XBOX 360 Street Fighter Stick #2

[SNAAKE]

competition stick is probably the best american stick for fighting game so thats fine. personally I dont really like sanwa because its little too lose and sensitive. Ive used american sticks since the beginning of time and now I use seimitsu which is a hybrid between sanwa and american sticks. stick is all about preference but button is no brainer. sanwa buttons> ALL

as for any suggestion, try seimitsu ls32 its awesome!

[Gatsu]

I think a stick that pretty would sell either way. Happ or Sanwa.

[bgspot]

Regardless of the stick or buttons used, that is one clean stick 

[specialmoose]

May sound dumb but I'm a noob. How is the bottom done? Top was drilled on but how did you do the bottom?

[somunny]

May sound dumb but I'm a noob. How is the bottom done? Top was drilled on but how did you do the bottom?

The screws go through the rubber feet into the corner braces.  My wiring isn't clean enough to warrant using a clear bottom.  Not yet, anyway. 

[MrMojoZ]

If you plan to sell I'd look into offering Japanese style layouts and parts. Great craftsmanship you got there for sure. 

[somunny]

Thanks.  I started building three more over the weekend so I'll look into finding a Japanese button layout template. 

[MrMojoZ]

Try http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html.

[Gatsu]

Try http://www.slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html.

hehe you beat me to it. Those are the same ones I use all the time. Works great.

[massive88]

I have used this layout for all my sticks, I forget who I got it from originally, so my apologies there.  It feels perfectly comfortable to me, and the button circles are perfectly sized for the button plunger and rim.

The TIF inside the zip is at 200 dpi, you will need to scale it accordingly if you are printing to a different size.

[Namco]

Ugh, I hate that arched layout. If the buttons aren't in a matrix, I can't find the buttons when I need them quickly. Plus, when you need to press Fierce or Roundhouse repeatedly for a combo, are you really using your ring finger for this? No, you're constantly moving around. Arched buttons are less effective in this way in my opinion, but hey, whatever you're used to is what works.

Anyway, I love buttons that are straight across. 20 years of typing, NES playing, and SF2 playing (on Dynamo cabs with straight-row Happ Comp buttons) can't be wrong. 

EDIT: That sounded harsh. I'm an ass, don't take it personal, it's me not you. 

[tkh]

Hey i'm a complte n00b to the whol arcade scene, but I have ordered everything i need in order to make a custom arcade stick in anticipation of SFIV. I am just wondering how do you attach the plexi to your CPO? Sorry if this has been answered before I searched but couldnt find anything.

[somunny]

Thanks for the info.   

Hey i'm a complte n00b to the whol arcade scene, but I have ordered everything i need in order to make a custom arcade stick in anticipation of SFIV. I am just wondering how do you attach the plexi to your CPO? Sorry if this has been answered before I searched but couldnt find anything.

For something this small (relatively), the buttons and T-molding are enough to hold it down.

[tkh]

Thanks for the answer! Just hope I can reproduce something as nice as this when I get started. Just out of curiosity where did you get the black laminate from. Thanks!

[massive88]

Ugh, I hate that arched layout. If the buttons aren't in a matrix, I can't find the buttons when I need them quickly. Plus, when you need to press Fierce or Roundhouse repeatedly for a combo, are you really using your ring finger for this? No, you're constantly moving around. Arched buttons are less effective in this way in my opinion, but hey, whatever you're used to is what works.

Anyway, I love buttons that are straight across. 20 years of typing, NES playing, and SF2 playing (on Dynamo cabs with straight-row Happ Comp buttons) can't be wrong. 

EDIT: That sounded harsh. I'm an ass, don't take it personal, it's me not you. 

Everyone can have their own opinion.  If you are mashing a button repeatedly, yes I will slide my fingers over, which I can easily do if its arched or straight.  If I am comboing by pressing say, roundhouse > strong > jab or something like that (all across the buttons) then no, my hand stays still and easily hits all the buttons.  Or if I'm not sure which button is going to be used, at a rest position I can quickly, easily, and comfortably hit any of the six buttons in an instant.  You don't move around as much with an arched layout, because you don't have to.  But you still can if you want or need to.

Curved buttons have been in Japan just as long as straight buttons have been here, and the NES isn't really a fair comparison since there are only two buttons.  The SNES had a diamond matrix (not in a row) which has been copied ever since, and the Genesis controller if I remember right had an arch to their 3 and 6 button controllers.  Course I also use ergo keyboards, but again, its just a matter of taste.

[MrMojoZ]

Plus, when you need to press Fierce or Roundhouse repeatedly for a combo, are you really using your ring finger for this?

When you are chaining between diffrent attacks you don't have to time to hunt and peck with your index finger. This is why higher level players tend to use an arched layout. For just random button mashing straight works just as well.