It’s probably one of the rarer TE/TES out there. I know there was one on eBay like a week ago, I think it sold for like $75. I wouldn’t say it’s expensive, just hard to come by.
Speaking of rare TEs, I have been looking for an XBOX One arcade stick and haven’t been able to find a TE2 for a reasonable price, even on eBay and NewEgg. And all the poor reviews for the Atrox/Panthera have me skeptical.
Finding a PS4 stick isn’t difficult, seeing as there are more options.
I know it’s not a common mod. Most people prefer left handed, or just accept and not question it, becuase the issue isn’t usually brought up, because there are no off-the-shelf options since the NEC-authorized Beeshu Turbo Grafx 16 Stick. (Maybe the 3 Button Sega-authroized Beeshu Genesis Gizmo was newer, but that’s literally it.)
And you have to admit, simple remapping gives you awkward contour and arrangement problems causes worse problems than left-handedness, like missing your attack button blind or taking your eyes off the screen to see where your button is.
Most people say if you want a right handed joystick, build it from scratch. But if one is insistent on a right handed stick, and it’s BOTH too expensive to hire someone AND you’re no good at shopwork yourself, this is probably the best option for people who want an off-the-shelf rightie stick. If you can screw a Philips Head Screwdriver and yank off and push back in Quick Connects just once, then you can do it. I even had problems when the old connectors somehow caught, then I just paid a repairman $10 and in 5 minutes he fixed it with a couple special tools for hard to fiddle with connectors.
Add to the fact that it’s a PS2 stick and works with MANY consoles both BEFORE and AFTER the PS2, it should be handy in about 90+% of games you want to play with a joystick, and most of the -10% of the games will STILL work if you use the options menu. And most of your compatibility ratings say, depending on which of the 3 models you can can be anywhere from excellently compatible to universally compatible, it’s no wonder they’re going so High on Ebay.
And I only paid $20 during the Xbox 360 Era at a Record Exchange in Medina Ohio.
But you have to admit, if righthanding is a criteria, this solves most o e issues with right-hand modding an off the shelf stick.
Hori rap v or N for xbox one work very well, although they use hori hayabusa parts, but they are very easy to replace and upgrade.
I don’t see any information about the Street Fighter X tekken TE pro.
Just says madcatz TE round one or two. No where on my box does my stick say its round one or two.
It’s a “Fight Stick Pro” not a TE.
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There never been a Street Fighter X Tekken TE.
It’s the Fight Stick Pro.
Technically there is no “Round 1 stick ether” it’s the colloquial term fans came up with to discuss the first generation Mad Catz TE.
Odds are If you are buying a New in the box Mad Catz stick is nether the round 1 or 2 stick.
Not all Mad Catz sticks are a TE.
Yo, what’s the best modern stick in the $100-$130 range? Looking to get back into it. Seems like the information in the OP is out of date.
No one has the time to update.
If you still have a last generation stick then it’s pretty easy to get them working on a PS4 with a Brooks Board.
Two of the most popular sticks at that price range
Qanba Drone ($70)
- Qanba Parts
- Easy to change parts to Sanwa
- Native PS4
- Smallish and light
It’s retail price is $70, but it goes on sale here and there. Lowest ones I’ve seen was $40 on newegg. Personally I think the stock yellow and black one is pretty ugly and if you want to change the artwork then you’ll need to vinyl wrap. There are other versions out there like the Tekken 7 and BBCTB that look way better. Also the EVO version which comes stock with Sanwa parts. Not sure how available they are nowadays, but I think they retailed for $120. Maybe they’ll do another run when it’s EVO weekend.
Mayflash F500 ($85)
- Generic Parts
- Easy to change parts to Sanwa
- “”“Universal”""
- Easy to add artwork
- Decent size and weight
For PS4/Xbox One support you have to plug in a controller to the stick so that can be pretty annoying. There’s a version called the “Venom” which natively supports the PS4 and also an “Elite” version which has Sanwa parts and that’s like ~$110.
Sometimes there’s pretty good sales for sticks that are over $150. Like the Hori RAP N was ~$110 and the Qanba Obsidian was $100 for a bit. Those sales don’t happen often, but they can happen again. Also if you don’t mind buying used then a bunch of other good deals can be found.
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I’ll look into 'em. Thanks for the write up!
EVO drone is $100-125 and has all Sanwa parts and a lot easier to mod than the original drone.
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IMHO HRAPN is the best stick value this gen, easy to source and good prices on both used and new. Swap the parts and you have an excellent stick that will rival any stick out there, period.
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Help! I am an older player so I have a couple sticks for older consoles but I am looking for something newer so I can give some of the new games a shot.
-PS4 Compatable
-Modifyable artwork
-Potential to switch panels to a hitbox layout
-Sanwa Parts
Thanks!
I am going to be borrowing this from a new thread to add to what we have here
As my old guide is getting out of date. I also add the Link to the OP.
found some really cheap priced ps3 fight sticks in a local website one of which i can’t really find much info on.
anyone got any review or info on elecom model number JC-GMAS01BK? I keep seeing elecom alternately called mayflash which has me confused.
second alternative is madcatz sf4 stick (regular edition not tournament)
any tips on which to pick between these 2? and also info on that elecom one?
Both sticks have terrible buttons & joystick.
The Madcatz SF4 SE stick you’re talking about is much friendlier to modify. But if you’re planning on buying replacement parts then it would probably be cheaper to simply get yourself a better quality arcade stick in the first place.
As a side note, the Madcatz Brawl Stick (an improved version of the SE stick) has much better quality stock parts, but the artwork is fucking appalling.
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Elecom is just a rebranded generic arcade stick of the last generation of consoles. It’s mostly known as the Mayflash Universal Stick (not the F300/F500) or Datel Paewang Stick. All of them are pretty terrible with crap sticks and buttons like gahrling said. Really the only version that was worth getting is the Datel one because the PCB was PS3/360. Modding isn’t beginner friendly with having to de-solder the buttons, making the button holes bigger to accept 30mm, having to do more modifying to fit a JLF in there.
Mad Catz SE has terrible parts too, but the rest of it is pretty solid. It’ll be way easier to modify. Only issue is the PS3 version has issues working on PC.
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Thanks for explaining everything.