Official Street Fighter IV FightSticks & FightPad Thread (More on the way!)

PlayingKarrde · 2009-01-11T07:23:41.000Z

If you live in BC you can get it sent to Point Roberts, about a 20 minute drive from Vancouver, and avoid all brokerage charges. It will cost you $3 plus gas.

The_Drunken_Monkey · 2009-01-11T07:25:00.000Z

Wait… If the sticks don’t work with the original type of headsets, what type does it work with?

divertiti · 2009-01-11T07:32:19.000Z

any news on the availability to Canadian retailers?

System_1 · 2009-01-11T07:42:08.000Z

The_Drunken_Monkey:

Wait… If the sticks don’t work with the original type of headsets, what type does it work with?

The new headsets that you would buy in stores today don’t have the weird plastic thing on them(where the mute switch and volume is). The mute and volume are now on the wire itself rather then right at the connector. There are converters that will let you use it though(rockband comes with them).

System_1 · 2009-01-11T07:45:09.000Z

PlayingKarrde:

If you live in BC you can get it sent to Point Roberts, about a 20 minute drive from Vancouver, and avoid all brokerage charges. It will cost you $3 plus gas.

Problem is, I can’t cross the border. And… I think they need my signature or visa or whatever the crap is.

jhferry · 2009-01-11T08:24:38.000Z

MarkMan,

How easy is it to remove the PCB all together If someone wanted to use a regular wireless PCB pad. I am guessing you lose all turbo functions but can you still use the home button?

Toodles - might be a side project for you

Unless we figure out how to do 2 PCBs off the common ground setup of this thing.

Javid · 2009-01-11T08:26:09.000Z

So is there any news of Canadian retailers carrying this down the road?

Imitrex · 2009-01-11T08:35:37.000Z

Looking like I need to invest in a lamination gadget. Guess the table router can wait lol.

Toodles · 2009-01-11T08:45:04.000Z

jhferry:

MarkMan,

How easy is it to remove the PCB all together If someone wanted to use a regular wireless PCB pad. I am guessing you lose all turbo functions but can you still use the home button?

If you remove the original PCB, you remove the part that the Home button connects to; it’d be a plastic hole. Now if you don’t mind destroying to original pcb, and could solder, sure.

jhferry:

Toodles - might be a side project for you

Thanks, but I have my hands full.

jhferry:

Unless we figure out how to do 2 PCBs off the common ground setup of this thing.

And that’s what I have my hands full with. If you’re trying to get anything going wireless, I can’t help.

jhferry · 2009-01-11T08:56:37.000Z

^
Well lets see what you come up with.

MarkMan, any truth to the pairing to TE sticks together for a 2 player setup? I don’t remember reading anything like that other than this thread.

ShinJN · 2009-01-11T09:02:11.000Z

genfuyung:

Heres something that might suck. In this article, http://kotaku.com/5128370/ces-09-hands-on-with-mad-catzs-sfiv-fightstick--fightpad, the regular fightstick is shown and the headphone jack looks like it wont fit the original headset. If that;s true than that is an absolutely god awful decision, but it doesn’t affect me unless the TE is the same way.

So Markman, for 150 dollars, will the TE stick fit the older style of headset with the plastic piece?

There will be an adapter piece that you can connect to the joystick. The other end has a connector that matches the 360 controller.

System_1 · 2009-01-11T09:27:28.000Z

ShinJN:

There will be an adapter piece that you can connect to the joystick. The other end has a connector that matches the 360 controller.

That’s good to hear.

zaneiken · 2009-01-11T09:31:44.000Z

Just to show everyone the difference between the old 360 headset connector and the new one:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7752/headsetsku2.jpg

Note the black tabs on the older version.

Commander · 2009-01-11T09:33:47.000Z

MarkMan, thanks for posting the weight of the stick. I appreciate it.

To others - why are people not ordering from Gamestop? Do you have to pay shipping or something? Will you get the stick later? I don’t know why people are going with other places, especially online stores (except for the mom and pop stores with good reputations, of course) over Gamestop. Yeah, there have been problems in the past, but my understanding is that you will only pay 150, so you save on shipping. Am I wrong about any of this?

MarkMan · 2009-01-11T09:38:30.000Z

genfuyung:

Heres something that might suck. In this article, http://kotaku.com/5128370/ces-09-hands-on-with-mad-catzs-sfiv-fightstick--fightpad, the regular fightstick is shown and the headphone jack looks like it wont fit the original headset. If that;s true than that is an absolutely god awful decision, but it doesn’t affect me unless the TE is the same way.

So Markman, for 150 dollars, will the TE stick fit the older style of headset with the plastic piece?

Of course.

We’re including an adapter piece that will make it compatible with ALL headsets.

You take me for a fool? lol.

System_1 · 2009-01-11T09:38:35.000Z

Commander:

MarkMan, thanks for posting the weight of the stick. I appreciate it.

To others - why are people not ordering from Gamestop? Do you have to pay shipping or something? Will you get the stick later? I don’t know why people are going with other places, especially online stores (except for the mom and pop stores with good reputations, of course) over Gamestop. Yeah, there have been problems in the past, but my understanding is that you will only pay 150, so you save on shipping. Am I wrong about any of this?

I think it’s a combination of personal preference, horror stories and overall reliability.

System_1 · 2009-01-11T09:41:33.000Z

Commander:

MarkMan, thanks for posting the weight of the stick. I appreciate it.

To others - why are people not ordering from Gamestop? Do you have to pay shipping or something? Will you get the stick later? I don’t know why people are going with other places, especially online stores (except for the mom and pop stores with good reputations, of course) over Gamestop. Yeah, there have been problems in the past, but my understanding is that you will only pay 150, so you save on shipping. Am I wrong about any of this?

most of the people complaining are not from the US, so GS charges extra for those purchases which is clearly unfair when other options did not charge extra.

Commander · 2009-01-11T10:10:30.000Z

Thanks for the input from the last two posters. ^

I’m still ordering 2 TE’s from there, but I would hate to have the stick dented or damaged.

MyNameIsPaullee · 2009-01-11T10:21:52.000Z

genfuyung:

HERE IS HOW YOU SWAP OUT THE ART

http://www.destructoid.com/ces-2009-street-fighter-iv-mad-catz-controller-cracked-open-117539.phtml

Watch the vid.

What did I say when I first saw the case opened? LOL

MyNameIsPaullee:

It looks to me that there is a plastic plate ABOVE the metal plate on the top of the stick so if you remove the buttons and the ball top, I’m think the plastic plate with the art on it should just come right off… time to get working on getting someone who can print stuff like those “pencil boards” some anime DVD’s come with, LOL

System_1 · 2009-01-11T10:24:20.000Z

what i dont understand is if this is the OFFICIAL SFIV stick then why does it hav 8 buttons. when has any SF arcade ever used 8 buttons.
yeah i know it can be used for other games as well…but 6 buttons is more then enough for any fighters out there.
I dont know about u guys but the 2 extra buttons at the end is putting me off this stick - they get in my way even if i use them for shortcuts.

apart from that… I WANT