Quasicade???

[clanggedin]

Found this on Gizmodo.com this morning: This comapany makes control panels that will connect to any console plus pc. There is no pricing on their site yet, but I am interested in seeing how much one goes for.

It would be great to see a review on one too. Too bad there is no trackball or spinner on their currnet designs..

http://www.quasimoto.com/

[AmericanDemon]

neat find!  I would be interested in a single player version if they were to ever offer it.  Its nice to see Digital AND analog controls on the same controller.

however it looks like it may be crowded......

[menace]

yikes--thats about 1 or 2 buttons away from being a frankenpanel and that 3d mode made  me dizzy--what the hell is wrong with a slow pan across the controls???

I think if they skinned it down and offered a few different models it might be better--the all in one thing just doesn't float my boat.

[Bgnome]

at least it finally give people a feasible retail option for true analog play on consoles..  i wonder what the price on it is..

[SteveJ34]

at least it finally give people a feasible retail option for true analog play on consoles..  i wonder what the price on it is..

I checked their retail distributors in my area which appears to only be Billards and Barstools locations.

There's one about 8 miles from me.....I'll stop in over the weekend and report what I learn.

I went there once many moons ago looking for barstools.....they are proud of their merchandise....you can spend $600 on a single stool.  Cheapest they had was a $125 deck chair barstool and the staff was rude through and through.

I ended up finding the almost the exact same stool at Pier One for $28.

If the above is any indication of what to expect, I would not be surprised if that franken panel exceeds $500 with one of the cabs starting at several thousand.

[Pilot143]

hdtv?  pressure sensitive buttons?  memory slots ontop (looks like xbox?)...

yeah... they aren't making this for us... its for the $$ money makers $$ that have money and don't seem to know better.

[AmericanDemon]

You are right, but it would be a nice tool to screw with.  Maybe a few will pop online used in a few months.

[Patent Doc]

I actually saw the Jr. and the 2 this past weekend.  First let me say that the analog controls suck.  These are not full sized joysticks like you are used to.  They actually resemble mid eighties IBM joysticks.  They stick up maybe an inch above the board.  The button configuration is layed out for x-box or PS2 and is, in a word, confusing.  The buttons were borderline unresponsive at least far less responses than anything I've ever seen.  I don't mean they wouldn't trigger something, but they felt sluggish.  The arcade style joysticks felt looser than even any Happs ultimates I've used, but I'm pretty sure they were ultimates so they couldn't really be any looser.  The monitor was a PC monitor and the bezel did not cover it up completely so forget true arcade experience.  The real kicker of course is the price. ..$3-4K here in the ATL..If I remember correctly.  Certainly not any less than that.  The only real positive was the attempt to account for all the controls on a PS2/x-box joystick.  the problem was execution. and really unless you have massive hands, there is no way you could control the analog sticks with you thumbs and press any buttons.  it was one or the other. Oh that layout just sucks.  Of course no spinner or trackball either.

[Patent Doc]

ok this isn't the analog joystic they have on the board, but its close in size and appearance

[AmericanDemon]

Thanks for the info!  Maybe not a good solution after all.

[KevSteele]

Looks like a candidate for a RetroBlast review...

(Man of Steele jumps into phone booth, rips off shirt, realizes he has nothing on underneath, runs back to house and fires off an email request for a review instead...)

Kevin

[AmericanDemon]

Rock on Kev.  That sounds like a brilliant idea.  

[Bloinkxp]

Maybe I am smoking here, but didn't saint ID quasimoto as the company behind x-arcade?  I am sure it's in his book.

-d

[KevSteele]

Maybe I am smoking here, but didn't saint ID quasimoto as the company behind x-arcade?  I am sure it's in his book.

-d

I believe Quasimoto makes that fugly cabinet that X-Gaming sells, but other than that I don't think they have any other ties.

Kevin