Customer Reviews

Mad Catz Mad Catz Super Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition S - Black

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First off, this is an amazing arcade stick with great packaging. You can also mod this stick. There are quite a few resources on the net about this. do a search for Art's Hobbies and Joystick in google to find out.

If you're reading this review, and wondering, is this stick worth the price, the answer is yes. It's a really expensive stick, that's for sure, but you get what you pay for. If you're a retrogamer like me and you spend hours playing not only fighting games but Pac-Man CE, Afterburner Climax, Final Fight DI, etc for the latest consoles, then you owe it to yourself to pick up one.

The Sanwa buttons aren't concave like how you remember most US arcade machines, they are japanese styled, but this actually makes them faster to use, and you won't regret it after using it. They're very light and sensitive. It does take some getting used to to convert from a pad to this stick, but you'll be happy you did.

As far as the square gate goes, it didn't really give me any problems with QCF/QCB type moves. You just have to give it a bit to get used to it. The sticks look really great in your house when you have friends over, and if you're enterprising you can toss the artwork and get artwork in there that is done custom (will probably void warranty tho). I imagine all kinds of players might want a PacMan, Robotron, Afterburner, Outrun, or even Taito Viewlix designs on there.

You can get really nice custom sticks out there for around 200 dollars, so if price isn't a concern you might want to support your community instead of a corporation, but on the other hand you have it all right here. The price and availability does seem to fluctuate alot, so waiting might get you a cheaper stick.

To sum up, if you want quality but can't afford it, put 20 dollars a week aside and in a little over a month you can invest in this stick which will last a long time, and will surely be worth it if you are into playing games the way they were meant to be played and not with the abomination of modern console pads.

Very good stick very responsive, you barely even have to touch a button for it to engage. well balanced doesn't move around alot, if at all. Will take some time getting use to if you are converting from a game pad. I recommend the stick to a serious gamer, if your just having fun and not serious about street fighter or any fighter this isn't the route for you!! but if you are you will be completely satisfied!!

While the internals are the same as the previous TE sticks, the smaller form factor (yet same weight) makes it far more manageable for players who keep their sticks in the lap. If you don't have a stick yet, this is the way to go.

Certainly this stick is a little pricey but in the end it is worth it. The design is heavy duty and will last for a TON of fights. It is also modable which makes it an even better value. Most Hori sticks will run you about the same amount of money or more and won't be as durable or have as responsive buttons. Best stick I've ever owned and Madcatz will be my source for all my future fightstick purchases.

I have to admit, Madcatz has come one hell of a long way. They did a great job with the rockband instruments and the "tournament edition" and "S-Series" fight sticks are really nice right out of the box. The Sanwa sticks they use are great, but I don't know what kind of gate they're using on these as I can't say I've ever taken an S-Series apart, but I have one of the tournament edition sticks they released when Soulcalibur 4 came out and it had a really awful tiny octagonal gate that actually snapped on me during an online match. Not a very good feature on a $249.99 stick...I called Madcatz and they did offer to repair it and pay shipping both ways, but I wanted a better gate on it as it was my primary stick at the time, so they actually told me to overnight whatever gate I wanted and submit a receipt for reimbursal. The gate itself was like $14USD plus $21USD for overnight shipping from Japan...this was shortly before parts for sticks became readily available on US sites and in some of the higher end game shops around Baltimore.

I finally managed to get my hands on a brand new HRAP about six months later, they were ridiculously rare around that time and again when SFIV came out. I ordered a set of concave flush mount Sanwa buttons in purple and charcoal grey and a top end Sanwa stick along with it, tried it stock for a week and enjoyed it, then took the ninety minutes to mod it out and fell in love. A friend of mine swore the S series was much better than the Hori and loaned me his for a couple of weeks to compare them...anyone who's ever modded a stick or is very serious about their controllers knows it's impossible to know your preference until you put some time in on a stick and learn the feel of it, and I did fall in love with the S Series, just not as far in love as with my Hori. Part of it might be the fact that I'm a little older (35) and have terrible arthritis in my hands from the time I spent in the Army firing the early .50 cal semiauto sniper rifles as well as other high caliber precision marksman long guns, and I honestly think having the concave buttons makes things easier on my hands. Either way you can't go wrong and I can honestly say this is a damned good stick.

This is the second arcade stick ive purchased. I have the original TE as well. The S model is a comfortable downsize. There is actually more room to rest your palms/hands/wrists in general. Its built very sturdy in fact if you plan to mod yours, be prepared, its a bit tougher to get into than the original TE. The buttons and stick of course are great quality as is. Overall I like the size and feel of the S here. Its still solid even though its smaller than other models. Very well built, high quality and worth the investment.

If you're thinking of making the switch to a stick just remember these important things. It will require time, effort and practice. You will not just suddenly be better at Street Fighter. In fact you'll probably be terrible. You'll feel awkward using it, you wont know how to hold it "right" and you'll get your butt kicked a lot. Don't go back to the controller. Tough it out, its worth it. You will get better. It just takes time, effort and practice.

For my first purchase of an arcade fightstick I couldn't be more pleased. My roommate has a modded madcatz SE with sanwa stick and buttons that I played with before I bought this but I really like the space the TE "S" gives you for your hands to rest while playing and the sleek black design is perfect for me. The only gripe that I would have and its almost pointless to say but I feel like these controllers/sticks should be universal to any gaming system some how some way! Or at least for all the major ones. Its silly to think that I would have to buy another stick for the PS3 just because my stick is XboX compatible only!?? I know they gotta make their money but damn theyre all under Mad Catz anyway!

This is an excellent stick! If you are serious about playing fighting games you really need this. Official Sanwa parts so it is sturdy and well constructed. It comes with the square gate but I swapped it out for an octagon gate(my personal preference)...yes it is pricey but worth every penny!

My buddy has the SF4 fight sticks which are awsome, the new Super Street Fight IV sticks are even better. Alittle smaller alittle lighter and they dont make the room feel like its 100* inside. If your into Fighters like SF4, Teken, Marvel vs Capcom, maybe Blazeblue, these fight sticks are a must. I personally like to go down to the local mall on the weekends, find the arcade and play some SF4, these fights sticks take the arcade feel to your house. Ive played with other fight sticks, these are far and away better than any others Ive used, good quaility parts and very comfortable feel. I didnt purchase the black one, I wish I would have gotten one of each, but the white ones look awsome and play even better. If your into competitive fighting games, take ur game to the next level with one of these fight sticks, talk about longer, faster, better combos.

Grandson loves it for his XBox games! Worked perfect and he was so happy on Christmas because it got here just in time! Great gift!! Thanks Amazon