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[RelentlessRolento]

Odd request:

Anyone have a place I can buy a ball top for my brawl stick but of an eyeball?

I'm not saying it'll look good but I have a need for it at the moment

 

[Shadow780]

Can you still get the Diamond VLX? Or hell, any VLX? I desperately need a new stick of some kind and the Diamond VLX is awesome. Right now I just have a smattering of Hori sticks (PS2 Tekken 5 stick, a couple of "FS3" sticks from when the PS3 launched), and one Madcatz Tornament Edition SF4 (Round 2) stick for the 360, all stock.

I imported mine from Amazon Japan and Tenso's forwarding service. Came out to about $400.

 

[Skilletor]

Odd request:

Anyone have a place I can buy a ball top for my brawl stick but of an eyeball?

I'm not saying it'll look good but I have a need for it at the moment

The "out of an eyeball" part confuses me. If not for that, I'd say Focusattack.com

 

[RelentlessRolento]

The "out of an eyeball" part confuses me. If not for that, I'd say Focusattack.com

Basically something that looks like an eyeball with a pupil, retina, etc.. But yeah I can't find it on any arcade parts sites or even ebay

 

[japtor]

Basically something that looks like an eyeball with a pupil, retina, etc.. But yeah I can't find it on any arcade parts sites or even ebay

Probably have to go custom for that if you can't find one. Either figure out how to do it yourself (find an eyeball and threaded nut?) or find a modder that does that kind of stuff.

Speaking of modding, I was thinking about actuators to reduce the throw on my octagonal sticks. It's actually something that's slightly bugged me since swapping the gates years ago, the throw to cardinal directions feels like the diagonals on the square gates (I was hoping for the opposite when I bought them, i.e. shorten diagonals to match cardinal directions). Anyway besides some tape and shrink tubing mods, I found these options for just swapping the part out:

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/p...s/978-05mm-oversized-jlf-delrin-actuator.html
http://www.focusattack.com/kowal-1mm-oversize-actuator-for-sanwa-jlf-series-joystick/

Anyone have experience with either? I'm leaning towards the Kowal one cause it seems like it'd reduce throw more than the Paradise one.

edit: Nevermind, found a quick comparison here. Looks like Kowal's will do more what I want, although it'll be interesting to see how the difference of the squared activation part feels.

 

[Maligna]

No one here would happen to know a guy who used to make arcade sticks on shoryuken.com would you? He went by Lazeeya and his real name was Aaron I think. As I recall he was from the San Diego area. This is a shot in the dark, but he took my $300 like 5 years ago and disappeared, which was weird because he had a great reputation as an arcade stick maker for years before that.

 

[MarkMan]

You don't already have one of those MarkMan?

I do, but I could always use a second one..

T.T

Don't judge me.

 

[hibachifinal]

at some point.. I could have gotten that PS2 Virtua Stick for $80 before shipping (yahoo!auctions listing with a BUY it now!)... but i was hunting for a HSS-0130 then so i passed on it.

no regrets, but i share the same sentiments. I have vshg, the hss-0130, and the lousy grey+purple virtua sticks.. just need the white saturn and ps2 virtua sticks to complete the clan.

 

[MarkMan]

Hi guys, just wanted to give you guys a heads up on a deal we have right now!

http://madcatz.com/mad-catz-final-round-xvii-check-stream-special-deals/

Mad Catz is a proud partner of this weekend’s Final Round XVII event and the Capcom Pro Tour! We’ll be at the event to interact with the community and offer awesome deals to everyone that is attending! Make sure you stop by our booth area and chat it up with us! For those of you that can’t make it to Final Round, you can check out all our promos below!</p>

By using promo code ‘FINALROUND’ North American customers can take advantage of $30 OFF both our Mad Catz Arcade FightStick PRO (available for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360) and our Mad Catz Arcade FightStick KE – Korean Edition (available for PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360)!

Our promotion runs from now until end of day March 17th (11:59 PM PST), so don’t miss out! This is a great opportunity to get some awesome arcade sticks for $100! While supplies last, of course! Speaking of supply, we have very limited stock of the Killer Instinct Arcade FightStick TE2 for Xbox One! If you don’t have one yet, then now is a good time to get the award winning TE2! It is by far the most mod friendly arcade stick on the market! Check out the other things going on this weekend!

You can check out all the action throughout this weekend LIVE via Twitch! Our good friends at Team Sp00ky & Capcom Fighters will be handling a lot of the action throughout the weekend! Make sure you check out the entire Final Round stream schedule by visiting their site here.

 

[SmokeMaxX]

No one here would happen to know a guy who used to make arcade sticks on shoryuken.com would you? He went by Lazeeya and his real name was Aaron I think. As I recall he was from the San Diego area. This is a shot in the dark, but he took my $300 like 5 years ago and disappeared, which was weird because he had a great reputation as an arcade stick maker for years before that.

A lot of people got scammed by him and never got their money back. Sorry you're SOL.

 

[MezzoForte]

kinda off-topic, but are any of you guys on Arcade Otaku? I tried registering like several weeks ago and never got my confirmation e-mail. Tried resending a few times, nothing. I have no idea how to get in touch with an admin, which is what they suggest.

 

[BNGames]

Just finished putting this badboy together recently

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Woah, beautiful concept and execution!

I'd love to see a custom stick that uses actual guitar wood pieces. Maybe not realistic because of the shape of the wood. idk.

 

[BNGames]

I also created a guide for modifying the HKT-7300 sticks for the Sega Dreamcast with Sanwa parts. Turned out well, did both on the same day.

The video!

 

[japtor]

kinda off-topic, but are any of you guys on Arcade Otaku? I tried registering like several weeks ago and never got my confirmation e-mail. Tried resending a few times, nothing. I have no idea how to get in touch with an admin, which is what they suggest.

Check all your spam/junk/trash folders I guess, otherwise maybe try Twitter/Facebook or the chat (presumably IRC) link.

 

[MezzoForte]

Check all your spam/junk/trash folders I guess, otherwise maybe try Twitter/Facebook or the chat (presumably IRC) link.

lol wow such a basic tip but that was exactly it (spam folder), so thanks. Stupid Gmail. I guess the default setting is that the spam folder isn't normally visible so I never even notice spam if I get any. Anyways, sick.

 

[hibachifinal]

I just acquired this at an anime convention

 

[The Phantomnaut]

MLG...

 

[MarkMan]

wow wtf, that thing has been through multiple changes lol

 

[Maligna]

A lot of people got scammed by him and never got their money back. Sorry you're SOL.

We ever get info on what exactly happened? I mean, he had been creating sticks for a couple years already with no problems when I ordered mine, which is why I thought it'd be safe.

 

[Enron]

Woah, beautiful concept and execution!

I'd love to see a custom stick that uses actual guitar wood pieces. Maybe not realistic because of the shape of the wood. idk.

Using an actual pickguard would be boss.

 

[SOME-MIST]

this post no longer has any relevance - can a mod delete it?

 

[catabarez]

How easy is it to dual mod a PS3 Street Fighter x Tekken Pro Stick? What would be the best/get me the most consoles supported?

 

[ACH1LL3US]

Does anyone know if I can put a Crown stick( the one that attaches onto the Sanwa mount points) into the Sega Virtua Stick High Grade?

 

[Skilletor]

How easy is it to dual mod a PS3 Street Fighter x Tekken Pro Stick? What would be the best/get me the most consoles supported?

Easiest way would be to gut it and put a ps360+ in there. Probably the cheapest way, too.

Another way would be to get a Toodles imp, a 360 pad pcb (like from a madcatz SF pad, not the official 360 pads), and do wire that way.

 

[catabarez]

Easiest way would be to gut it and put a ps360+ in there. Probably the cheapest way, too.

Another way would be to get a Toodles imp, a 360 pad pcb (like from a madcatz SF pad, not the official 360 pads), and do wire that way.

When's the last time PS360+ got updated?

 

[robot]

Anyone try the CronusMAX on the xb1? The KI stick is really nice but I have way too many 360/PS3 sticks to justify it. Plus I really want to keep using my VLX.

 

[Skilletor]

When's the last time PS360+ got updated?

Do you mean firmware?

If that, then I dunno. I should probably check on that, haha.

If you mean with more pcb options, then there's one coming out soon with the XB1 pcb that requires minimal soldering:

http://focusattack.com/ (no direct link, but the product appears to be the banner on focusattack).

No word on ps4 hacking. I'm personally waiting for that to be easy/reliable so that I can get a stick modded for both all four consoles.

Anyone try the CronusMAX on the xb1? The KI stick is really nice but I have way too many 360/PS3 sticks to justify it. Plus I really want to keep using my VLX.

I haven't played vs. mode, but it works well enough solo. Good to practice with, but I can confirm it causes dropped inputs on the 360 for the second controller. Dunno if it's the same on XB1.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Anyone try the CronusMAX on the xb1? The KI stick is really nice but I have way too many 360/PS3 sticks to justify it. Plus I really want to keep using my VLX.

According to what I've read on srk and official forums it works fine.

http://controllermax.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=245

I want one for the macros.

How easy is it to dual mod a PS3 Street Fighter x Tekken Pro Stick? What would be the best/get me the most consoles supported?

You can buy a cronusmax too. No work involved.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Just finished putting this badboy together recently

Jesus Christ that thing is slick. Damn.

 

[Coda]

I just acquired this at an anime convention

I have the same stick, got it at PAX East when they came out. Doesn't have the MLG branding though.

 

[RelentlessRolento]

Thx Stick GAF! You made most of this happen:

My thesis art installation is already better because of it

 

[sixteen-bit]

I have the same stick, got it at PAX East when they came out. Doesn't have the MLG branding though.

I think it's pieced together from multiple different sticks

 

[ScOULaris]

So I'm going to CEO this year to compete for the first time, and I'm concerned about playing with the stick in my lap after all these years of playing with it out in front of me on my living room ottoman. I've recently started playing on PC with the stick in my lap to get used to it, and my execution has really taken a hit. I'm using a Q4RAF with the felt bottom, so the stick sliding around isn't really the problem. It's just that the positioning and angle of the whole stick is so different from what I'm used to.

I'm just going to keep grinding it out in hopes that I'll be able to adjust, but does anyone have any tips?

 

[Magna_Mixalis]

So I'm going to CEO this year to compete for the first time, and I'm concerned about playing with the stick in my lap after all these years of playing with it out in front of me on my living room ottoman. I've recently started playing on PC with the stick in my lap to get used to it, and my execution has really taken a hit. I'm using a Q4RAF with the felt bottom, so the stick sliding around isn't really the problem. It's just that the positioning and angle of the whole stick is so different from what I'm used to.

I'm just going to keep grinding it out in hopes that I'll be able to adjust, but does anyone have any tips?

Grab a small table/stand from Ikea? I think someone mentioned doing that in this thread somewhere, but not sure. You can always just sit on the ground and have your stick in front of you; I've seen a few people do that.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Got that Crown stick from MadCatz during the Final Round sale.

I really, REALLY like this thing. I'm not going to say I'm controlling any more accurately than I was with the JLF. But I definitely prefer how this feels.

 

[Masamuna]

Yeah, I ordered a crown for my modded r2 last weekend as well. At first I didn't like it but after inspection it looks like the springs weren't even touching the actuator in neutral. Works wonderfully after I rectified that.

 

[atomic moth]

My crown from etokki has had a bad micro switch. Noticed it a few months after buying it. Anyone know where to get a replacement?

 

[oneida]

Thx Stick GAF! You made most of this happen:

My thesis art installation is already better because of it

is... is that a 3 button stick?

I'm so jealous

 

[RelentlessRolento]

is... is that a 3 button stick?

I'm so jealous

I switched in some cap covers since my game only uses three face button plus start.

 

[atomic moth]

So I'm going to CEO this year to compete for the first time, and I'm concerned about playing with the stick in my lap after all these years of playing with it out in front of me on my living room ottoman. I've recently started playing on PC with the stick in my lap to get used to it, and my execution has really taken a hit. I'm using a Q4RAF with the felt bottom, so the stick sliding around isn't really the problem. It's just that the positioning and angle of the whole stick is so different from what I'm used to.

I'm just going to keep grinding it out in hopes that I'll be able to adjust, but does anyone have any tips?

Either sit on the floor or stack a couple of chairs in front of you, and rest the stick on the seat.

 

[oneida]

I switched in some cap covers since my game only uses three face button plus start.

I only ever had the balls to go 4 button but you're making me more ready than ever to make the plunge to 3. I wish it were easier to get replacement metal panels though - I'd rather go that route than plugs or plexi.

 

[BOTEC]

I only ever had the balls to go 4 button but you're making me more ready than ever to make the plunge to 3. I wish it were easier to get replacement metal panels though - I'd rather go that route than plugs or plexi.

Only the truly hardcore use 3-button stetups...

All my sticks are 6-button...

Spoiler

I'm so casual

 

[hibachifinal]

brb making 1-button arcade stick specifically for mappy

 

[Duxxy3]

brb making 1-button arcade stick specifically for mappy

Cross wire all the buttons to one input.

8 buttons for mappy? Yes sir!

 

[StarCreator]

Cross wire all the buttons to one input.

8 buttons for mappy? Yes sir!

Most complicated door opening mechanism ever.

 

[oneida]

brb making 1-button arcade stick specifically for mappy

in defense of 3 button sticks, at this point having 8 buttons on my stick is as convenient as if I strapped a light gun on the side for whenever I felt like playing HotD2

 

[japtor]

Only the truly hardcore use 3-button stetups...

All my sticks are 6-button...

Spoiler

I'm so casual

3 isn't too hard to deal with if you play shmups or stuff other than fighters...mapping it to a 360 controller was a bit of a pain though when I had to do it once. I think I did A, B, X.

brb making 1-button arcade stick specifically for mappy

Hell with the stick even, you only need one button for Star Trigon.

 

[sixteen-bit]

brb making 1-button arcade stick specifically for mappy

hey works for Mars Matrix too

Spoiler

also SF4 flowchartz

 

[Jimnymebob]

I've been practicing using an arcade stick for a while now, and while my execution has improved (I can even though consistent 360 command grabs from standing now), I'm struggling with two things mainly, Spinning Bird Kick motions, and dashing/back dashing.

UMVC3 is fine because I can hit two buttons to dash, but games that require double forward or back to dash just mess me up. I can't manage to do the motion quick enough, and when I do manage it I can't manage to do it consecutively.

I'm using the TVC Wii Stick on the PS3, and I'm not sure what mode it should be set on. I had it set on D-Pad, but tried left stick yesterday and that was alright too. Is there any difference between the two, and if so, what is the recommended mode?