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ropeadope:
Been a long time since I was here :o

Got Street Fighter IV for PC an it's a lot of fun but needs arcade-style controls to fully enjoy it. Some moves are really difficult to execute using a gamepad, moves that should be fairly easy to do. I guess I don't have to explain it to you guys.

Would like to build something similar to X-arcade's Tankstick:


Honestly it seems like a good deal already but I can't afford it. Plus I've always wanted to make my own arcade controls. How cheap could I make something comparable to the Tankstick? I really like the layout of all the buttons and trackball already. I would have to add pinball buttons to the side though, as I love playing pinball/vpinmame, but that add-on shouldn't cost much extra.

So I've always wanted to build a control cabinet, and would sure get a lot of use out of it for years to come hopefully. The problem is I'm terrible at this DIY kinda stuff, but I'm willing to try. I'm sure I can already find plenty of information around here, but any advice/help would still be appreciated. I already forgot everything I read about when I used to visit here a lot :p

bradx:
you wont save alot money building it yourself, especially if you dont know what you are doing. 

saleem:
i spent over £100 just on a 6 button layout for 2 sticks,6 buttons each,a 1/2 player button and a coin and esc button.the mini-ipac and harness was over £30 alone.so without wood,filler,primer,paint its easy to see how much a byo will be.

the 2 player cp from xarcade is?

i got a 2 player xarcade it cost me something like £130,as i thought i would be clever,i bought a refurb frrom states to import to uk,customs wouldnt allow it in without tax and ontop that parcelforce here added handling charge which was like £17 so it actualy cost me more than it would to buy a new pne here.

i just think with xarcade you dont get any experience at putting one together,you miss out on something thats interesting to do,something that you could probably learn and do time and time again.
:)

ropeadope:
So it sounds like it will be pretty much impossible to build something similar for under $200 eh? Oh well. Will just have to keep saving up I suppose. I thought DIY stuff was supposed to help you save money  :P

garnerb350:
Ropeadope...go to the X-arcade site...they have where you can get the joysticks and pushbuttons/encoder...for cheap...( without the wood) with that you can build a control panel....

I myself , I went with the x-arcade tankstick, on my first go around...love it...have no complaints with it...

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