[10/9/2007] QuasiCON 2 Player Arcade Stick Review

[2eyez]

A lot of elbow rubbing is going to occur.

[Shibathedog]

yeah there is a program that makes joystick buttons into keyboard presses. I forget what its called though. IJTF is right, there are some things that dont make sense about it, but same for the X-Arcade, i mean it should be alot cheaper :/

 

they should sell a DIY kit or something

 

I think i might pick this up over the X-Arcade though, 9tendo brought up alot of points that answered a few questions i was kinda wondering about, What do you use for the insert coin key? I was going to configure them as the pinball buttons on the side, but is there some special button for that somewhere?

[9tendo]

What do you use for the insert coin key? I was going to configure them as the pinball buttons on the side, but is there some special button for that somewhere?

 

For the XArcade/Xbox/MAMEs you got two Starts at the top. Coin (back), I configured them for the side buttons yes. If you go X-Arcade make sure you get the tank stick since the first X-Arcade has 1P and 2P too close together.

 

QuasiCON/Xbox/MAMEs - Coin (back) is top blue and direct to the right of it is Start which is the orange button. Same thing on the 2P side. No pinball buttons on this.

[Gryph]

Nicely written review, GC. This sounds like a damn fine joystick. I'm glad there is some major competition to X-Arcade now. The compatibility for this one is astounding so if I had to get one it'd definitely be this.

[BlackKnight]

Great review but I can tell I won't like this product.

 

The handicap-friendly design doesn't interest me but it's really the pressure buttons and stick that annoy me. Pressure sensitivity? Personally I'd only buy an arcade stick to play arcade style games on- ones that maybe were designed with a stick in mind. Analogue buttons just become a nuisance not only because of the tiring you mentioned but also because of the inherent delay involved. For something like Street Fighter you need to have a button press register in split seconds - struggling to fully depress a button can be a problem as I see it.

 

The same goes for the stick. I've seen a lot of solid bat sticks but really if they don't let you get off quarter circles quickly and easily then the durability doesn't matter at all. I'd much rather bash my way across 5 or 6 Hori Fighting Sticks for that price than use something durable that makes the basic motions difficult.

 

Not that I'd necessarily buy either but insofar as you're comparing the QuasiCON and the Tankstick the latter suits me far more. Buttons on the side and a trackball would be useful in emulating some of the more eclectic arcade games out there. On the other hand I can't see any real use for the analogue sticks unless you're playing a console game... in which case I'd imagine you'd either really be disabled or should be using a gamepad like the developers intended instead.

 

The layout cards are about the only things I do like about this stick.

[Agozer]

Great review GC. Like BlackKnight, I wouldn't buy this product for a few reasons, still:

 

a) I don't have the money for it, nor would I never blow that much money on and arcade stick thingamajig, and like mentioned above, the pressure sensitive buttons become a hindrance in fast-paced arcade games. They are OK for casual console gaming I'd imagine, but then again, I wouldn't find it very enjoyable using an arcade-style stick when playing say, MGS2.

[9tendo]

In regards to the analog buttons, full depress is not required to register actions that don't require analog sensitivity so it's really quite easy and very responsive. Same goes for your D-stick, there is no delay. In fact, D-sticks vary from cab to cab, game to game, console or stand-up. Having actually used it and having the opportunity to use many different D-sticks out there, QuasiCON has that part down no doubt about that. I actually have a Hori for Xbox1. The button layout and feel is great but the stick is limited in motion and it's range is in a small box instead of a circle so it's very hard to pull off moves in fighting games even though it does say "Fighting Stick" on it.

Edited October 14, 2007 by 9tendo