Avoid like the plague, they are terribly made and you just be throwing you money away.
The Hori Fighting Stick 3 is about on par with Mad Catz “SE series” (SE, TvC and WWE sticks)
Alright entery level sticks where if a part breaks, the repair isn’t hard as Sanwa/ Seimtisu parts are perfect drop in replacements for the joystick and buttons.
(buttons/ sticks can break after years of intense game play)
If you want a little more quality and start off with better joystick and buttons
The Hori Hrap SA series and the Madt Catz TE series sticks are much better sticks for the money your spending.
Six Axis and Dual Shock 3 PS3 controllers are banned from Evo because of the chance of match interference. As the Controllers and Console once paired up remembers the pairing until another console syncs up with the game pad.
What many pad players do is to get a PS1 or PS2 dual shock game pad and get a PS2 to USB adapter. Few players also get the Neo Geo PS3 pad, the Hori Fighting Command Pro, one of the many knock of Sega Saturn USB pads, adapt a Real Sega Saturn pad via converter or even use a SNES pad with a USB adapter.
You are not allowed to use wireless controllers of any sort at EVO, so don’t get the Tekken stick.
What budget range are you looking at? Buying a beginner stick now then modding it later to install better parts will cost around the same as a higher end stick from the start. If you want dual mod functionality I would advise getting an Xbox 360 TE and using toodles’ kitty kit as it is very simple to install, or if you only will have to play on a PS3, just get a PS3 stick(for reference, EVO, and most other major/serious tourneys use PS3’s). It is all up to you and we will help point you in the right direction, but first we need to know what you are looking for and how much you are willing to spend.
No they do allow devices that have to be connected via USB receiver last evo, as long as the controller don’t Sync up with the console.
But it be easier to just stay away from all wireless controllers for tournaments.
Yes, that’s the one i’m looking at! But yeah you told me that anything below $50 is pretty much garbage on its own, I’ve seen alot of good review for alot of arcade sticks but they’re all so expensive for me at the moment (hope that answers your question ExtremeYoshiFan =)) I’m very comfortable with a controller, I played with an arcade stick before and it didn’t feel as fluid to me personally, so before I was looking for arcade sticks I was looking at fightpads, but i’m not sure if they’re tournament valid, lasts long enough, or works like a mini arcade stick (That’s why I was sort of interested in the Arcade Fighter Micro). I wanna have a controller that functions like an arcade stick, but at the same time I’m comfortable with which is a controller < If that makes sense
Following up with my recent post, I’ve seen fightpads like the PDP (PS3) Versus Fightpad, got mixed reviews, and now the Hori Fighting Commander 3 Pro. It got alot of good reviews, but the pad is a D-pad, not an analog stick xP
Since you have a very tight budget I say go with the Hori Fighting stick V3. Fightpads are not very good for fighing games because it feels very awkward to play. The pad is too wide so it’ll be hard to cover all the buttons quickly if you need to do combos( well the new fight pads anyway). The only fightpads that “were” good to play with were the Street Fighter Annerversary fightpads for the PS2. The Madcatz Street Fighter fightpads have problems with its PCB so that may not be a good option. Well a good option will be what ExtremeYoshiFan mentioned earlier is to buy one of the Sega Saturn knockoff usb pads in which the Sega Saturn controllers were really good for fighting games however it still come down to the quality of the knockoff.
I do recommend one of the fighting stick V3’s, they are pretty decent to use from what I’ve heard and fairly easy to upgrade. It uses the same PCB as the HRAP line as well, a PC even sees it as a Real Arcade Pro. If you are tight for cash I know it would be a much better option than the micro fighter stick.
I do appreciate the credit, but it was Darksakul who mentioned the saturn pad.
I think this got lost a little in the PS3 vs XBox debate.
First factor is: What system do you have at home? You can pretty much always borrow a stick at a tournament, but it’s hard to practice at home without your own stick for your system.
Second factor is: Dual mod and be ready for anything. That’s easier if you start with a 360 stick.
From what I’ve seen here out East, tournaments run exclusively by and for fighting games tend to be PS3 (this includes the bigger ones). Tournaments run by [or at] stores or more generic game-league-type people tend to be 360.
That is the sad truth that if you really want to be a contender in Tournaments you ether need 2 different arcade sticks or one with a dual-mod or even a multi-mod depending on what factors wait you. Vast majority of the bigger tourneys are PS3, some game store tournaments don’t allow personal or custom sticks.
Some have certain rules like the controller can’t have slow-mo, turbo or rapid fire or programmable macros.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31o1covyX3L.AA115.jpg I found this stick on Amazon and it looks like a good deal (the V3)! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41PSbRpIa0L.AA115.jpg < This arcade stick I found at a local game store and it’s used but only sells at $45. I’m kinda iffy on it and I don’t really trust used arcade sticks even if the guy assures me that he never gets them broken. Reason why I’m more comfortable with pads is cuz, aside from more ease and comfortability for me, I can move alot beffer with it, it might sound weird when I say I play them arcade or piano style! PDP fightpads really resemble the Sega Saturn controllers, I found some on my local gamestop but I wanna get your guys’s opinions first! > http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41hmckynkJL.AA115.jpg I don’t like the new Hori Fighting Commander 3 Pro just cuz it’s not an analog stick but a D-Pad…Are old SFIV SE/TE sticks still compatible with games today (specailly with the new firmwares and all)?
Yes, the sticks work just as fine with new games as they do with the old. All you see is branding, everything else is (mostly) the same.
The Fighting stick 3 is more difficult to replace parts on than the V3, just so that you are aware. I advise you to purchase the V3, but you can do whatever you want to do.
You may want to consider hitting up rtdzign about one of his frankenpads then:
They are pricy, but they are probably worth it(I have not used one, but it is a great idea in theory).
Ooohh I like the look of it! But again it’s a D-pad xP That helps alot thank you! I’m still gonna look for a decent arcade stick to start with, maybe start of with the V3.
An arcade stick is a great way to go, and if you really dislike it you are free to sell it, you will probably get back about what you paid for it in most cases. Just remember that you will get worse before you get better. You have to adapt, but due to the way you hold the controller, it doesn’t sound too difficult for you as you already have the finger positioning down. The fun part will be getting used to the joystick. It is very different from a pad and you almost have to relearn. I actually advise you watch a few tutorials on playing geared at beginners to get you started on a stick, I was amazed at how much it helped me, and for me it wasn’t even a transition from pad to stick, it was Happ parts in the arcades to the Sanwa parts on my TE.
I don’t know, but to each his own, a friend of mine does with a 360 controller and he is actually pretty good at street fighter.
Gives me a more arcade feel? I’m not used to using arcade sticks and I feel uncomfortable. I was looking into arcade sticks so I can get started and [maybe] step out of my comfort zone. But personally I feel better using those pads. That’s why I’m looking for [hopefully] a smaller arcade stick that feels like a controller :arazz:
