what controller/joystick are you using?

[arjay]

ive got one of these:

 

 

it has possibly the worst d-pad ever. the rest of the buttons work fine.

[alexis]

i use a genius maxfire g o8 usb joystick, ireally love it, its d pad is gr8 and it is very ergonomic with 6 of the 8 buttons in the front

[hyperwolf]

arjay, I had that one too and its now in the bin. I also had a sidewinder but it had really bad response on the d-pad. I now use 2 usb conecters for Playstation pads.

 

I dont think Joysticks are good or even better for fighting games, some zealots will tell you its the only way to go and its what the games was meant to be played on.blah,blah. But the simple fact is the joypad is easier and more responsive. It would be great if all arcades used joypads. (but the things would be destroyed within a week.)

[alexis]

i don´t wanna get technical or anything but with d pad you are using your fingers and with the joystick you are using your wrist, you the first one should have more precision, and i guess that the second choice gives you faster moves

[merchant]

im thinking of buying an x-arcade soon.. so merchant are you saying an x-arcade is no good?

tell me exactly what you want the joystick for and i'll tell you what i think about it

 

ie: fighting games??? which ones and other things you want to use it for

[zero129]

I use an xbox controller (not the s controller i dont like that one), and a sidewinder, both connected by usb.

[ken_cinder]

I use a Sidewinder, PS1, N64 pads on my PC, as well as a Logitech Wingman Attack flight stick.

 

As for that X-Arcade controller? It's a joke in design AND price. I could build 8 of my own setups like that with real arcade parts for half the price they charge for 1 of those pieces of sh*t.

[ilike2l33ch]

im thinking of buying an x-arcade soon.. so merchant are you saying an x-arcade is no good?

tell me exactly what you want the joystick for and i'll tell you what i think about it

 

ie: fighting games??? which ones and other things you want to use it for

yeah fighting games..like kof and stuff

[alexis]

I use a Sidewinder, PS1, N64 pads on my PC, as well as a Logitech Wingman Attack flight stick.

 

As for that X-Arcade controller? It's a joke in design AND price. I could build 8 of my own setups like that with real arcade parts for half the price they charge for 1 of those pieces of sh*t. 

yeah, i wanted to do the same but i couldn´t find the prts i needed, but i agree that building it for yourself is the best idea, i was also thinking, if you make it to play on your desktop, what´s the best way to make it have an excellent grip?

[ken_cinder]

Rubber pads on the bottom of the box you make for it...........you can buy em in hardware stores etc

[Gryph]

I want to build my own arcade panel but I don't have any room in my room or on my desk so it sucks.

[zero129]

I want to build my own arcade panel but I don't have any room in my room or on my desk so it sucks.

Yeah, id love to build my own arcade cabinate too, its not that i dont have the room, i just don't know where to start or what i'd need, i main, i know i'd have my other pc inside of it, with that arcade font end that boots up as soon as you turn it on and gives you a list of games to play and then when you pick the game it loads the emulater you set for that game, but i don't know how i'd go about building the joysticks, or where i'd get all the parts from or what type of screen to use and all stuff like that.

[Captain FuKu]

Controller I use for roms and such: Gravis Gamepad Pro or some crap like that. Looks sort of like a PSX controller, though the D-pad is not as smooth as I'd like, but overall it gets the job down.

 

Controllers for PS2: Regular PS2 controller for most games. For fighting games, I use the SCII Hori stick, which I think is an all-around arcade stick for fighting games in general.

[Gryph]

I want to build my own arcade panel but I don't have any room in my room or on my desk so it sucks.

Yeah, id love to build my own arcade cabinate too, its not that i dont have the room, i just don't know where to start or what i'd need, i main, i know i'd have my other pc inside of it, with that arcade font end that boots up as soon as you turn it on and gives you a list of games to play and then when you pick the game it loads the emulater you set for that game, but i don't know how i'd go about building the joysticks, or where i'd get all the parts from or what type of screen to use and all stuff like that.

Try this site, it has a link to a store where you can buy all the basic parts.

http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm

[Thunder In Paradise]

I use the Saitek P2500 Rumble Pad. Kicks ass, except the only thing I wish they would change is make it so it has 4 shoulder buttons (like a PS controller) instead of the 2. Other then that, it's great!