Super "NeoGAF Arcade Stick Thread" II TURBO
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Most newer bullet hells will work fine with any 8 direction joystick. I've played a lot of them, and most are designed with standard Japanese arcade levers in mind since that's where they end up. If you wanna ply older games that only support 4 way movement, you can get certain gates for most sticks anyways. It's pretty uniform what you get these days anyways, sticks ship with either Sanwa Denshi (Madcatz, Qanba, older Horis) which has been arcade standard in Japan for a long time, or newer Hori sticks ship with Hyabusa, which is some weird ergonomic lever they developed in the last couple years. If you're going BST on SRK you might run into Seimetsu sticks, which are fine as well, they tend to be a bit stiffer. The only stick you should avoid for other types of games is stuff like Korean joysticks or gateless joysticks, but those are extremely rare and don't come stock on anything as far as I know, outside of one Madcatz special edition stick I don't think you can find anymore.
sixteen-bit
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Generally speaking Seimitsu manufactures preferred levers for shooting games.
mdsfx
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I prefer them for fighters too!
shaunLEGEND
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Just wanted to post some updated pics in my collection, I apologize in advance for the long post =)
Here's my VLX kuro. I think I went the opposite of popular opinion and kept the kuro buttons but replaced the lever with a seimitsu LS-56. The only other things I changed were the options button to sanwa and the washer to this short clear acrylic, which I think complements the stock art as well as the diamond mesh balltop.
I then put the hayabusa into one of my TEs. Here it is ready for SFV. The turbo panel sits higher because I took it from a SE.
Finally here's my latest acquisition. As far as stock look, I think this is the best work that mad catz has ever done. Dat Noir Doe.
Still I had to mod it. I replaced the wii u pcb with a ps360+ and added a mkx xb1 pad and a hori fc4 for proper current gen compatibility. I replaced the lever with a Seimitsu LS-32 and the buttons with black seimitsu ps-14g's for a more consistent look.
I switched out the rj45 and added the dpdt switch as well. I'm debating if I will rewire to match Amedo's wiring.
Finally, here's the bottom. I love Keith Haring art. The extra acrylic feels natural due to the TE-S shape. I tried adding artwork to the bottom of my round 1 TE and it was no bueno.
Here's my VLX kuro. I think I went the opposite of popular opinion and kept the kuro buttons but replaced the lever with a seimitsu LS-56. The only other things I changed were the options button to sanwa and the washer to this short clear acrylic, which I think complements the stock art as well as the diamond mesh balltop.
I then put the hayabusa into one of my TEs. Here it is ready for SFV. The turbo panel sits higher because I took it from a SE.
Finally here's my latest acquisition. As far as stock look, I think this is the best work that mad catz has ever done. Dat Noir Doe.
Still I had to mod it. I replaced the wii u pcb with a ps360+ and added a mkx xb1 pad and a hori fc4 for proper current gen compatibility. I replaced the lever with a Seimitsu LS-32 and the buttons with black seimitsu ps-14g's for a more consistent look.
I switched out the rj45 and added the dpdt switch as well. I'm debating if I will rewire to match Amedo's wiring.
Finally, here's the bottom. I love Keith Haring art. The extra acrylic feels natural due to the TE-S shape. I tried adding artwork to the bottom of my round 1 TE and it was no bueno.
Hellshingu
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I'm really digging the look of that diamond mesh balltop. Good call on the clear acrylic it really does complement the stick art, I may have to look into doing that for mine.
sixteen-bit
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Damn Shaun that's fire
SUPARSTARX
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My VLX came with little swishy oil stains in the black paint on the palm rest area. Not happy.
No Problem. You don't need to follow my set-up since, I use the MC Cthulhu instead of a PS360+. With the MC Cthulhu, I still have the Imp v2's auto-detection, which will choose between the pcb (FC4 or the MK xbox pad) activated by the dpdt and the multi-console pcb.
shaunLEGEND
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Thanks guys!
I got the acrylic washer from Art, just a heads up because I know focus attack sells one too but I don't know if it's the exact same measurements. The balltop is the one focus attack sells.
I got the acrylic washer from Art, just a heads up because I know focus attack sells one too but I don't know if it's the exact same measurements. The balltop is the one focus attack sells.
sixteen-bit
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no Noir panel to go with the Tekken theme?
You can hold down start to go in/out of windowed mode in KOTH now.
DeathByBacklog
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Hey gang, I've got a sudden issue I was curious if anyone knew anything about -
One of my friends has 2 PS3 TE sticks from back in 2009. Tonight , as we do every week or so , we played some SF4 and upon plugging one of sticks in - the 8 red LED lights that represent what's set for TURBO and what isn't just all came on.
Nothing we did would get them to shut off and the PShome button didn't seem to work either. He even had it popped open at one point to see if there was a loose wire or something but nothing really looked out of the ordinary.
The last time the stick in question was used was actually playing MKX on my PS4 just to see how well that feature worked (you need to have a dual shock 4 turned on for each arcade stick). Thinking that perhaps the PS4 did something to the stick we also plugged it into his PS4 but all the lights still immediately got stuck on with seemingly no way to shut them off. A ps3 and 2 of it's USB ports as well as a PS4 and they all had the stick turn on but the LEDs wouldn't shut off. Even holding the turbo button in for 5 seconds did nothing and that was about the only tip I read online.
I wouldn't even consider this being a problem but it seemed like some of the buttons weren't working right either - focus attacks wouldn't work for example.
Can anyone out there tell me what might be the problem here ? Is there a loose wire? Did the USB connection on the main circuit board partially short out ? did plugging it into a PS4 somehow break it ? I just don't know.
My friend said he was thinking of calling madcatz support line tomorrow to see what they say but I figured I'd at least check here as well. I've had a very hard time finding much info about this issue so it must be fairly uncommon.
One of my friends has 2 PS3 TE sticks from back in 2009. Tonight , as we do every week or so , we played some SF4 and upon plugging one of sticks in - the 8 red LED lights that represent what's set for TURBO and what isn't just all came on.
Nothing we did would get them to shut off and the PShome button didn't seem to work either. He even had it popped open at one point to see if there was a loose wire or something but nothing really looked out of the ordinary.
The last time the stick in question was used was actually playing MKX on my PS4 just to see how well that feature worked (you need to have a dual shock 4 turned on for each arcade stick). Thinking that perhaps the PS4 did something to the stick we also plugged it into his PS4 but all the lights still immediately got stuck on with seemingly no way to shut them off. A ps3 and 2 of it's USB ports as well as a PS4 and they all had the stick turn on but the LEDs wouldn't shut off. Even holding the turbo button in for 5 seconds did nothing and that was about the only tip I read online.
I wouldn't even consider this being a problem but it seemed like some of the buttons weren't working right either - focus attacks wouldn't work for example.
Can anyone out there tell me what might be the problem here ? Is there a loose wire? Did the USB connection on the main circuit board partially short out ? did plugging it into a PS4 somehow break it ? I just don't know.
My friend said he was thinking of calling madcatz support line tomorrow to see what they say but I figured I'd at least check here as well. I've had a very hard time finding much info about this issue so it must be fairly uncommon.
Does the PS3 te stick have two boards like the 360? If so, unplug the home board from the main board to see if the stick can function properly.
Thing on a Spring
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Did you ever get your stick? My friend ordered his the last week of April and I ordered mine a few days after. At the time the delivery said 'usually dispatches within 2 to 4 weeks.' He's now past his latest delivery date and they emailed him saying something along the lines of "sorry we let you down." I started a live chat with an Amazon representative on Sunday to see if I would definitely have mine on or before my latest delivery date of Wed 27th May and they said I would but I'm not feeling too confident about that now. Seems like every HORI or MCZ stick in the UK is out of stock or costs over £200. Those Venom sticks seem to be the only obtainable ones at the minute. At least before Ultra arrives on PS4.
nikos
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Had my Eightarc 360 Onyx modded to work with PS4. Got rid of the 360 functionality altogether, so it's PS4 exclusive.
I wanted to take advantage of the DualShock 4 PCB's 3.5mm connector, so I drilled the stick housing and mounted an extension. I sort of wanted to mount it on the right side of the stick but there was too much going on there. This will solve the issue of chatting while playing on a stick.
Thought I'd share!
I wanted to take advantage of the DualShock 4 PCB's 3.5mm connector, so I drilled the stick housing and mounted an extension. I sort of wanted to mount it on the right side of the stick but there was too much going on there. This will solve the issue of chatting while playing on a stick.
Thought I'd share!
Boaty McBoatface
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Had my Eightarc 360 Onyx modded to work with PS4. Got rid of the 360 functionality altogether, so it's PS4 exclusive.
I wanted to take advantage of the DualShock 4 PCB's 3.5mm connector, so I drilled the stick housing and mounted an extension. I sort of wanted to mount it on the right side of the stick but there was too much going on there. This will solve the issue of chatting while playing on a stick.
Thought I'd share!
Amazing.
Getting Mega Drive vibes because of the headphone jack
I'm in the same boat as you are. After the Dispatch estimate passed I sent them an e-mail. These are the responses:
May 16
May 19
I'm kind of getting the feeling they would rather I cancel the order but I don't really want to cancel since there are no alternatives and the price of the HRAP4 at the time I ordered it was lower than the price it's at now.
Amazon has a few Xone TE2s left at the time of writing but they are very expensive and there is still no trace of a PS4 TE2 out here.
(paging @MarkMan)
sixteen-bit
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Had my Eightarc 360 Onyx modded to work with PS4. Got rid of the 360 functionality altogether, so it's PS4 exclusive.
I wanted to take advantage of the DualShock 4 PCB's 3.5mm connector, so I drilled the stick housing and mounted an extension. I sort of wanted to mount it on the right side of the stick but there was too much going on there. This will solve the issue of chatting while playing on a stick.
Thought I'd share!
Great work!
sixteen-bit
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Good shit! A steal at that price.
sixteen-bit
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I'd like to know if the Lab Zero driver is compatible with PS2->PS3 controller adapters. Pls let me use my HRAP2, lol.
I have one I can test out this afternoon. Send me a PM if I don't post an answer tonight.
My memory sucks.
Thing on a Spring
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It seems to always get like this when new games come round. What kind of stick are you after and for which system?
Now that they've announced that PS3 sticks will work for USF4 on PS4, I'm considering cancelling my RAP4 order and just getting a PS3 stick from Arcadeworlduk. Does anyone know how the sharing function will work if you use a PS3 stick?
Hellshingu
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Please work I would love to get out my HRAP2 again.
I'm after something that'll work on any PC games I throw at it. It'll be my first proper stick, and while I don't want to break the bank necessarily, I'm willing to pay for quality. Right now, I'm interested (own) Skullgirls & SF4. I enjoyed Blazblue on the Vita, and will grab them also eventually.
Any reputable UK based site & recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thing on a Spring
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You can go to these guys and you'll find a good selection of Qanba sticks. They have 2 in 1 sticks that will be 360/PC or PS3/PC compatible or they have 3 in 1s that work on all 3 systems. I order my replacement parts from their site and haven't had a bad experience with them yet.
Thank you for doing it, I have no more room ;_;
Arcade sticks are pretty hard to find in Europe in my experience. I think it's mostly because not a lot of places in Europe have or had an arcade culture.
On top of that it's just generally hard to get arcade sticks for current gen consoles at this time.
Plenty of (if not all) fight sticks from the PS360 generation work on PC. I don't know a lot of stores which sell them though.
As mentioned before, there is http://www.arcadeworlduk.com/ They're not the cheapest but I've had good a experience buying from them. They offer Qanba and Torii sticks.
That makes sense. Thanks to both for the link - Gonna do some research now.
Don't know if we've tested that one, but I'm guessing not.
Adaptors tend to masquerade the device as a DualShock 3, which the system completely shuts out.
Duxxy3
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Hmmm... is Luffy still using a PS1 pad? I wonder if there's a solution that will work for him.
mullet2000
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Hey folks, quick question:
The stick on my TE2 has started to squeek when I hit left. No impact in control, but it's a bit annoying. I opened it up just to see if there was any dirt on the inputs or something and everything looked clean.
Advice?
The stick on my TE2 has started to squeek when I hit left. No impact in control, but it's a bit annoying. I opened it up just to see if there was any dirt on the inputs or something and everything looked clean.
Advice?
it's getting a good home
Stallion Dan
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I guess we're just not seen as a priority?
But don't worry when MadCatz release some here, they'll only be 150% of the US price*. Wait longer and pay more.
*based on last gen sticks.
That's already nearly the case. The TE2 for the Xone is £180 ($279)
Superblatt
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Any chance Markman still has ps4 sticks left at Combo Breaker in Chicago? I live about 30 minutes away and would drive over if they probably have some left.
shaunLEGEND
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Let me know if you get a shipping notice. i ordered on the 14th and it still hasn't shipped!
I have but in reverse (I wanted an xbox te pcb in a ps3 te). You're gonna have to desolder the usb cable but if I remember correctly everything else should swap out easy as long as you are switching everything including the button terminal strip. The PS3 pcb is the whole turbo panel. Also I really hate the red glue mad catz uses.
Disappointing. Madcatz site is just the worst.
There's a tourney here on the 30th. Wanted to have it then.
http://www.8bitdo.com/fc30joystick/#page1
Anybody know anything about the 8bitdo arcade stick? Yeah yeah, wireless, but just wondering the build quality of the buttons/stick itself since I've heard of good things about their pads for mobile use.
Anybody know anything about the 8bitdo arcade stick? Yeah yeah, wireless, but just wondering the build quality of the buttons/stick itself since I've heard of good things about their pads for mobile use.