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Would you guys be interested to read journal about how PS2 arcade stick is made?

elkataselkatas Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Games and Technology
Situation is this. I'm big fan of the fighting games, and I have dreamed about owning high-quality arcade stick for a while. As I'm not satisfied with quality of HORI sticks, and other alternatives tend to be tad too expensive, me and my little brother have decided to do our own, PS2-compatible stick. Stick will have proper arcade measurements, and we will use real japanese arcade parts from Seimitsu. We have done various rhythm game controllers in the past, but this is our first arcade stick. I'm just wondering that would you guys interested in reading detailed journal of the process with schemes, pictures, and comments? I don't guarantee that we actually success in making working stick, but perhaps someone interested could learn our mistakes.

Hypnotically inclined.
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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    That might be kind of cool. Try to get it on some gaming blogs or something too.

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  • SirUltimosSirUltimos Don't talk, Rusty. Just paint. Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I think it would be really interesting to read. I'd say go for it.

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  • JouleJoule Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Yeah I'd say it would be pretty interesting. Give it a go.

    Question though, HRAPs are not good enough? Or is it that you prefer Seimitsu parts instead of Sanwa? Shmuping?

    I'm wondering if it'd be easier to just mod a existing stick to however you want it to be.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    I dunno how importing and building a good stick costs less than "costly alternatives" but good luck!

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  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    check out the SRK forums if you run into trouble. They helped the shit out of me when I was building my arcade stick.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    build-your-own-arcade-controls already has tons of info on how to do this. arcadecontrols.com is the url, I believe.

    I'd go with stuff from happ controls. They distribute and manufacture real arcade parts for very cheap.

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  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    oh yeah, if you go to SRK read everything before you ask questions, chances are I already asked it, and got called the fool because I was about the hundredth person asking the same question :P
    Sleep wrote: »
    I dunno how importing and building a good stick costs less than "costly alternatives" but good luck!

    buttons can be ~$2 each, stick $20, other stuff needed ~$20-$30.

    Overall mine cost me about $80, and I had more parts than what a regular stick should have.

    where quality sticks can be upwards to $200. . .

    well, most of the time that cost is simply the cost of the people making the stick's time.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    That include shipping?

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  • elkataselkatas Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sleep wrote: »
    I dunno how importing and building a good stick costs less than "costly alternatives" but good luck!

    Well, I'm in Europe. You can get all necessary components from german arcade shop for 60 euros (includes shipping / VAT). :)

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    elkatas wrote: »
    Sleep wrote: »
    I dunno how importing and building a good stick costs less than "costly alternatives" but good luck!

    Well, I'm in Europe. You can get all necessary components from german arcade shop for 60 euros (includes shipping / VAT). :)

    Good ol' Germans.

    Gertbeef on here has made a full sized two player board. Could always get him in here to spare some advice.

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    Ah.

    I live in the States and make some pocket money by importing records from the EU and Japan. Shipping is a bitch sometimes.

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