Brook Universal Fighting Board Thread

Why wouldn’t you?

I am a pad player who just bought a cheap, used modded arcade stick this weekend. It only works on PS3 and Xbox 360 so seeing this “Universal Fighting Board” product that will also make it compatible with my Xbone and PS4 is absolutely brilliant. I could not find a vendor that sells the product in Europe. Is it possible to buy it from an online shop in the UK or Germany, or does it have to be imported from the US?

I could not find any price in Euro, only US dollars.

I assume I would only need to reconnect the wires from the old PCB onto the new Universal Fighting Board PCB to get it to work?

Theres plenty of shops selling it in Europe. Smallcab.net, shadaloo.eu and nsdp.es

Ah, thanks! So the price is 90 Euro + additional shipping to either the UK or Germany. A little more than the dollar price, but at least it will be delivered quicker I suppose :slight_smile:

Have you personally tested it? Will my button presses be as swiftly registered as on a pad?

It doesn’t matter if you buy it in the EU or US, it’s the same hardware and has been tested by a lot of people with excellent results. Just read the thread and all signs point to it being good.

If youre in the uk arcadeworlduk.com also has it.

Since people are talking about foreign availability I was wondering if there was a good place to purchase this board from Japan.

import from brook directly, they’re in singapore

Excellent, will order it this weekend then :slight_smile:

By the way, the modded stick I just bought only has 6 buttons and I am having problems playing Street Fighter 3rd Strike with it on the 360. I cannot seem to be able to assign the correct button configuration. The game somehow interprets a button press as autofire and sometimes even the wrong button. I cannot turn off 3 punches or 3 kicks at the same time. Will I have the exact same problem in 3rd Strike on 360 using the Universal Fighting Board as long as my stick only has 6 buttons?

No.

hi ya not sure if its been covered but i aim to put the brook fight board in my xbox one te2 ive gutted the original board out just wondered about wiring for the top panel ie home button lock button and led button. can i use a neutrick usb or will i have to solder the original disconect cable to the board and can you use a led board to light up the buttons any help would be very appreciated

Why not just get the Ez Mod for the TE2? :slight_smile:

gaming on avery small budget the price for the brook board will cost me more than i paid for the te2

You should ask the maker of the EZmod about this. He replied to another post saying that it’s very difficult to hook the connectors up on the turbo panel, without using extra hardware, which means you would need some sort of resistors? and need to be an experienced solderer to do it successfully.

As someone that has bought a TE and built custom modded sticks, I can assure you that almost any option you pick to do it yourself will ultimate cost you more in parts / resources than a pre-built, mass-manufactured stick. If you build something yourself you can make something that is much more durable and will have all the exact parts you want, but it is always more costly. The one exception is if you have metal or wood-working skills and can build your own case. If you can build your own case, your material / part cost might even out or come ahead of the pre-built stick.

ive already got the te2 and its stripped down i plan to buy the brook all in one but will need advice with the top panel with the home button and would i have to use the original usb cable or can i put a neutrick also can you fit led buttons to the brook board

What exactly do you mean by “led buttons”. You can put leds in buttons then wire them directly to a voltage source (but make sure to put a resistor inline first) and they’ll be always on. The brook board does have a vcc connection screw terminal that you can use. I do believe it has player indicator led connections as well, but you would to solder to the trace. The other option is to use a controller board that controls the leds. I haven’t used it, but the Kaimana board from Paradise Arcade (I probably spelled that wrong) has a programmable controller on it. You will need some technical knowledge to write your own programs for it though.

This has been answered several times already, time to search!

Was interested until I saw the price. How did they pull that ridiculous number out of their ass? Is there any reason for a simple PCB like this costing over 30 bucks for us consumers?

Simple. You get what you pay for (i.e. one single PCB that’s so easy to install even an 8 year old who knows how to use a screwdriver can probably do it, works with PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC and 2 Wii U games, has the ability to autodetect, doesn’t have 8 minute timeout and has a myriad of optional aux functions).