cracked me right up
If you actually own it and arenāt joshing about selling it, Iād easily trade my Mad Catz Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition plus cash for it. :wonder:
Anyways, this is actually quite helpful for me in terms of information. I didnāt actually know that there were two varieties of this stick much less that they use Omron microswitches! No wonder these things have lasted for these past 13 years! :wow:
Glad I actually managed to snag one for myself! I canāt imagine where Iād be without those epic planar buttons and that joystick! :lovin:
Iām curious, thatās why I askedā¦
Namco Arcade Sticks just looks like gold jewels to me o.o
How good is the Namco Arcade Stick in comparison to the MadCatz TE stick?
namco sticks are crap, you should sell it to me for cheap so i can do you a favor by having you get rid of it!
Oh wow.
You would trade a Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick? Tournament Edition and money for one Namco Arcade Stick?
I have two of these Namco myself.
And they are really cool.
But I wouldnāt even want to give it away for another Stick that cost more.
Unless I can sell that and use the money to buy more Namco Arcade Sticks.
Laugh.
Namco Arcade Stickās looks like a piece of history of fighting games. I think they go for a lot because maybe some people sees the sticks a symbol of fighting games or something lol. If I had one, I wouldnāt trade it for anything either. Unless its 10,000$ lololā¦
Absolutely jdm714; if Deadlywolf or anyone else had a brand new in box Namco Arcade Stick, I wouldnāt hesitate to give up my Mad Catz Street Fighter IV Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition (by the way, nice touch there with the !) and cash for it. Even though I know how much research was put into it to make it the ultimate arcade stick both out of the box and for modders to change up, I just simply donāt like how the FSTE feels for some reason. :xeye:
Well in any case, I cracked open my own green sticker Namco myself. Iāve got one with a white square gate and white actuator. Forgot to check out the numbers and info on the microswitches and PCB, but M K L did point out that those were irrelevant, so I think itās okay that I didnāt. :lol:
can someone please answer this question.
Itās hard to compare the two, especially considering how different they are in terms of size/components.
Personally, now this is just me, I like the Namco arcade stick over any stick (including TE or anything using Sanwa).
you cant compare 2 things that are exactly alikeā¦ we all know about the size and component differencesā¦ I want to know which stick is more effective to use when playing super turbo, 3s or even MvC2.
Speaking for myself,
I like the TE better.
I had two Namco sticks that I bought for PS1 a long time ago. This was well over 10 years ago, probably around 1996-1997 when the sticks were new.
I sold the sticks around a year after I bought my first Dreamcast. My PS1 ā a launch date system ā had finally bit the dust and I was done with Sony for at least another 5 years. That was a time when I really didnāt like what Sony was doing on PS1 and there was a lot of shovelware coming out. I just had no reason to keep the sticks.
I got next to nothing for the sticks to be honest but I had already paid less than full price for them. I think got them on sale for a significant discount at Wal-Mart (50% off?).
Yes, they were decent sticks but I donāt think they compare to the best Hori or MadCatz sticks nowā¦ Theyāre not something Iād trade or pay full price for.
Nice bit of history and the first exposure I had to Hori product but thatās about it.
I would say the TE is more effective because it comes standard with Sanwa joysticks and buttons, while the Namco comes with Hori parts that are usually subpar in terms of feel and durability. If you decided to mod one though down the road, they would equally perform just as well and it would come down to personal preference. Some people want lots of room to rest their hand, some people want something that is more portable, etc.
Iām actually going to get my hands on one soon thats used but in good condition and comes with the original (not in good condition) box that has Heihachi staring down Kazuya.
Markman, I bet you have a few of these, did you mod any of them? How are the stock parts? I was considering it but iām not sure if I want to keep it authentic or not.
Gigazord, although thatās typically true of Horiās parts, itās definitely not the case for the parts they used in the Namco Joy Stick. Iām not sure about the buttons, but the joystickās microswitches were made by Omron, the same company who makes the microswitches for Sanwaās joysticks. The buttons are also of comparable quality. Otherwise, this arcade stick wouldnāt have survived over 13 years of use. As the owner of one of these, I can understand where MarkMan is coming from. Stock and out of the box, this has to be the greatest retail arcade stick ever sold.
zeetes put it very nicely when he said it should be labeled a crime to mod one of these, regardless of what kind of mod. The stock buttons are godly and sans a very light spring, the joystick is also absolutely perfect. Itās got shorter engage (at least, thatās how I feel) than a Sanwa JLF and almost as short of an engage as an LS-32. Frankly, even if these parts were manufactured by Hori, I wouldnāt be surprised if anyone competed with this stick stock in tournaments or were even willing to put them in a genuine arcade cabinet. Theyāre that good.
I love the stock buttons on the namco stick, they feel much better than the current hori knockoffs. They are flat instead of convex and are fairly soft and clicky.
Really though, the old Hori parts during the Namco stick days were MUCH better than what we currently see in Hori sticks.
I have 9 Namco Arcade sticks, thatās how much I love these sticks. But as itās been said time and time again, it all comes down to preference. iām just comfortable with them.
the springs and over all quality control on the namcos far exceed anything iāve found in my ex2s or wii fight stick. the namco actuators are actually centered, none of my later horis are (including a few tekken 5s). it was just a very well made stick.
Thanks for the input guys! I havenāt recieved the stick yet but will get getting it soon. I guess pending on what condition it really is in (supposed to be good) will depend on whether I will mod it or not. I assumed it was like the standard hori buttons/sticks we see today. Now iām itching (I should get that checked) to get it.
Oh and MarkMan, when is Mr. Wizard going to appoint you the title āGod of Arcade Sticksā?
For a stock stick back in the days, the Namco stick is definitely S grade. Even with Hori parts, the stick is in a league of its own. The feel of the joystick and buttons is definitely unique from other Hori sticks. Itās hard to describe. You really have to play on it to enjoy it.
The design is simply outstanding. Slim, minimal, low profile. Itās just too good.
I myself have 5 (or was it 6). I modded one with Sanwa parts, but I could use a stock Namco stick any day over a Sanwa.
haha i bought my 4th and 5th ones with the intentions of modding, but both are in such good condition that iām currently seeking a 6th. iāve fully modded a jlf (with the exception of shaft/actuator that are both stock namco) that screws right in place of the stock stick, but honestly i just like the regular olā namco the best. i still want to mod one with a db15 cable, iāll probably just keep all the parts stock.
You wonāt do it though! Your heart wonāt let you!