lol, no we are talking about the hrap se (the original one for ps2). They have been long known as probably the rarest retail stick ever made hence another name for the stick in collector circles is the unicorn stick. Thanks for the compliments on the heart of glass stick, it is a grail for sure and the craftsmanship on it is unbelievable.
Ohhhh. Yes. Da sex.
I sold a mint condition HRAP 2 for $90/shipped on ebay a couple years back.
This is when I had no idea that some arcade sticks actually went UP in value over time.
When it sold on buyout instantly, I researched and found out I couldāve sold it for $200 easy.
Still shipped it to the winner, though. Lucky guy.
"Why would you not research before you sell something?"
Well, I was cleaning out my closet of a lot of thingsā¦ Just wanted to get rid of them asap as I was moving.
I regret selling it so much. Fond memories of 3rd strikeā¦
1 stick as all ! need baby! dat Q4
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Hori VLX x 4 - Best stick you can buy.
Sega VSHG x 4 - Probably the best looking stock sticks you could buy (imo).
Sega HSS-0130 x 4 - Overrated.
Hori Super Famicom Fight stick x 2 - Underrated.
Hori RAP PS2 SA
Hori RAP PS3 SA
Hori RAP SE
Hori SS Fighting Stick x 2
Hori Namco Stick x 3
Sega Agetec Stick x 3
Thatās about it. Iāve sold quite a few with no plans to buy anymore because, once you go VLX, everything else just seems like a waste of money, IMO.
13 sticks right now. I think Iām just going to chill out here though.
V.S. stick
Madcatz soul calibur stick
Femme fatale stick
Round 1 TE
Hori real arcade pro 3
Foe hammer stealth
Etokki omni rev 3
Sfxt pro fight stick
Red sfxt pro fightstick
Wiiu tekken stick with blazeblue top
Wii u datel stick
Brawl stick
SE stick
Nybutech sf15th anniversary stick (most used stick I quad modded)
I sold my vlx biggest mistake ever though.
I thought I only needed one until my friends came over.
Yup. The VLX was like a big F U to all the other sticks. Instead of making a compact stick for home use, they decided to just take a chunk of a cabinet and sell it.
I need to update my list but Iām so scared (and lazy) to do so. >.<
This is what I currently have:
- Hori VLX diamond edition - (dual modded) Best. stick. ever.
- Hori Fighting Edge (white)
- Hori RAP V3 Custom (Amazon Edition)
- Qanba Q4RAF (6 button conversion)
1 Panzer wide body
2 Blaze Twinshocks (stripped and ready for serious modding)
2 Jasenscustoms Lindberg panels in custom wood cases
2 Jasenscustoms Capcom Mini-Cute panels in custom wood cases
1 Foehammer Stealth Hotbox layout
1 Tefightstands 720 stick
1 Tefightstands Trackball āstickā
Iāve really cut down this year, had 25 last year, but Iāve gotten rid of all of my commercial sticks. Iāll need to get some Geo layout sticks since I plan on rebuilding my Geo collection.
In autobiographical order of purchase:
- MadCatz MvC3 TE Round 2 (PS3) ā stock, loaned to a friend to get started.
- MadCatz FightStick Pro Evo (360) ā stock.
- MadCatz FightSticK Pro red/black (360) ā presently with Hayabusa/Kuro parts, got a Crown FK on the way to try in it.
- Qanba Q2 Evo (360) ā shipped as PS3, but I ordered a board from Eightarc and swapped it out.
- MadCatz SF4 TE Round 2 (PS360+) ā converted to HitBox layout.
- MadCatz MvC2 TE Round 2 (360) ā loaned to a friend to get started.
- MadCatz KI TE2 (XB1) ā pending a conversion to HitBox soon.
- PDP Injustice (360) ā swapped in JLF lever, loaned to a friend to get started.
Basically I use the hitbox full time, and occasionally the Evo stick. Lady Rageous uses the Q2 Evo at home, and the FS Pro red as a travel stick. KI TE2 is intended for a tri-mod hitbox that she can use full time soon.
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- Madcatz SE for PS3 (for nowā¦)
- MVC2 Madcatz TE (Xb360)
- Soul Calibur V Madcatz Soul edition, with arceye2s and sparky installed in smoke Seimitsus
- XbOne HRAP Hayabusaā¦newest stick, bday present from the missus, and itās pretty killer.
Madcatz SE
Madcatz TE chun li
Femme fatale
Hori fs3
Hori vlx premium kuro
SFxT pro 360
SFxT pro ps3
Agetec Green Goblin
The Missa special (blue edition)
And plans for 5 more this year
Edit: thanks Nendo for reminding me of my dc stick
Why not?
Current list:
2x Namco
1x Modded Green Goblin
1x Konami Hyperstick
1x Mad Catz TE-S TTT2 Dogestick (Kitty)
1x Mad Catz TE-S TTT2 (Wii/360)
1x Mad Catz Round 1 TE (Cthulhu/360)
2x Mad Catz TvC (360)
1x HRAP EX-SE
1x HRAP EX
1x HRAP3-SA
1x HRAP NX SCV
1x Hori FS3
2x Panzer FS (PS360+)
1x Maple Custom (Cthulhu/360)
Iām probably forgetting one or two. Itās a habit, clearly.
Not many
MvC3 360 TE with a Crossbone, OBSCās, LS-56, and LEDās
Madcatz 360 SE with PS360+, silenced OBSFās, JLF with Gamerfinger
An American version of the HSS-0104 that I got for $10 just to see how bad it could really be, and also to have a physical thing I can trace that weird not-player-1-but-not-quite-player-2 Astro City layout with for the custom stick Iām building.
1 x custom OG xbox stick
1 x modded universal pelican real arcade stick
1 x Hori RAP Kai for xbox 360 (LS-40, Sanwa RGās)
1 x Madcatz SE for PS3 (LS-32, Semitsu buttons)
4 X Madcatz TE all dual modded (1 all Sanwa, 1 all Seimitsu, 1 Hitbox, 1 MK layout)
1 x Madcatz TE 2 for xbox one (LS-40, Sanwa RGs)
1 x Hori Haybusa pro for xbox one (Hayabusa, Sanwa OBSN 30s)
1 x Hori RAP 4 Kai for PS4 (LS-40, Sanwa RGās)
1 x Hori VLX for PS4 (LS-40, Sanwa OBSN 30ās)
1 x custom hitbox for ps3/360
Only 3 at the moment, but helped build another one and gave one to my girlfriend.
1x B15 X2 DIY stick
1x VSHG
1x Namco PSX stick
Debating on selling the last one, but donāt know if I could get enough to warrant parting with it.
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HRAP 2 SA (JLF, OSBF30-RG, Hori FC4 PCB, 12lbs)
First stick I ever bought, $200 NIB in 2009. Itās seen a lot of abuse but sheās held up to it all. (Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3. These are a little old, as it has even more stickers now.) -
RAP VX SA (JLF, OSBF30, stock PCB, 8lbs)
I like this stick a lot, I just wish it had the separate compartment for the buttons + stick like the old HRAPS. -
Virtua Stick High Grade (HHS, Kuro, Hori FC4 PCB, 10lbs)
First Japanese stick I ever used and still probably my overall favorite. -
HRAP EX (JLF, clear OSBF30, stock PCB, 12lbs)
What can I say, I love the OG HRAPS. -
Mayflash V2 (Modded stock stick, clear OSBF30, stock PCB, stock weight)
My travel stick. Will throw a Hayabusa in it at some point.
All but my Mayflash have a shit load of adhesive steel weights in them, as well as adhesive felt on the bottom plate.
Currently trying to decide on what #6 is going to be. Iām torn between a Fighting Edge and the Hori SCV stick. I like the Fighting Edge because itās super wide, but the SCV stick seems a bit easier to work with (no fancy touch panel to worry about). The question is if itās wide enough for my tastes.