The Best Stick???

is X-Arcade the best stick around, im not that much of an expert, but im judging from the number of slick buttons, and also the price tag /versus/images/graemlins/cool.gif
here's the link-
X-Arcade Expensive !@$!

 

Catch-22's stick is supposedly THE best stick. they're made from Sanwa parts which are supposedly THE best parts.

you can check out for yourself in this forum as well: stick forum, and also this forum if you want to make your own: stick builder

and as for the X stick.... i'm not too sure =P. sorry.

 

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Xarcades are one of the damn worst. any sticks made from Hori or Sanwa are the best out there. i suggest this one, as its the one im using now, its pretty slick and has that japanese ball style stick. http://ww.redoctane.com/joystick-capcom.html

 

The original Hori Vf4 stick was awesome (the one with Akira on it). The Evo Sticks are not as good because the stick (uh, shaft?) was skinnier making the ball roll around more and making it feel slipperier in general. Did anyone else notice this? All in all Japanese sticks are the way to go. The square stick base makes them easier and more precise than the American no-corner sticks. Hooray for Japan.

 

The Evo sticks are closer to Japanese arcades in "feel" than the original VF4 sticks. If you practice on VF4 sticks and then play in Japanese arcades, the arcade base will feel too "loose."

 

well i just got in the mail my newest stick. this is a real arcade tournament ready pelican stick. its brand new,just came out, the ps2 version, square base, the stick is american, so i'll have to change thast, the buttons are ps2 built, with the square,triangle,circle, and X. kindaof cliky when u push them in, but they feel nice and secure, ima see if i can post a pic, if not, could i emial it to someone to post it here? ive got no idea how to do that, and explaining wont work.

 

nvm i cant.

 

Yeah, I hear a Catch-22 stick is bar-none, the best. But I also know from experience that nothing beats a good Hori VF4, VF4Evo, or Soulcalibur 2 stick.

I've heard all sorts of warnings about the XArcade though...never a good thing said about them.

 

im not a big x-arcade stick fan myself, however one thing that really caught my eye was the stick labeled "2players stick deck" which has sticks for 2 player on it. can anyone tell me if there are any japenese style sticks in this format (refer to my link *first post* if you don't know what i am talking about.)

 

on the 2-player stick.

I played the X-Arcade 2-player stick with a friend...and you really don't want to use that unless you're playing against your girlfriend. Seriously, it's close-combat.

 

i doubt it. i've been doing a little research on where i can order some Sanwa parts, and came across many sites with Japanese sticks. none of them had that kind of layout. i think the only way you're going to do that is if you make it yourself.

****and darksparda, i can upload your pics if you want. PM me if you want my e-mail.

 

Are Japanese sticks really like that? I was in Japan (for three days) but never played Vf. I did live in Taiwan for a year and played vf3 every day. I am pretty sure that they had Japanese parts. The sticks on that machine were not skinny like the evo stick, but more like the VF4 stick, in terms of, uh, shaft girth. Were vf3 sticks different than vf4 sticks?

 

Yeah, the cylindrical sticks on the Evo sticks are thinner in diameter than arcade, but so is the base (I think). Net net, no matter what the actual size is, in terms of proportion and "feel," the Evo sticks are closer. This is all based on initial impressions as I only used the Evo stick a few times.

I do own the original VF4 stick, however, and it's really different to Japanese arcades. I never play with it.

 

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PIZman said:
Seriously, it's close-combat.

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more like gay-bat am i rite?

 

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PIZman said:
Seriously, it's close-combat.

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more like gay-bat am i rite?

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Basically /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif
As in, don't get the double unless you're going to be playing against your girlfriend. And if your girl's into fighting games, well that's just hot.

 

Yeah I tend to like Sanwa's the best.

I've also built a bunch of them. Check out my site at

www.modeverything.com

 

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armad1ll0 said:

Yeah I tend to like Sanwa's the best.

I've also built a bunch of them. Check out my site at

www.modeverything.com

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Wow...you're the guy behind modeverything? Good freakin work, man.

 

incredible webiste...drool

 

Thanks guys...