I was worried this fighting stick was going to be of low quality because of the price. I was wrong. This is a control that offers an amazing gaming experience for a real fair cost. Honestly after buying this I truly believe all other arcade controllers are way over-priced.
This stick has the perfect size, the perfect layout, the perfect amount of buttons. It works excellent with the PS3 and the laptop, as well with the PS2. I played it for various hours at a time without it giving me any kind of problems.
The stick itself is well made, and completely responsive, it plays just as well as the analog on the PS3. I tested it with all these games and it works wonderful:
PS3
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
The King Of Fighters XII
The King Of Fighters XIII
Mortal Kombat 9
Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection Online
1942 Joint Strike
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Mortak Kombat Arcade Kollection
Tekken 6
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Darkstalkers
Darkstalkers 3
Darkstalkers Resurrection
Ultimate Dead Or Alive 5
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X
Hard Corps Uprising
The King Of Fighters '99
Tekken
Tekken 2
The King Of Fighters '94
The king Of Fighters '95
The king Of Fighters '96
World Heroes
Magician Lord
Super Sidekicks
Sonic Wings
Galaxy Fight
Golden Axe 2
X-Men Arcade
Castlevania Chronicles
Castlevania Symphony Of The Night
Castlevania Harmony Of Despair
Shock Troopers
Fatal Fury
Art Of Fighting
Samurai Shodown
Alpha Mission II
The Revenge Of Shinobi
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehhog 2
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Marvel Vs. Capcom Origins
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Street Fighter X Tekken
Takken Tag Tournament 2
Final Fight: Double Impact
Streets Of Rage 2
Zen Pinball 2 (All Tables)
PS2
Gradius V
Contra Shattered Soldier
Neo Contra
Gradius III And IV
The King Of Fighters XI
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Tekken 4
Capcom Vs. SNK 2
The King Of Fighters Maximum Impact
The King Of Fighters 2006
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
Samurai Shodown Anthology
Metal Slug Anthology
Art Of Fighting Anthology
World Heroes Anthology
Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1
Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 2
Sonic Mega Collection Plus
Megaman X Collection
Megaman Anniversary Collection
Sega Genesis Collection
Mortal Kombat Deadly Allience
Mortal Kombat Deception
PC
NeoGeo Arcade Complete Library
Capcom Arcade Complete Library
Sega Arcade Complete Library
The reason why I think the stick responds so well is because is set to the D-Pad which is usually the more accurate way to play arcade type of games.
It has a feature where you can switch between the D-Pad, The Left Joystick, and the Right Joystick, by simply holding down the Select and Start buttons.
It comes with a Turbo option that honestly I don't use, it is like one of these extra features. You can set it up between 4/Hz, 6/Hz, 8/Hz and 12/Hz.
It has all the buttons of the Sony controllers:
Square
Circle
Select
Start
Triangle
X
L1
L2
R1
R2
The PS Button (Very important for the PS3)
L3
R3
As well as the Turbo and Clear buttons, that can also be used on emulators.
Because the layout is well made, you can easily set the buttons on Mame to
B1 - 6
B2 - 2
B3 - 1
B4 - 7
B5 - 4
B6 - 3
B7 - 0
B8 - 5
... in order to replicate the exact layout of most arcade machines like the MVS.
If you are playing Mortal Kombat in Mame, you can just set it to
B1 - 3
B2 - 5
B3 - 0
B4 - 2
B5 - 1
B6 - 4
... in order to replicate the Sony setup
I plug my laptop to my TV with the Hdmi cable to enhance the experience, I use the PS2 with the component, and the PS3 also with the Hdmi. You can do the same and use the scanlines when available.
It is very solid, perfect weight, not too heavy, yet it has enough weight to keep it still, I like the materials with which is made, it looks and feels of great quality. It feels very durable, it will hold well the pass of time, even if used often. It also makes all the sounds of a real arcade machine.
What I love the most is that the actual fight stick is far and separated from the buttons, which is something you simply can't get anywhere else, not even with the most expensive sticks.
The controller light is set to player 2 on PCs, but that is just the light, when you plug it with the USB it will still be used as player 1, or if you want you can also set it yourself to player 2 with the emulator.
On the PS3 the lights blink and on the PS2 they are off.
The cable is a little short, but that is convenient when it comes to not have to tie it up, either way you don't really play arcade machines from too far. The cable is not too short either, it still holds and adequate distance for a big screen TV. Even though it has a great size, it is still very portable with about 5 lbs of weight. I often carry it around between rooms.
I love the fact that they only chose to set it for PC, PS3, and PS2, which are honestly the best home consoles to play arcade games. That way it doesn't have all those unnecessary plugs for other systems hanging out.
Problems:
The only problem with the control is that on the PS2 you cannot switch the use of the stick between D-Pad, The Left Joystick, and the Right Joystick, it is default on the D-Pad only, which works well for most games, but in games like Mortal Kombat Armageddon you can play very well in the fighting section which uses the D-Pad, however you cannot play in the mini car section which uses the Left Joystick.
Despite that, I still give the control 5 stars, considering the built, size and price.
Update: For those who were having doubts about the Select + Start function I uploaded a video to show how it works. Here it is:
[Look for the link in the comments because I guess they didn't allow me to post the URL here on the actual review]
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| ASIN | B004DFDVWW |
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| Customer Reviews |
3.7 out of 5 stars |
| Package Dimensions | 15.4 x 9.7 x 4.4 inches; 2 Pounds |
| Item Weight | 2 pounds |
| Date First Available | February 23, 2009 |
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Time to bust out the old soldering iron and sand paper. If your getting this stick to mod it, there are a few things to note. 1: The button holes on this stick are not 30mm, just slightly smaller. So, if if you ain't got a dremel be prepared to sand by hand or with a cylindrical file. 2: You can use the stock mounting plate and screws on a sanwa JLF, doing that's pretty easy. 3: The buttons are not wired via quick disconnects, so soldering is highly recommended; if not required. 4: The PCB is a little funky, and doesn't get recognized on my PS3 or my PC, so I have to plug it in and out till it does. I think it even blue screened my computer on 2 occasions (something about a driver error) so watch out. All and all, with enough dough and about 5 hours of work, you can have yourself a Fing luxurious stick. If your not willing to throw another 50 to 80 bucks into this thing DO NOT BUY IT. It is a unresponsive stick, that will eventually crap out on you. so, don't waist your time and money.
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I bought this stick from the get to use it for modding first of all the buttons use a pressure PCB so basically like a PlayStation one pad. Also, the stick is like a copy of Sanwa stick but has connectors to each side so it has four plugs instead of just one like a Sanwa.
Not an easy mod needs basic soldering.
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2012
The buttons are 30mm but to replace them with an OBS-30 you will need to file the socket a bit to place buttons in there.
So you will have to splice the wires to change anything and might do a bit of soldering too.
This stick is not easy to mod and will cost a bit of extra money to that. There are much easier sticks to mod but if you like a Challenge this might be up your alley.
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