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Title: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: Gavica on February 10, 2007, 08:20:47 pm

Originally I wanted to buy an X-Arcade Stick but alot of people said it sucked.

Then people recommended the Hot Rod, which is the one Im planning on ordering Tomorrow:

http://www.hanaho.com/Products/HotRodJoystick.php

I just want to make sure there aren't any better ones out there for around that price

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: mrserv0n on February 10, 2007, 11:09:11 pm

Well those Super 8s on there are MUCH nicer than the x arcade ones will ever be, So Id say it looks pretty solid. plus i mean $100 is a great price

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: Gavica on February 11, 2007, 10:14:59 am

cool

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: destructor on February 11, 2007, 10:52:34 am

HotRod is PS2/ only. No programmable.

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: Gavica on February 11, 2007, 01:18:09 pm

what can I do with programming?

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: freckleface on February 11, 2007, 02:18:53 pm

Originally, when I had an X-arcade I did have a couple programs...but now I just program MAME accordingly.  However there are a lot of retroremakes games that are defaulted for keyboards: space - ctrl - etc. I don't have mine panel set with these and haven't decided if I want to so I just don't play those games. Something to think about though.

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: destructor on February 11, 2007, 02:35:45 pm

Some games doesn't allowto change key configuration. Then only one way is programming stick for these games.

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: Gavica on February 11, 2007, 02:58:54 pm

so hot rod is not good for mame?

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: JustMichael on February 11, 2007, 03:01:40 pm

HotRod is good for MAME!!!

In my honest opinion, the HotRod has a much more "arcade" feel to the sticks.  It is also SOLIDLY built.  I gave one to my brother-in-law Christmas before last.

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: Gavica on February 11, 2007, 03:20:16 pm

thanks

what about using the Hot Rod on NES, SNES, GENESIS, ETC emulators? are they as good?


also on the MAME 32 settings for the controller, there is a Setting for X-Arcade as well as HOTROD, so I'm using choosing that will set up the HotRod for sweet mame gaming?

Title: Re: Buying Arcade Stick just want to make sure
Post by: Tahnok on February 11, 2007, 08:28:11 pm

Quote from: Gavica on February 11, 2007, 03:20:16 pm

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what about using the Hot Rod on NES, SNES, GENESIS, ETC emulators? are they as good?
[...]

That's where complications could arise. Some emulators don't allow custom key mapping. But, in reality, odds are that you aren't going to want use those emulators anyway. Pretty much all the best emulators allow key mapping. I recommend just going for it and buying the one you're looking at.