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[Andrew2]

But it hit me,why haven't developers ever thought of taking its use beyond just fighting fighting games,but incorporate its use into other games. If aske,its quite interesting how titles like Champions(if camera movement wasn't issue),Viewtiful Joe,Ninja Gaiden,and DMC and just to name a few could easy incorporate the controller.

Anyhow,this was something that was thinking about.

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

I've been waiting for a thread like this.

Just gimme a minute to get my head together...

 

[Nintendo Ate My Children]

Viewtiful Joe

I've played Viewtiful Joe with an arcade stick. It is indeed awesome, up until the point where you aquire moves that you have to use the C-stick for. Which is unfortunately like the third level.

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

The game has to have a spartan simplicity in its controls for a stick to work. Any game, intended for a pad, using more than four buttons is just not going to work. It also can't require analog movement.

Example. I bought Gradius 5 and Alien Hominid on Tuesday. Gradius uses a classic 3 button contro system, so is easily adapted to most any stick. Alien Hominid uses a 6 button method, and add to that the shoulder button are intenede for left-right rolling. Alien Hominid just would not work well with a stick, unless you negated the rolling.

I also remember trying to play Contra SS with a stick. That straight doesn't work.

NES, Genny, and TG-16 emu use works, but SNES emu gets iffy because of the shoulder buttons. Contra 3 would have been fine if not for those overhead sections.

Other games I've used a stick for.

Crusader: No Remorse - not real good
Unreal 2K3 - Trackball + X-Arcade
System Shock 2 - Same as above. Went to co-op at Dark10x's and forgot my keyboard.
Oni - did not work
The Bouncer - No analog nuthin' Not a good idea
Mutant Storm - Robotron dual stick style, it can work
Absolutely everything in MAME, save for lightgun or wheel games.

 

[Miburou]

You know, when I bought my SNES, I never used the regular controller, and instead used arcade sticks for every game.

 

[Wario64]

I've played Viewtiful Joe with an arcade stick. It is indeed awesome, up until the point where you aquire moves that you have to use the C-stick for. Which is unfortunately like the third level.

What? You don't have to use the c-stick for zoom. Just press B instead

 

[SentientStone]

I have never gotten used to using an arcade stick to control any game. I was hoping to finally get a chance to get used to one but... how long does it usually take Play-Asia to ship a stick to Canada using the cheapest shipping anyway?! Argh, it's been over 20 days. :/