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[Dice]

Gamepad or Joystick? I vote YES

 

[Augemitbutter]

i get the same results on both pad and arcade stick. just make sure to get a good device and you should be fine.

 

[StarCreator]

Does anyone use a square gate for schmups?

When I got my first TE my excitement about trying it with Pac-Man CE quickly turned to disappointment. I just assumed an octogate was better for schmups to so never even bothered.

Why would you assume that? 99% of all Japanese stick levers in existence are using square restrictors.

 

[udivision]

That hitbox thing is backwards. what about us chumps raised on MUGEN and therefore keyboards?

 

[stuminus3]

Wii Remote held vertically, like that one awesome control option in the Metal Slug anthology.

 

[Pandaman]

keyboard.

 

[jbueno]

Whatever works best for you, sticks aren't going to make you suddendly perform superplays or anything. That said, once I tried a Seimitsu stick I never looked back, and my scores got better, if only because I practiced more with a stick.

 

[naib]

Why would you assume that? 99% of all Japanese stick levers in existence are using square restrictors.

I didn't realize they were so ubiquitous. Just assumed it was primarily fighting games I guess.

Now I'm excited to go home and try it out.

I'm probably better with a d-pad, but arcade sticks are fun.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Wii Remote held vertically, like that one awesome control option in the Metal Slug anthology.

Sounds nightmarish.

 

[STG!]

I prefer a joystick: Semitsu LS-32 and Semitsu buttons, not really into the feel of Sanwa buttons.

Otherwise I'll take a Saturn pad.