NeoGAF Arcade Stick Thread

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I think I'm going to go for two Fight Sticks and then put in some Seimitsu buttons. I might leave the sticks themselves alone if they're solid enough.
 
Finally got the remaining parts from Lizard Lick, here's the finished product...

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Linkhero1 said:
^^ that's amazing. I'm now thinking of getting a regular Fightstick instead of a pad so I can mod it.
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I got to play both last night at the SF Club event, and I gotta say the Fightstick ain't too bad at all, not to mention you plan to mod it (which is actually a lot of fun, I love modding my stuff :D)
 
Ryder said:
I got to play both last night at the SF Club event, and I gotta say the Fightstick ain't too bad at all, not to mention you plan to mod it (which is actually a lot of fun, I love modding my stuff :D)
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Oh I'm not planning on keeping it for myself, I just want to mod it. I plan on giving it to my brother as a gift. I'm getting myself the TE stick :p
 
I have searched here and SRK forums and found almost no info. I am looking to build a custom stick but have no idea what sticks work with a pad hacked project. What stick or model number should I be after if/when I order from lizard lick along with my sanwa buttons.

Thanks for any information.
 
Ecto311 said:
I have searched here and SRK forums and found almost no info. I am looking to build a custom stick but have no idea what sticks work with a pad hacked project. What stick or model number should I be after if/when I order from lizard lick along with my sanwa buttons.

Thanks for any information.
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You can use any stick, each direction has a microswitch, just like buttons do. Some sticks don't have wires coming off the stick directions, they have a pin-out with 5-pins, in which case you'll need a connector for it. They sell those at lizardlick too.
 
_dementia said:
Yes. Even the Standard FightStick uses quick disconnects, so it's easy.
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awesome. Glad to know. I'm going to put in a preorder tomorrow :lol hopefully GS let me [but i'll just check GS to see if they are getting any extra TE sticks] Want that instead [JUST saw the Gamestop video from CES of it. sexy. but anyway. but yeah. if not TE then SE then.
 
MarkMan said:
I like your taste...

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My god, I'm SO fucking envious of you guys right now. I'm "stuck" reviewing Street Fighter IV all weekend (as in playing non-stop in order to have a modicum of understand of its depth and awesomeness), and I'm doing it with an effin' DualShock 3. My thumb is beyond tore up now, but I've not no choice, really. I'm just lurking this thread and drooling. Drooooooooling at how amazing this game would be if I had one of those things. Next time I get some spare cash... HRAP3 get!

That stick is so beautifully gorgeous that I can't not pick a similar one up ASAP.
 
I have aquired a free Hori fighting stick 3 for the PS3 but im none too happy with the square gate on the stick and the buttons feel like a damp squid what should i use to replace them ?

PS first time modding a stick
 
SamBishop said:
My god, I'm SO fucking envious of you guys right now. I'm "stuck" reviewing Street Fighter IV all weekend (as in playing non-stop in order to have a modicum of understand of its depth and awesomeness), and I'm doing it with an effin' DualShock 3. My thumb is beyond tore up now, but I've not no choice, really. I'm just lurking this thread and drooling. Drooooooooling at how amazing this game would be if I had one of those things. Next time I get some spare cash... HRAP3 get!

That stick is so beautifully gorgeous that I can't not pick a similar one up ASAP.
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Where are you located?

Let me know, if you're close enough maybe we can meet up and I'll let you try out a FightStick/TE?
 
Since my chances of getting a TE Stick are pretty much shot (No way in hell am I trusting VGC after the things I've read), I decided that I'm gonna get a regular edition FightStick and mod it with parts. If I were to want it to be the perfect "arcade" experience, I know I'd need Sanwa 30mm buttons, but I'm not sure what stick I'd get. On Lizard Lick, I see the JLF-TP-8T and JLW-TM-8 and I'm not sure which one is the "better" one or the one they use in SFIV arcade cabinets. Help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
Aginor said:
I have aquired a free Hori fighting stick 3 for the PS3 but im none too happy with the square gate on the stick and the buttons feel like a damp squid what should i use to replace them ?

PS first time modding a stick
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i recommend getting used to a square gate. i didn't like it at first, either -- now i can't imagine playing without it.

SamBishop said:
My god, I'm SO fucking envious of you guys right now. I'm "stuck" reviewing Street Fighter IV all weekend
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wanna trade?
 
Judderman said:
Since my chances of getting a TE Stick are pretty much shot (No way in hell am I trusting VGC after the things I've read), I decided that I'm gonna get a regular edition FightStick and mod it with parts. If I were to want it to be the perfect "arcade" experience, I know I'd need Sanwa 30mm buttons, but I'm not sure what stick I'd get. On Lizard Lick, I see the JLF-TP-8T and JLW-TM-8 and I'm not sure which one is the "better" one or the one they use in SFIV arcade cabinets. Help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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dfyb said:
i recommend getting used to a square gate. i didn't like it at first, either -- now i can't imagine playing without it.
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Just does not sit well tbh im quite picky about these things ......

Im guessing from what i have read Sanwa bits are good so out of the following choices whats best to use and im assuming these are not square gates

Sticks

Buttons
 
dfyb said:
i recommend getting used to a square gate. i didn't like it at first, either -- now i can't imagine playing without it.
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So is a square gate the reason why dragon punch is the way it is? I remember having a hard time originally getting that motion down as a kid (on a snes pad >_<), but lately I've been messing around w/ MvC2 using a square-gated stick. Even though I could probably do a shoryuken on a trackball mouse by now, the motion does seem to fit a lot better into the corners of a square gate.
 
Random question - is it worth getting rid of the Hori stick to get one of the Mad Catz SF4 sticks? I'm a fairly "casual" player so I really don't know if I would need to worry about the type of buttons/sticks used, but if there's a substantial quality difference I'd trade up.
 
Hmm... now that I did manage to get a pre-order for the TE in (thanks, Amazon!), I'm tempted to get a second stick for modding (would be my first modded stick), and not sure if I want to get the regular FightStick or HRAP3 for that purpose. I think the HRAP3 looks better, and it already has a better stick, but it's $20 more, and I might actually go the Seimitsu route for my modded stick since the TE is Sanwa, in which case I might want to replace the stick on the HRAP3 anyway. And the FightStick would be easier to get (presumably I can just go to GameStop and get one?).

Decisions decisions...
 
Judderman said:
Since my chances of getting a TE Stick are pretty much shot (No way in hell am I trusting VGC after the things I've read), I decided that I'm gonna get a regular edition FightStick and mod it with parts. If I were to want it to be the perfect "arcade" experience, I know I'd need Sanwa 30mm buttons, but I'm not sure what stick I'd get. On Lizard Lick, I see the JLF-TP-8T and JLW-TM-8 and I'm not sure which one is the "better" one or the one they use in SFIV arcade cabinets. Help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Would love to do the same, but I'm bummed the art isn't as easy to swap. I just don't care for character art all over the thing. Prefer a cleaner look.
 
Since some of you guys are talking about modding the non-TE Fightstick and it doesn't look like we'll get a chance for the TEs in Canada, I wanted to ask something that I just want to clarify beyond any doubt.

I know I've seen that the non-TE stick will have quick disconnects, allowing button replacement if needed or desired, with 30mm buttons of your choice. What I want to be sure of, is that the stick is also as easily replaceable.

Is the stick connected with the 5-pin cable that can easily be disconnected and hooked up to a new stick, specifically a Sanwa JLF or corresponding Seimitsu? I ask about Seimitsu just to know, but it's the JLF that--someday--I might look to stick in there if I need a replacement or want to.

Just for peace of mind I'd love some inside pics of the non-TE sticks, since we've seen tons of the TE stick. I just had a bad experience in the past with the Tekken 5 Hori that came here, which I was not happy with after expecting more based on what was being said prior to release. I had to go to a lot of trouble to get that up here too ...

If I hear the non-TE is good though, and it seems so, then if I see one around here once stuff is out I may grab it.

Thanks in advance
 
I want a wireless arcade stick! Which is why I have one. And the only reason not to get one is if you go to local tournaments which have rules against it.
 
In the Official SF4 Thread

Guled said:
Alright, it looks like Madcatz will be making more of the TE sticks with shipments through out Feb and March. It also looks like Canada will be getting some of the latter shipments in March. Here is a response a guy at shoryuken got
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Thanks for the email and your kind words. Though I work for Mad Catz, I too am an avid gamer and I share your frustrations.

If it's of any consalation, you're not the first to write to me on this subject and I doubt you will be the last. Though I take your complaint very seriously, i'm delighted that the range seems to be so popular amongst our Canadian customers.

Regarding the Street Fighter IV range: right now the FightPad and the Arcade FightStick have been announced for Canada, both will be available from EB.

As you are proabably aware, the demand for the Tournemant FightStick has been off the chart, truly unpresedented. At this stage we simply do not have the allocation to satisfy all customers who want one in the US with Europe and Canada facing shortages for day one.

Please be aware that Mad Catz will and are doing all we can to ensure that any customer who wants a Tournament Edition Stick will be able to get one, we just ask for your patience.

We are running production as fast as we can and will have several further shipments hit throughout Feb and March. We hope to satisfy Canadian demand with this allocation but regret that the Tournament Stick may not be available day one.

We ask that you continue checking EB games and that if you desperately want one for day one, we plan to begin taking orders from our online US store (Gameshark.net) who plan to deliver to Canada.

Stick with us (Pardon the pun), we promise it will be worth it!

Regards,

Alex Verrey - Global PR & Communications Manager.
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So... MM can you Confirm ?? Is there still hope for us ?? :') BTW credit To Guled.
 
alisdair said:
I want a wireless arcade stick! Which is why I have one. And the only reason not to get one is if you go to local tournaments which have rules against it.
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I hear wireless sticks have slight lag which can be a huge factor in fighting games.
 
That certainly used to be the case. Older generations of IR or RF wireless controllers had lots of delay between the button press and the console receiving it.

But modern wireless controllers have no perceptible lag. Specifically, someone on SRK tested the 360 wireless controller on the PC with an input lag tester, and was unable to find any difference between it and the USB wired version. Both have less than one frame.
 
http://www.pushingplay.com/2009/01/13/why-cant-3rd-party-controllers-be-multiplatform/

madcatz spokeman reconfirms why madcatz can't make a PS360 compatible stick/controller

If you&#8217;re doing a controller for the Xbox 360, you have to have a Microsoft license &#8211; you have to have a special chip that goes inside all the controllers, that is provided to you by Microsoft. They&#8217;re not going to allow you to put other people&#8217;s chips, or other people&#8217;s codes into the controller, so that means you can&#8217;t do a dual PS3 and 360 FightStick.
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bad-joey said:
That's such a shame. It was great that the Anniversary Stick could be used on both consoles.
Oh well, can't have it all
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Won't stop me from throwing a Cthulhu in there and having 3 cables hanging out the back. 1 360 usb, 1 ps3 usb, ps2 controller.

Who needs madcatz to finish the job? :lol
 
@Nakazato

Thanks for posting that. I guess I'll be holding out, though I'd still appreciate knowing all the facts about the non-TE stick since it could fill the gap at launch.
 
ashism said:
Won't stop me from throwing a Cthulhu in there and having 3 cables hanging out the back. 1 360 usb, 1 ps3 usb, ps2 controller.

Who needs madcatz to finish the job? :lol
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Yeah, that would also be my ideal stick, but I'm not a DIY person :-)
 
bad-joey said:
Yeah, that would also be my ideal stick, but I'm not a DIY person :-)
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First for everything. Theres a soderless version of the board too. The most work you gotta do is stripping wires and hooking them up. Oh and opening the case. Should be easy enough for any adult to handle.
 
ashism said:
First for everything. Theres a soderless version of the board too. The most work you gotta do is stripping wires and hooking them up. Oh and opening the case. Should be easy enough for any adult to handle.
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don't you still have to house a 360 PCB and solder wires from the contacts?

edit: or could you takes the wires from the 360 TE stick?

does anyone know if the regular fightstick has room for cthulu?
 
This has been asked before, but Im new to modding and if I could get a concise answer, it would be awesome.

So I have the TE on preorder, good times, but my other Arcade Stick is the Hori Fighting Stick 3 (which according to many people sucks ball) I would really like to upgrade it so that there isnt a lot of bitching at my place over who gets to play with "the good arcade stick" you know?

So basically, what about it sucks so bad? The actual stick, the buttons? Do I need to replace all that with Sanwa parts? Im a pretty good player but I'm afraid I cant quite pinpoint why I cant pull of Supers anytime I want to :P
 
man, now i wish the 360 TE was still available for pre-order. i could store the 360 cord in the cord compartment, and the cthulu cord is already neatly removable -- it would be so convenient.
 
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