is shadowblade good for ps2 using playing marvel vs capcom 2?
MvC 2 for the PS2 so shitty. Don’t even bother with the Shadowblade is it just as bad…Please don’t waste your money on that joke stick. Also you should take you MvC 2 for the PS2 back to the store and try and get a copy of MvC 2 for the DC.
Rotendo, Thanks for the Info on hooking up 360 sticks. I just finished the hack for a PS2 controller. Now I am in the process of making money and building other people controllers.
-Majin Cable
hello? so whats the deal…
Damn, I just bought one and it’s in the mail coming to me right now. What’s so bad about it?
I heard the Sega arcade stick can short out your DC controller port eventually unless you install a stronger resistor. Mine shorted out from a PSX/Saturn->Dreamcast converter. It worked fine with my PSX and PS2 controllers, but the one time my friend tried his saturn controller, nothing happened. We ignored it and kept playing with DC controllers, but then tried again a week or two later, and after it didn’t work, none of the ports worked with any controller. Anyway, the moral of the story is watch out what you stick in your DC.
Anyway, I remember some guys down here were selling custom sticks. I think they were called SAV sticks. What happened to them, did they quit?
According to this FAQ: http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/file/dreamcast_controller_port_repair.txt the standard DC resistor is near 5 ohms and it doesn’t mention problems after installing a 10 ohm resistor. Maybe we’re talking about 2 different resistors. The one he mentions in the FAQ is marked ‘F1’. It sounds easy enough, but I still need to learn how to solder.
Wierd. I remember in the official Capcom SF2 guide they had a section on different hand positions to use the ball stick. The one that seemed most effective was holding it under-handed, but that was still slightly akward, and sucked for doing anything left-sided. Even just trying to hold it the normal way felt uncomfortable to me because the ball was too small and the wrong shape for normal human hands. I guess they’re just used to it in Japan. The odd thing is how american console sticks are mostly ball tops even though no one over here knows it’s standard in japan and over here the standard is a true stick. These guys http://www.arkino.com.tw/stick.htm make a cooll stick because it’s like a compromise/combination of the ball and stick, but I emailed them and they didn’t respond. Don’t know the price or if they even ship to the US.
damnit! guess i waste on money on that pos shadowblade… ya its really crappy… can even do a speical with that pos. thanks for the advice
Im glad to see that this topic is still alive since I have some questions. I want my stick to be compatible with PC/PS2/DC and maybe Saturn also. So the the big problem is the pad + adapters compatability with each other and games.
Is the ps1 dualshock the most compatible pad to hack?
We need to build some info on what are the best adapters and help each other out. If you have bought some please share your thoughts about it.
- Adapters name and model (picture)?
- Does it have lag when buttons are pressed?
- How many buttons can you press simultaneously?
- And what pad were you using?
- Extra info like DC VMU slot and incompatabilities with games etc.
hey, i have the ps to dc converter called Total Control plus and for some reason the L1 and R1 buttons on my ascii FT2 stick dont work when i try to play 3s. this is strange because the L1 and R1 buttons work when i play cvs2 or mvc2 on dc. im wondering if anyone else has the same prob and if there is a different converter that u know of that works on 3s where the L1 and R1 buttons on the ascii stick work properly.
thx
i had the same problem when we tried to use my friends converter for 3s…but for mvc2 it worked perfect…i will find out what his adapter is called and get back to you…but i use an adapter i bought off ebay…some guy sells a whole bunch of them for only 9 + 1.75 shipping…i’ve made custom sticks w/ 3rd party controllers using this adapter and never had any problems(not even playing 3s)…and i been using my stick for a couple months…
btw, there have been threads on adapters…try searching for them…there are a variety of adapters from different sites…try looking around the threads…
on the subject of converters…
Well…since people are talking about converters…I was wondering, I have a stick with a P360 wired into it for the PS2, will it still work if I buy a controller adaptor for the Gamecube…I mean will it still draw or will the GC supply the 3.3v that the PS2 did before?
on the subject of converters…
I used the Nyko Playcube adaptor with my 360 stick on my MAS and never had any issues.
Ok, i want to make joystick for my DC. I have a crappy TOPMAXX arcade stick, but i want to use some parts from it to make my stick. I have arcade buttons,wire’s and cherry switch’s to replace the crappy rubber sensor buttons that it had. Does anyone know how I can wire my buttons to the TOPMAXX circuitboard?
OK Let me say this again… :o
What happened to the SAV stick?
replacing the resistor on a blown port will fix that problem for good if you replace it with a 10ohm resistor…soldering part is easy, u should give it a shot, you have nothing to lose. lemme re-salvage my post that explains the process.
GNAM…
this is a quote taken from one of my earlier posts in this thread:
dood, are you sure you used the right port…now i’m kinda reluctant to try it. you just blew out the resistor and can be easily replaced. to fix the problem, simply open up your DC and take the controller port out. then if you look closely, you will see a little resistor (blue color). snap that mofo off and replace it with another…preferably a more resistant one. take it to your nearest electronic store and ask around for an F5 10ohm resistor, solder that one on there and voila, a working DC controller port.
Has anybody ever hacked the Enforcer joystick for the DC.
see this link
http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/58/57601/topmax_dc_joystick.2.jpg
http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/58/57601/topmax_dc_joystick.1.jpg
I need some tips on how to solder this board.It has these round points on the PCB under the buttons and I can’t tell where the hot and ground are.
k, i did a search and found the adapter i think that u have on ebay. i think ill give it a try since its cheap.
thx for the help and plz let me know what your friends adapter is called out of curiosity.
I’ll let you know when I get a chance to fire up that game if I have problems with it.
Regarding the printing, Kinko’s can do anything so it all depends on what you want. For the main overlay, I wouldn’t recommend printing on a sticker. Too much chance of screwing something up if you don’t set it correctly. Either get it printed on vinyl or regular paper. If you go regular paper, have it laminated. That’s what we did. It’s about the same price. Printing is $10/sq foot. Yes, you can get a 20" x 17" print. Ours was around 36" x 12" single piece. They just calculate the square footage x $10 to arrive at the price.
lol…he has the total control plus…
I am asking the same question. Does anyone know how to do this? Please respond ASAP.
I have FT2 and 3s for me. My adapter is by Innovation. I bought it from electronic boutique near my area for 20$