Ok, so my HRAP3 arrived yesterday, total cost was 180$ (90$ shipping to Romania).
Thank you EvilSamurai for the complete answer, I didn’t expect that.Nice.:lovin:
After reading your post and this forum, I think I will go with this:
6 x Sanwa OBSF-30 vermillon
2 x Sanwa OBSF-24 yellow
2 x button plugs (or button fillers), I don’t know what are their exact names.
I have problems doing circle fireballs (in SF for example), so maybe the octogonal restrictor can be useful, but after some documentation, it seem that the square restrictor is better and I will try to get used to it.
Although I read all the topics related to its compatibility to PC, I cannot make it work on MAME.In control panel everything is ok (my PC saw it) but in MAME when I try to assign the controls, it won’t work, nothing happens when I push the buttons.Maybe more research will tell me the answer.
Yes VR-Fist, I know…the shipping was very expensive.I could buy the FS3 from UK for like 100$.But I preffered to buy a very good stick because I will not change it very soon.
Regards!
I tried mine with MAME but it wasn’t that great, it feels stupid it has nothing to do with arcade or anything at all it just works automatically when plugged in with Mac OS X but it should work with Windows XP too.
The best thing to use this stick for will be to PS3 with Virtua Fighter 5 & not mame!
Did anyone tried it with CPS-3 emulator? does it feel O.K?
Yes, I know, the stick is designed for 3d fighters, not 2d.But I would like to play smth with planes and helicopters with it, smth old school.
I will try it with xpadder tonight, maybe it will work.
I thiiiink they would fit but they’d be a little loose. You’ll be 100 times happier replacing them with Sanwa ones. This will require soldering, which is actually very easy and fun.
I’ve gotten used to the square gate pretty quickly and I’m really enjoying it. I use nFBA and GGPO, so those emu’s read my HRAPS3 right off the bat (nFBA is much better than mame IMO).
I feel like I’m in the arcade every time I play my emu’s. I never knew how playing on a controller could really ware the fun out of playing fighters after a short period of time.
I believe I’ll order 6 vermillion OBSF 30’s myself pretty soon (I don’t think paying for new start and select buttons will be that useful lol).
I just bought a Hori fighting stick 3 for my PS3 but am realizing that it’s not quite good enough for what I need. I’m playing a lot of precision shooters like Dodonpachi and stuff, and I need the same kind of joystick that are used on PCB vertical shooter cabs. Specifically, I’m pretty sure I need a joy-stick that doesn’t click, because this is what is messing my accuracy in some of these games.
So, does the HRAP click? Or is it smooth? If it doesn’t click and it’s equivalent to what PCB cabs have, I’ll pick one up immediately.
I was talking about the restrictors man, I cannot believe that a Street FIghter player will preffer the square restrictor over the octagonal or circle one.
I didn’t say anything about the X-Arcade, I know it’s crap.
@Adverse, the HRAP clicks.Maybe a HAPP joystick can help you or maybe a PS3 controller.
All joysticks except the Sanwa Flash and Perfect 360 click as they use optical sensors instead of the usual microswitches. The HRAP3 is the best PS3 stick but the joystick that is used in most shmup cabs, the Seimitsu LS-32(-01), will not fit as the mounting bracket that is welded onto the HRAP3 control panel will not take s-shaped mounting plates which means that any joystick that is mounted directly below the control panel (no gap of about 7-9mm between the start of the shaft and the control panel surface like the JLF has.) is incompatible with the HRAP3. The Seimitsu LS-32, LS-33, LS-40, and some Sanwa JLW variants are the ones mounted directly below the cp. The Sanwa JLF (and some JLW variants), Seimitsu LS-55, and LS-56 are the joysticks with the gap between the control panel and the start of the shaft. The HRAP1 w/mirror top and the HRAP2 are the only HRAP sticks compatible with the LS-32, ybe), and 40. You can however install the longer Seimitsu sticks (LS-55 and LS-56. Get the -01 version. The -01 suffix on Seimitsu joysticks mean that it uses a JLF-compatible 5-pin cable instead of connecting the wires directly to the microswitch) into your HRAP3. Of these, I recommend the LS-56-01 as the LS-55 has a long throw and you will want a stick that is compatible with the 5-pin cable that the stock JLF in the HRAP3 uses. You may need to buy an additional mounting plate to install the LS-56-01 though. Finally, it is highly recommended that you swap the hori knockoff buttons in the HRAP3 for Sanwa ones.
PS- If you don’t want to buy another stick, it is possible to mod the Fighting Stick 3. The Seimitsu LS-33 is the smallest Japanese joystick available so it is probably the easiest to install in the FS3. You can install other sticks such as the aforementioned LS-32 in it but they require more modification. For buttons, just use any Sanwa/Seimitsu 30mm button you want (Sanwas are recommended).
theres a happ store 15 minutes away. i’d save some money going that route (no shipping or waiting). and i do like their buttons. i’d like to avoid soldering if possible.
Sorry dude but you will have to solder unless the stick has already been modded. Also, Happ buttons won’t as the holes are 30mm and Happ buttons need 1 1/4 inch holes (I think)
It clicks but the clicking is irrelevant. The stick in the shmup cabs you play on in the arcade probably clicks and you just don’t notice it due to the background noise.
You will want 6 30mm Sanwas and be sure to get snap-ins else you will have to vertically sand down the mounting nut for the X/short/LK button. If you want to, you can spring for the RGs that will last 5 times as long for about twice the price. Be sure to get two button plugs to plug up L1 and L2 while your at it. It doesn’t really matter what brand of button plug. Just get Sanwa or Seimitsu ones based on which ones feel better, the store has in stock, or are cheaper. For start and select, just pick any 24mm Sanwa or Seimitsu buttons that fit your overall color scheme.
All Japanese cabs (especially fighters) use square restrictors. There are only a handful that use octagonal/circular and those are usually for shmups and other games. I really prefer the square restrictor over circular. Helps with finding corners.
