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ratzz:

I just remembered about this black kid in my local arcade, who was amazing at Galaga but he crossed his arms when playing.

I remember seeing him and thinking he reminded me of Jimmy Hendrix! That guy was soooo cooool ....

MaximRecoil:


--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on November 26, 2007, 05:17:30 pm ---I liked the games, but never have grown to like gamepads.  I'll use 'em if I have to, but give me a real stick any day.  The only pluses I'll give gamepads are: they're cheap, they don't take up very much space, they don't need desk space to use, and they'll work for most types of games.  But I'd prefer an arcade stick for arcade/platform games, a steering wheel for racing/driving, a flightstick for flying, or a mouse + keyboard for FPS & RTS.  To me gamepads are like pocket knifes, has tools for every game, but sucks vs a real knife designed for the job. 
But I know I'm a minority (hey, I think all gamepads are too small, except the original xbox controller). :dunno

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The only thing I don't like about gamepads (or any handheld controller) is that you can't tap a button with your thumb while holding a pad as fast as you can with your finger on a separate panel-mounted button. That's only a problem for certain types of games though, e.g., shooting games like Asteroids. It is irrelevant for something like Super Mario Bros.


--- Quote ---Story: I had a friend as a kid who loved arcades as much as I did (80's).  He only played games with stick right, buttons left, which was fine as most stick games had buttons on both sides of the stick in the early to mid 80's.  But as games started having more than 2 buttons and more than one player, they couldn't fit buttons on both sides.  The standard started becoming stick left buttons right.  And playing SF2 with arms crossed just wasn't cool.  So he stopped going.
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My friend plays Ikari Warriors with his arms crossed, and I have no idea why (and neither does he apparently). He used to play it when we were kids in '86/'87 and it was his favorite game (he was damn good at it too). I got an Ikari Warriors machine last year and when he played it I noticed his arms were crossed. He held the joystick with his left hand like normal, but he crossed his right hand under his left and used the set of buttons that are to the left of the joystick. I asked him why he played like that (Ikari has two sets of button on either side of the joystick so there is no need for anyone to have to cross their arms) and he said he didn't know, but he has always done that on Ikari Warriors.

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