budget arcade stick or pad for mame?

djrlittleton

got a spare pc just for mame, spec ati x800xl, celeron 2.93, this should just be a grand spec for most games i believe

just looking to play a few old games have be using a saitek p2600 joypad but it just dont feel right, just wondering what your recomendations are either in stores or line,

something cheep and cheerful that will work happily with neo-geo and mame games mostly

i tought i should post this thread here rather than the genral games forum as i believe there may be a few people using mame in arcade and retro

Retr0gamer

Since Super Street Fighter 4 came out the Vanilla SF4 sticks have been going for cheap now. Excellent sticks. The tournament edition is a work of art but the fight stick is still great as well and it's very easy to modify with seimetsu or sanwa parts if you want to upgrade it later on.

CathalDublin

XBox 360 pad? Cheap, plug and play.

Retr0gamer

It's also as useful as a cock flavoured lolipop for 2D gaming. The D-pad is beyond rubbish.

djimi

I have the 360 pad and its a great pad but it just doesnt really feel the part when playing emulators. Im going to be getting myself an aul joystick whenever I can afford it!

djrlittleton

sorry but what the retail of some of those sticks?

is the hori 1 worth looking at? which 1 works better on pc xbox or ps3 models?

Scorchio MK7

Check out Playasia.com They have quite a few sticks and controllers at a wide variety of different prices, I'm sure you will find something your looking for there.

K.O.Kiki

Hori EX2 (360) and FS2 (PS3) are decent, but buttons break with intensive use after approx. 2-3 months and then you need soldering skills.
Hori Real Arcade Pro is big & expensive, worth it.

Madcatz Fightstick (aka SE) is cheap & cheerful, sh*t quality on the default parts though IMO. Easy to upgrade.
Madcatz Tournament Edition (TE) is very very nice, better quality even than Hori.

Just FYI but the above sticks are all default "8-way", so if you're emulating certain games (e.g. Pac-man) hitting diagonals can cause issues sometimes IIRC.
If you get a Madcatz, you can put in a Seimitsu stick which have very good 4-way restrictors.

Retr0gamer

Playasia shipping is a bit expensive. I know some bricks and mortar shops were selling the street fighter sticks cheap.

Also if you are using the sticks on a PC it doesn't matter what console you get it for they are both the same, so get it for which ever one you own.

K.O.Kiki

Actually, the PS3 sticks don't work on (certain?) nVidia chipsets IIRC, due to being USB1.1 or something.

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's also as useful as a cock flavoured lolipop

Do you mind if I use this in everyday speech?
I just have to try to work it into a few conversations and see how I get on.
Will report back on effects on polite company!

Retr0gamer

Go ahead, I stole it from Dodgeball myself.

Lab_Mouse

CathalDublin wrote: »

XBox 360 pad? Cheap, plug and play.

Didnt know that.Can the Pc pick up the wireless version?

Yreval

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

Didnt know that.Can the Pc pick up the wireless version?

There's a wireless reciever for Xbox 360 pads that you can plug into your PC via USB.

Not recommended though since, as mentioned before, the Xbox 360 d-pad is Heinz's 57 varieties of nightmarish.

o1s1n

Get yourself a Trio Linker Plus II.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trio-Linker-Plus-II-PS2-GC-DC-controller-PC-USB-/180530849805?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2a087a280d

Lets you connect a Dreamcast/ps2/Gamecube pad to a pc. Or all three at once.

I'm using one with a Dreamcast stick. Works brilliantly with MAME. No lag at all.

Nforce

I got one of these for running dual ps2 pads on the pc... worked well so far.

djrlittleton

i bought a hori FS3 and so far i am loving it, honest seen as it my 1st arcade stick its cheap cheerful and loving Altered Beast and Metal Slug with the stick, i cant seem to get it to work in afterburner?, but i have a flight controller coming to me so looking forward to that now,

just want to say thanks for everyone for there input:)