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Neilyboy:
careful if you by an xarcade. i bought one with just the intention of using it on my pc every now and then.. a week after i bought the thing and started playing with it i decided i have to build a full upright and do all the buttons and stuff myself. so i pretty much spent 200 bucks on a device which i used for a week it got me hooked and now since ive spent about a grand on all the parts and extras ill need for my standup.. also the trackball that is used in the xarcade is kinda crappy.. now that i have gotten my happs trackball and gave it a 'whirl' its soo much different and better feeling than the xarcade ball.

Neil

Scumgriever:
I agree,
I was super close to buying one online but had a chance to play one in a shop and decided that while it kicked most commercial things ass it still didn't quite cut the mustard.


--- Quote from: Gavica on December 14, 2006, 02:58:56 pm ---yeah, but Im no good at building stuff and electronics.
I mean, I can afford the xarcade, so seems easier to avoid the hassle of trying to building it and failing.

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Experience really isn't such a necessary factor in this hobby. Dont be scared of building a PC it really isn't much harder than plugging in your VCR, all the plugs only fit where they're supposed to go. Any computer store will help you to make sure your parts are compatible with each other.
Not sure where you are but I'm in Sydney, Australia and there are heaps of little individually owned computer stores run by sweet little asian guys and ladies that offer great prices on all the bits you need and will often put it together for you for free,

As for the arcade controlls I'm still waiting for my keyboard encoder so can't be certain but it doesn't look like brain surgery and there are about a hundred step by step guides floating around these parts.

I can however understand wanting to buy a pre made box to house your controls to get a professional looking finished product. My woodworking endevours never look very beautiful.

It will probably cost you about the same as an X-arcade in the long run but well worth the time, plus you end up with exactly the controlls you want.

Gavica:

--- Quote from: JoyMonkey on December 14, 2006, 03:19:03 pm ---The X-Arcade joysticks are possibly the worst sticks I've ever touched. If you're not too handy, you might want to buy an X-Arcade and then replace the joysticks with something more decent.
Or buy a Hanaho Hot Rod instead; they're about the same price but Hanaho uses quality Happ parts.
Homepage: http://www.hanaho.com/Products/HotRodJoystick.php
Review: http://retroblast.com/reviews/controller1.html

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That hot rod stick doesnt look too bad, its actually $10 cheaper (shipping included) than the xarcade.
Would you recommend it over it?
the only thing that worries me is that it plugs instead of a keyboard.
How do I control my PC w/o a keyboard?

Dervacumen:

--- Quote from: Neilyboy on December 14, 2006, 04:40:41 pm ---careful if you by an xarcade. i bought one with just the intention of using it on my pc every now and then.. a week after i bought the thing and started playing with it i decided i have to build a full upright and do all the buttons and stuff myself.

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I second that motion.
And although I like my new controls much better, I enjoyed the X-Arcade while I had it.  Until you try a number of different controls you probably won't have any negetive reaction to how the X-Arcade feels.  I never tried the X-Arcade trackball, though.

As for my choice of other on the poll - overall I love these Wico leafs on my Smash TV cabinet.  They remind me of the old wico joystick I had for my Atari 800.

That said, I think my preference is game or genre specific.


JoyMonkey:

--- Quote from: Gavica link=topic=61118.msg605134#msg605134 ---That hot rod stick doesnt look too bad, its actually $10 cheaper (shipping included) than the xarcade.
Would you recommend it over it?
the only thing that worries me is that it plugs instead of a keyboard.
How do I control my PC w/o a keyboard?

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It's got a keyboard pass-through port, so you can plug in both. Have a read of the review: http://retroblast.com/reviews/controller2.html

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