Is there a better joystick then x-arcade?

[Lager]

Is there a better arcade joystick for dreamcast then x-arcade for fighting games? I really want to play Marvel versus Capcom 2 at home but these Dreamcast regular controllers suck for fighting games. Any recommendations? X-arcade is my last alternative since it is way too expensive and I have heard it is not the best out there. Thanks.

 

[Maximus96]

i just started looking into making custom arcade fight sticks using real arcade parts. happcontrols.com or maybe happscontrols.com sells them. they're not too expensive either. about $12-$13 for the 'competition' stick. there are several different sticks. and the buttons are about $1.75 each. if you still have your x-arcade, you can just swap out the parts. or you can built from scratch. find a generic controller pad and solder wires from the stick and buttons to the different leads on the pcb. check out the hardware technical forum in shoryuken.com/forums. theres a huge thread with over 100 pages about custom home made sticks.

 

[Lager]

I'm not interested in replacing the x-arcade parts with better competitor parts.

 

[Lager]

^

 

[FearoftheNight]

mas systems > all

 

[FatAlbo]

Originally posted by: coldcut
I'm not interested in replacing the x-arcade parts with better competitor parts.

And that's why he said "or you can built from scratch". Basically what he's saying is buy a cheap DC controller, buy some wood, buy the pushbuttons and joystick from Happs, and build your own controller.

Here's a site that links to a bunch of homemade sticks for arcade emulation on the computer. Look for some tutorials that gutted a PC controller and it shouldn't be hard to infer how to do the same for a Dreamcast controller. Build Your Own Arcade Controls FAQ

 

[rubix]

the absolute best aracde stick you can buy is a mas systems one. read about it at these forums: http://www.shoryuken.com/forums and here is the homepage: http://www.massystems.com

 

[Lager]

Originally posted by: rubix
the absolute best aracde stick you can buy is a mas systems one. read about it at these forums: http://www.shoryuken.com/forums and here is the homepage: http://www.massystems.com

Which one is the Dreamcast version? What's the difference between the Super Nova and the Super arcade stick?


How does the Dreamcast one layout look? They don't have a pic of it.

 

[Lager]

What crazy would pay $150 for a joystick (1 player)?

 

[angrymaxx]

I was looking around for the same thing a couple months ago. I ended up buying one of these Linkie and gutting an xbox controller. It would actually be pretty easy to build your own for about $60-$80 if you are halfway decent with woodworking. You can buy the kit redoctane has and get a PS2 -> DC adapter on ebay for cheap. Like rubix said, there are a few builders on the Shoryuken forums that do custom work for $80+. Unfortunately, building the joystick made me more game crazy and I ended up building an entire mame cab. Feel free to IM me if you have any questions.

 

[Lager]

I heard X-arcade sticks have slow response to some fighting games? Is this true?

 

[Lager]

Is there a simple online tutorial that can help build a joystick?