X-Arcade Tankstick

by Xgaming, Inc.

Product Features

• Indestructible Arcade Authenticity With Lifetime Warranty
• Play Thousands Of Your Favorite Arcade Games Of All Time
• Trackball Functions As A Standard 3 Button Mouse
• 20 LBS Of Authentic Arcade Parts Ripped From A Real Arcade Machine
• Enhance connections with your kids by hookin' em' on your favorite classics

Product Details

• ASIN: B000ST0184
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,659 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Masuring in at 30 inches from side to side, and packed with 20 LBS of heavy-duty industrial grade materials, the X-Arcade Tankstick TM is a true arcade console built to last. You don't have to take our word for it either, we back up its bullet-proof physique with a Lifetime Warranty. You can even connect to your existing game systems in minutes and enjoy arcade-style play on your favorite next generation titles! Bring The Ultimate Arcade Experience Home Your X-ArcadeTM Kit lets you relive the arcade classics classics like GalagaTM, Ms. PacmanTM, and gaggles of others on your PC or MacTM. Your TankstickTM is also fully compatible with GametapTM classic gaming service. X-Arcade TankstickTM Features The Trackball located in the center of your TankstickTM allows you relive a museum of arcade classics on your PC or MacTM, but since it's recognized as a standard mouse--you can also enhance any of your favorite games that support a mouse, with no drivers or software required. Enjoy Golden Tee GolfTM, Tiger Woods PGA TourTM, Marble MadnessTM, CentipedeTM, Simpson's BowlingTM and more with an indestructible arcade trackball ripped from a standup arcade machine! It's like having your own personal time machine with guaranteed fun for the entire family! "The Tankstick is arguably the best arcade stick available."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest purchase ever!, December 14, 2007

By 

J.B. (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Arcade Tankstick (Video Game)

I was looking on eBay for a full sized arcade machine for my house when I realized it would be thousands of dollars for one machine. I learned what MAME could do and began doing research on how to set up my own box.

I now have spent a couple hundred dollars and have thousands of arcade games! The Tankstick is the foundation to this entire system. It works great! I have spent hours playing golden tee on the trackball and beat so many games that I feel that the tankstick has paid for itself, in potential quarters.

Whenever I have a party people flock to the machine and have street fighter tournaments or whatever game they choose. I've spilled drinks on it and it still works fine, little sticky though. There is supposed to be an easy way to clean it, I'm just lazy haven't done it yet. The lifetime warranty helps give piece of mind when there's people holding drinks over it or when I'm out of the house and my roommates have people over.

One last thing... you can SLAM these buttons without a care in the world. I don't know if you've ever heard of the old school game Track and Field but you have to mash on the buttons real hard to get good scores and these buttons have taken a licking!

This is a solid product backed by a solid company. I was just actually surfing their website and a chat window popped up randomly with some dude asking me if I had any questions.. WHOA!! I asked about how to clean it and he directed me to a link and gave me specific instructions! Thought I was hallucinating and I hadn't even smoked yet today!

There are alternatives to this product but I promise, this product will not let you down. I've seen the plans to build your own and they are complicated. If you're planning to make your own you should still pick one of these up to play with in the meantime, cuz it's going to take you a while.

Cant say enough good things about this...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its cheaper than BYO in some circumstances!, April 11, 2010

By 

Jeff Potter (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Arcade Tankstick (Video Game)

I'm currently building a MAME cabinet. I have added up all the parts for building a joystick and trackball combo. THIS IS CHEAPER!!!

The lowest price I've been able to come up with is 150. that's for 2 joysticks, 20 buttons, and an ipac4. (plus wire, connectors, ground chassis)

The setup I was initally going to use was going to cost $212 before shipping. I wanted to use the USB joysticks and get an ipac2 instead. Although I love projects, I'd have to add in all the specialty tools I would need to miter through the wood cleanly.

I'll be buying this today!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cost is high, but well worth it!, December 6, 2009

By 

Michael John Mercer - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Arcade Tankstick (Video Game)

I bought this to play Future Pinball and arcade games on. This controller is awesome if you are into video pinball simulators like Future Pinball, etc. The buttons on the side work for the flippers, and you can use them for the tilt/nudge feature. The trackball acts as a mouse, and moves the cursor on the screen when you are not gaming. Two of the buttons on the side act as mouse left and right buttons, and as a result cannot be programmed on the controller. But if the software you are using allows you to remap buttons, this is not a problem. To program each of the buttons, you hook up a keyboard to a connector on the back of the controller. Then it's pretty much a simple press of a button on the controller and hold, then press the button on the keyboard you want to map, then done. When the keyboard is hooked up to the back of the controller, it functions on the pc as well. So with the controller and keyboard hooked up together, you lose no pc functionality. When I first set the controller up, I tried it with Missile Command. Let me tell you that it was a real kick in the pants playing MC with a true track ball, Centipede rocked also! Any of the older gamers out there, who spent hours in the arcade and blew through your allowance playing those great 70's and 80's arcade titles, will absolutely LOVE this thing! As for the price, yes it is kinda steep, but just think of all the money you spent at the arcade, it seems like a worthy investment. The parts used on this controller are the real deal, nothing feels cheap on this thing. If you price out how much all of the buttons, sticks, and trackball cost separately, this is a bargain! If you make the jump, you will be satisfied!