Should i buy this?

[Ryuken]

I've always wanted an arcade stick but i 've never found one that i like and doesn't cost much. but i found this yesterday and kinda want to buy it.plus they have free shipping. so should i get this or not??

[ken_cinder]

$18.99.......not a bad price. Can't say I know what quality level it carries.

 

It's for PS2, so I can't really say "Why don't you build your own?". If you were looking for a PC stick, I'd have to say build your own though. Some Jamma buttons/stick and an IPAC or JPAC, would be a lot cheaper than buying one of those extremely overpriced X-Arcade sticks.......which suck btw.

[i l l m a t i c]

that stick suxors..from experience the stick and buttons will be worned out within a couple times of use...

[Ryuken]

$18.99.......not a bad price. Can't say I know what quality level it carries.

 

It's for PS2, so I can't really say "Why don't you build your own?". If you were looking for a PC stick, I'd have to say build your own though. Some Jamma buttons/stick and an IPAC or JPAC, would be a lot cheaper than buying one of those extremely overpriced X-Arcade sticks.......which suck btw.

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i kinda want to make my own, but i don't have an extra playstation controller laying around. and i 've never solder anything before. plus i can't find a joystick with a ball top.

[Wizard]

If it doesn't say Hori, you shouldn't buy it.

[suvo]

Ryuken if you want it just buy it.

[Prican25]

go to gamestop or funcoland an get yourself universal real arcade stick made by pelican, cost is $40 and it works with ps2. gc, and xbox.

 

very easy to mod too so you can replace the buttons\switches and\or joystick with quality parts that you can get easily from ebay.

 

but even if you don't wanna uprgade too soon, the stock buttons/switches and joystick are nice as is so its well worth it and you can easily make it for pc use via ps2 adapter or solder in a usb cable in the xbox's solder points and you're in business

[Ryuken]

If it doesn't say Hori, you shouldn't buy it.

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but if i bought one of those then i can't get a mp3 player with my limited money

[BlackKnight]

Ryuken personally can I advise against that stick. It was my first one I ever got and it blows.

 

The buttons are really hard to press. The sticks are WAY too short, and hardly responsive. QCFs are hard- Doing 2xHCBs for Akuma are impossible. Also the stick itslef doesnt ever feel secure, and its vaunted analogue stick toggle doesnt work. The start button is foolishly placed and if you leave your palm on the surface youre bound to hit it all the time.

 

If youve ever been to an arcade before, or as soon as you touch another stick anywhere youll regret buying this one.

 

Most importantly though the microswitches or watever cheap things this has burnt out after a month, and so no UL, L, DL directs for me. Playing Guile was more than a trifle irritating at this point.

 

Its a shame since it should have had fond memories as my first stick and all, but honestly it is crap.

 

I'd say get a Hori, a real arcade pro maybe- but theyre expensive, and I dont care for jap style sticks myself. Sorry I cant suggest an alternative. I use a modded SF stick atm but thats expensive too :/ If you see one for cheap instore anywhere but get it coz the stock parts werent anywhere near as bad as people say.

Edited September 4, 2005 by DragonKeeper

[L.S.D]

You might as well give me your money

[i l l m a t i c]

best stick in the market..

 

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-m-70-5w3.html

[Ryuken]

i guess i'll save up more for HORI Real Arcade Pro Stick, that's the one i wanted the first place but it was expensive and i thought i could get the same quality for less guess i was wrong.

[Prican25]

well i won't argue that hori isn't a good stick since i had one for ps1 (namco stick) but i still suggest looking at the stick i mentioned as its in an open box so you can get a feel to it before thinking of buying it

[Ryuken]

go to gamestop or funcoland an get yourself universal real arcade stick made by pelican, cost is $40 and it works with ps2. gc, and xbox.

 

very easy to mod too so you can replace the buttons\switches and\or joystick with quality parts that you can get easily from ebay.

 

but even if you don't wanna uprgade too soon, the stock buttons/switches and joystick are nice as is so its well worth it and you can easily make it for pc use via ps2 adapter or solder in a usb cable in the xbox's solder points and you're in business

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so how much $ would i need to cahne the stick to ball top?? because the only thing i don't like about this is the bat stick

[ken_cinder]

Suffice it to say you could pick one up on Ebay for only a couple dollars. As long as it's standard sizing, it should just unscrew and you screw the other one on.