![]() ![]() They’re also among my favorites individually, which is an added plus. Interesting Facts and Notes on Layout: I took the liberty of isolating Reimu and Yukari of Touhou fame from two separate pieces of artwork by ideolo, splicing the two together because … well … they’re the Border Team in Touhou: Imperishable Night. The tighter controls also make it a favorite for precision-heavy games such as King of Fighters. The stock MadCatz stick was replaced with a Seimitsu LS-32, which is considered an upgrade over the Sanwa JLF when it comes to shmups. The oddball - smaller, AND a Seimitsu! But I love it. In terms of both art and stick quality/design, this joystick is my favorite in the collection. But when I did, I at least made it count: Moriya Suwako, my absolute favorite Touhou character! This stunning artwork by ideolo (who forms NekoWorks along with Sayori) required no additional fiddling by me it was just that good. Plus, it has Pyrrha in it, so it took me a while to actually replace the art. Interesting Facts and Notes on Layout: The original art on this stick is pretty minimalist and well-designed. Can double as a PC stick, but the Hori line has the stick inputs mapped to the d-pad on the 360 PCB, which corresponds to PoV instead of directional inputs using Windows Plug n’ Play, making key remapping software a necessity. I love the sturdiness (and weight) of the large Hori sticks since I have a tendency to move around a lot when playing. Purpose: My primary Xbox 360 stick for fighters. Type of Stick: Hori Soul Calibur V Arcade StickĬompatible with: Xbox 360, PC (with PoV-hat mapping software) I saw this art and I HAD to use it on a stick. If you love collector’s edition materials, posters, or any memorabilia in general for your media, why not give personalized customization a go? For reference, here’s my small collection of joysticks with a bit of background on each. With a bit of effort, you can do the same. While most of my sticks have a specific purpose, I love being able to ‘swag out’ my peripherals. Nowadays, sticks with 100% authentic Sanwa parts are available for under $100 during certain promotions, and an inexpensive stick can easily be modded to include high-quality parts for under $40.įor many stick users, however, a lot of the fun is designing a stick layout. Regardless of the reason, there was a huge demand, and MadCatz was eager to fill the void with entry and enthusiast-level sticks for fans. People wanted authentic arcade parts, though I’d wager that most people were biting on the placebo’d idea that their gameplay would improve with a stick and not a pad. ![]() When Street Fighter IV rolled along, it sparked a lot of interest in arcade sticks. ![]() It might come as a shock to some, but there once was a time when online purchasing was the oddity and not the norm. There were a few retail options, but they were just as pricey and pretty hard to come across you’d almost always have to order them online instead of shopping for it retail. Heck, the stick that I used for the first half of the 2000s was a custom-built stick by a hobbyist I came into contact with on the forums. In the past, it was rather difficult to get a quality stick. and have been for some time due to the PC multiplayer gaming boom in the late 90s and earlier 2000s. That’s … kind of a lie arcades are dead in the U.S. Two of my favorite video game genres are fighting games and shmups. As a long time fan of both, having an arcade stick was a necessary investment to get that genuine arcade feel without having to waltz over to the local arcade and have my elbows rocked by the huge guy on the other side of the cabinet. ![]()
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