it would be ideal. Make the stick with just standard PC style ports and then make little specific boxes for each console you want to use. Nice and clean, and should my adapatable to any new consoles that would come out.
Any advice for absolute jealous noob? What's the learning curve for someone with zero soddering experience and circuit board knowledge? I think with a little trial and error I could get the box made well, but the guts of the thing always scare me off from trying.
Great Poster said:
Looks like you'd be after an octagonal gate. The restrictor in the DOA4 stick is a square, so it makes hitting corners easier, which is preferable for fighters (depending on who you ask, but it's the standard in Japan, HK, etc, not so much in USA). If you get a Sanwa stick, you can easily clip on an octagonal gate which will make it easier to hit up/down/left/right. Also helps with 360s/720s...
Ryder said:What's a good site to buy one of these Hori Sticks from? Preferably a North American site? Play-Asia seems to be out of stock of all the sticks most of you guys mentioned, and I can't exactly navigate horistore.com. Help for an arcade stick noob?
afaik, the only place you can get HRAP2 is horistore.com or ebay. horistore is WAY cheaper, but you might need to get someone from Japan to help you out.
They only just got back in stock, after being out of production for a long time. So I don't think they're selling anywhere besides their own site.
It shouldn't be a problem to get an HRAP3 or VSHG from somewhere else tho...
Great Poster
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UC1 said:
thanks UC...so, if I'm putting all of this together correctly (in my mind that is), I should be able to get JUST the stick component and replace that in the Hori housing (and of course do the wires & whatnot)?
Is there a stick with the stiffness (centering) that anyone can recommend -- again, I'm looking for the (what I assume) is the antithesis of figthers...
EDIT: I knew I read this somewhere before, turns out the info was in Jirotrom's link...
Yeah, you can actually use the Sanwa octagonal gate on the stock Hori joystick.
All you need to do is order the part (http://www.akihabarashop.com/ is a good shop, they're just doing site maintenance at the moment).
Easiest thing in the world to do, unclip the square gate, and replace it with the octagonal one.
Yeah, you can actually use the Sanwa octagonal gate on the stock Hori joystick.
All you need to do is order the part (http://www.akihabarashop.com/ is a good shop, they're just doing site maintenance at the moment).
Easiest thing in the world to do, unclip the square gate, and replace it with the octagonal one.
sixteen-bit
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-7570948-8262532?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=horiRyder said:What's a good site to buy one of these Hori Sticks from? Preferably a North American site? Play-Asia seems to be out of stock of all the sticks most of you guys mentioned, and I can't exactly navigate horistore.com. Help for an arcade stick noob?
sixteen-bit
Member
Yes. The xfps 360.shuri said:
$80.
Terrible lag.
Arg, that sucks. I bought one of those DOA4 style stick for the 360, it's not the DOA-themed one, but it feels super cheap. I have my old custom made xbox/ps2 sticks (that i'll post pics of a bit later) that still kicks asses.
It's a shame all those sticks look the same now on SRK.
It's a shame all those sticks look the same now on SRK.
Yes, order Sanwa part LB-30-N and the corresponding screw adapter (LizardLick.com has both). You'll probably have to remove the base of the stick so that you can hold the shaft in place--no pun intended--while you unscrew the ball top and replace it with the bat top+adaptor.v0yce said:
polyh3dron
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MarkMan said:
DO WANT DO WANT DO WANT!!
How was this done and where/how can I acquire said skills and parts with which to perform such a feat? I have two VSHGs that NEED this.
haha i bought a stick but i made a mistake and ordered the wrong one .. what i wanted: hori real arcade pro 3 what i bought hori fighting stick 3 (for ~25 Euro..)
i will recieve it tomorrow the only thing realy stupid .. i also ordered 8 new push ins and a new top...so the question is keep it or send it back ?
cheers
i will recieve it tomorrow the only thing realy stupid .. i also ordered 8 new push ins and a new top...so the question is keep it or send it back ?
cheers
sixteen-bit
Member
you must have thought you were getting quite a deal :lol
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Is it possible/relatively easy to replace the buttons on the Hori DOA4 360 stick with Sanwa ones? If so, what Sanwa model # should I be looking for? I'm looking over that Lizard Lick site and see Sanwa OBSF-30 & Sanwa OBSF-24.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
This might be the best place to ask this..... when the smoke cleared, what turned out to be the best PS2->USB adaptor for use with PS3? (ie no lag)
I'm also interested in using it with both PC and Mac... (dance pad compatible too please)
I'm also interested in using it with both PC and Mac... (dance pad compatible too please)
MarkMan
loves Arcade Sticks
Pelican's PS2 to PS3 adapter. Hands down.
If you'd like info on other ones for PS3 gaming, check here:
www.sdtekken.com/tech-area/converters
If you'd like info on other ones for PS3 gaming, check here:
www.sdtekken.com/tech-area/converters
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Wow nice... I've been really picky about getting the best converter and this has way more features than I would ever expect. Thanks.MarkMan said:
slidewinder
Banned
It's possible, but apparently a pain in the ass, involving filing and dremeling the case to make room for the larger Sanwa buttons. One of the links in the OP describes the process.bob_arctor said:
Attack You
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My SF Anniversary Collection stick is borked. PS2 connection is dead. I have to dig my XB out of the closet to see if it still works there. I'm considering taking it apart and tinkering with it. Hope it doesn't explode in my face.
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