Comments on: Xbox 360 arcade controller

By: xbox 360 games

xbox 360 games — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:41:41 +0000

Hello Guru, what entice you to post an article. This article was extremely interesting, especially since I was searching for thoughts on this subject last Thursday.

By: UEDan

UEDan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:25 +0000

My first arcade stick was housed in a shoebox… didnt work out too well.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:21:40 +0000

Love the shot with Mr. Hanky in the back ground.

By: xbox 360 game reviews

xbox 360 game reviews — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:38:32 +0000

The lollypop joysticks are the greatest, old school. Being weighted is a perk to using these…

By: twistedsymphony

twistedsymphony — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:14:52 +0000

True the machines in Japan do predominantly use the lollypop joysticks. But even the US market SF2 machines used the tear drop.

I bet you could find a way to light up a tear drop if really wanted to.

By: Tabasco

Tabasco — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:10:52 +0000

Sure seems like a lot of work when you can get the same controller in a CNC machined box that won’t attract ants for cheap from arcade In A Box http://www.aiabstore.com/

You can even get custom artwork on it… so you can have a Pizza Box look if thats your thing.

By: Solenoidclock

Solenoidclock — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:08:55 +0000

Good luck finding a way to light a teardrop-style joystick.

By: gen

gen — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:42:24 +0000

Most Japanese style fighter arcade cabinets use the ball top stick. Which means pretty much every 2d fighting game and 3d fighting game uses those. Actually the only game I’ve seen in the arcade ever to come standard with the teardrop stick is Mortal Kombat.

I guess there’s just more grip options with the ball top, probably why it’s a bit more preferred.

By: twistedsymphony

twistedsymphony — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:55:19 +0000

why is it that people always make console arcade sticks with lolly-pop style joysticks instead of “ultimate” style joysticks…

I can understand if you’re going for classics like pac man and other games from that era… but more modern 2D games, especially fighters all use “ultimate” style sticks that have more of an inverted tear drop shape.

see for yourself: http://www.austinamusements.com.au/images/uploads/happ.jpg

or maybe it just bothers me because I worked in an arcade for years.

By: erdbeerfetischist

erdbeerfetischist — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:24:50 +0000

Yes that actually IS MR Hankey, he is living on my couch. .. :)

.fr3AK

By: jjrh

jjrh — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:00:42 +0000

I’m amazed he can even test it housed in a pizza box. Other than making sure the buttons work, you would think he would end up crushing the box after the first round.

Maybe I just lean too much when I play.

By: cmonk

cmonk — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:26:53 +0000

yeah, i was surprised by google’s translator also.

nice arcade design though. let’s just hope the final casing stands up to repeated bashing more than the pizza box. we all know there’s only one way to play mortal kombat.

By: erihp

erihp — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:21:08 +0000

a pizza box???

By: mig

mig — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:56:52 +0000

Good hack, and it’s nice to see google has stepped up its game on the translation front. That is easily a day’s work for a professional translator, BIlled at around 200 euros!

I suppose the downside is that google translation is only just about comprehensible…

By: Bel

Bel — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:42:33 +0000

Is that Mr. Hankey?