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Should I give up and get the X-arcade "Tankstick"?

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Doom bucket:

http://www.xgaming.com/tankstick-arcade-game.shtml

Three reasons for me even considering the thing:

1: Time
2: Cost
3: Effort

Originally I was going to go with a custom mameroom control panel, linked here
http://www.mameroom.com/uacontrolpanel_info2.asp

At first I was excited about that thing because, well total price is 100 bucks, and it is pretty much guaranteed to fit in my cabinet(which is an ultimate arcade II) But the only problem is, when I add up the cost of joysticks, the trackball, and buttons, it's ALOT more than that. :/

Plus, even after I got it I'd have to put the thing together with the encoders and wires and all that, and I'm really not that confident in myself!

Seriously, alot more than I have to spend.

Anyways, I've searched the internet and haven't seen that many reviews on the tankstick yet. Which makes sense since it pretty much JUST came out. That's why, I want to know if any of you guys can say whether or not you yourselves have been happy with X-arcade products in the past. Is X-arcade generally good or bad?

severdhed:

people like to bash x-arcade stuff.  I personally have no problems with it.  I had a 2player x-arcade unit for a few years, it worked great..i eventually gutted it and built my own contol panel and used the parts from the x-arcade.  That new one looks pretty cool, with more space between the players, and a trackball, it seems like a good deal.  Hell, if they had that one when i bought mine, i probably wouldnt have built my own panel, i just would have made a mount for that unit to attach to my cabinet.

If you are used to using happ buttons and sticks, then maybe you wont like the x-arcade..people say they dont feel as good, but if you are like me, you will be perfectly happy with it.  It is great too becasue of the console connectivity.  It can easy go between pc, playstation, gamecube, dreamcast and xbox.  not many products can do all of those.

if you do end up getting one, please post a review

RayB:

Is it really cheaper than building your own?


Doom bucket:

I can't tell how many inches the trackball is, but the only other trackball that I know of that is USB compatible is the Happs one, and that one is 150 dollars. 50 bucks short of this entire thing.

Doom bucket:

Then again, that is why I am making this topic. Because although I know it would be cheaper I am not sure of the quality.

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