That joke’s about the Vita, you’re getting confused.
What’s the recommended PS2 stick? HRAP 2?
Do PS3 -> PS2 input converters exist and are they worth it?
Does this one work as advertised?
How hard is it to mod?
There no such thing as the Loch ness Monster a PS3 to PS2 converter (a converter to make PS3 controllers work in the PS2)
There are plenty of mods to make a PS3 Arcade stick to work on the PS2, including the MC cthulhu ,PS360+ or dual modding with an existing PS1/PS2 controller PCB.
The Hrap 2 has been discontinued, there are used Hrap 2 on the market but they don’t go cheaply as most are now collector’s items.
If you can find a Hrap 2, yes it would be worth it, specially if you get get it close to $175 but I seen them as high as $250/300.
The Mayflash Universal works in the sense that yes a snickers bar is food but it doesn’t make it a decent meal.
It is a crap awful stick, with crap awful parts and a crap awful board inside.
How good is the WWE brawlstick, IDC about modding? Is it worth it?
Read the posts on Page 1 Please, Its mentioned in the title for a reason.
I did, a better question would be how long doesn’t last, I read somewhere that it was a clone of some street fight iv stick, so idk if that was true? (seems that way)
How long a stick actually last is relative. With proper care even a cheap stick can last 20+ years.
Here is the entry for the Brawl Stick.
WWE Brawl SE. $79.99
Similar to the above two. Same Body design and clone Sanwa parts, the Brawl stick as higher quality Stick and buttons that the other two.
Quality: Better than the SFIV SE and on par if not better to the TvC
Reliability: Mad Catz have improved with their PCB design so there no reported PCB failure.
Ease of Mods: Difficulty 1. Same as the SE and the TvC.
The parts are Clone of Sanwa parts. If you are speaking about the Street Fighter SE stick, they both have the same body but the brawl is built much better.
To be Fair the better Mad Catz TE Round 1 and Round 2 was based from the Tatio Veiwlix arcade cabinet.
Brawl stick is a fine starter stick if you don’t want to commit to a TE. You should only be paying up to $30-40 for it though IMO. Once you get past that, you should be considering a TE or its equivalent. TEs are not significantly more expensive than that, will probably last you longer, and have better form factor/weight. They also have better parts in them.
NCR had a great deal for an awesome stick for $80, however being a full-time student out of work, money is tight right now. I think I will wait it out till Evo2013 to see if they have any discounts for some sticks then. Thanks for the information guys.
screw it, I’m just gonna buy a SFxT fightpad.
I play on PC so does it matter if it’s a 360 or PS3 controller? Which one is better?
My knowledge is limited so maybe someone else will chime in but I believe either can play on PC as well as their respective consoles. As to which is better? I hear everyone say about other certain sticks that the 360 is easier to dual-mod later to PS3 but again I’m not entirely sure on that.
I have both fightpads. Do read this topic here: Why are MadCatz fightpads so horrible? Before you buy it.
In the long run the fightpads can cost you a lot since you’ll probably end up buying tons of them. I find the investment on a good used stick to be much better and cheaper in the long run.
If you do choose the fightpad, I recommend the ps3 version for PC, because i found a bug using the 360 one. Using the pad to control as the left analogue stick has a bug that makes games unplayable. Never seen that documented anywhere else, but if you’re not playing on consoles anyway better be safe.
But please, don’t pay more than 20 dollars for one of this pads. And do not buy one used. Mine I got for around 15 Euros new. For that price it’s ok I guess. But don’t cash out like 25 bucks for one, cause then for the price of 2 (and you WILL eventually have to buy a new one, which will also eventually break) you get yourself a decent stick.
Reading this post I can only say: not the fightpads. Unfortunately as you’ll see, there is no such pad (good and reliable for ANY price) in production. But if you can be patient and hunt a good deal on an Arcade Stick It’s going to pay off.
I’m also new to the whole scene. Been playing SFII for over 15 years, but only this year have I gotten to play fighting games regularly and stopped just mashing. (ok I admit, I still mash) But even so I find the investment on a good stick worth it. Not only is it more comfortable to use, It is sturdy, It is well made, and holds it’s value. This things can rarely be said to anything video game related in the last many years.
Even if I suck, I’m a happier scrub for knowing that I loose playing confortably on a stick. And I also know that if I loose it’s cause I Suck. Not my controller. And that is quite important If you want to ever stop being a scrub.
But if you want to get a pad, play a couple hours on-line and ragequit throwing your controller against the wall, do get the SFxT fightpad. For that, you can’t go wrong with it. Just DON’T pay more than 20 bucks.
Well by completely new to fighting games I mean completely new. I’ve played SF before obviously but only a few times.
Anyway I already bought the 360 one for $28 before I read your post but I’ll keep that in mind. If it breaks fast then it’s completely my fault because I’ve already read everything here but honestly at this point in time I just want something to use. I don’t even have SSF4AE, I’m just playing SF4 that I bought ages ago but never played while I wait for SSF4AE to go on sale on Steam. (I have SSF4 on 3DS though)
If it breaks then I probably won’t buy another one. I’ll probably just buy a stick.
since you bought the thing anyway, test it for me please. Select it to play as left analog and try to switch directions from left to right and see if nothing strange happens.
What I get is lag when i am going left and try to go right. the character will keep going left a fraction of a second. It might seem like a small detail, but you just can’t play like that. Thats not an issue if d-pad mode is selected.
Uh, alright I guess. Don’t expect a response for awhile though, It might be a week or so before it arrives.
I just bought a Q1cut from DX, I knew the plastic body is slightly warped everywhere from even the photos at Qanba official website (maybe thin) and the clamps are mostly useless gimmick that would sit inside its box from day one, and probably the cord is too short, or maybe later the cord compartment hatch will break, but there is something about its design I could not resist, like that sexy start button, and then the flat screw that flush with the plexi, the subtle art design under the plexi and this might sound stupid but it reminds me a little of FE without the led and touchpad and the size and the performance and the money needed to be spent on one.
Any idea what would I expect of this product, any known potential defects or anything? as my stick is still somewhere between HK and my country…
I don’t know the terminology but does the angle of the deck affect much? Is a sloped top preferable over a flat top like the difference between the street fighter x tekken stick vs the mlg madcatz?
I’m very new to stick, but I guess it depends how you grip the stick, and where you play the stick and place your elbow/ the rest of your lower arm when playing, as long when you pull the stick down/ crouching position you don’t feel any unnatural tense in your wrist and muscle then maybe the slope might work, but it is safer to get a straight top and put something underneath either different thickness of rubber feet or temporary solution to form some slope whenever you need it rather than stuck with a permanent slope
I understood that the New Q1 uses knock off Qanba made parts instead of authentic parts. The buttons can be swamped for normal arcade buttons.
And I think the Joystick can be replace with a jlf easily enough.
It could it, depends on the particular player.
madcatz regularly run promos around major tourneys
markman always creates a thread when they do
TE level sticks can be snagged for anything from as low as $80
IMO
if you looking to buy your first stick pick one up when the promos are running, and get a TE level stick with arcade parts for several reasons
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it will be agood while before parts crap out on you, if you did go for the cheaper option at first and then upgrade parts later it will end up costing a similar amount but TE level sticks have good size and weight
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eventually you will want to buy a TE level stick, i started witha tekken 3 chinese knock off and now i have like 30 sticks
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if you do decide playing on stick is not for you, and decide to sell you got a better chance of recouping most if not all of your outlay
PS im not no madcatz rep, by TE level stick i mean sticks that come stock with arcade parts and weighs like 4/5 lbs, other stores do promos with various hraps and they are just as good, some will say better, in reality they are about the same, except madcatz are probably more easily moddable