Fighting game controllers for PC

cj iwakura

I recently got into some online fighting games.

What's a good reasonably priced PC controller with a Sega Saturn-like setup(as I consider that the best controller for the job)?

Example:




If it can be bought in a store, bonus. I was thinking of checking a Best Buy or someplace of the like, but the odds of them having a Saturn-esque controller seem low.

I don't really care about a joystick, a D-pad's just fine by me. I'm hoping for something not above the $20 range.

Count Funkula

This looks pretty nice, and has six buttons:
http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/p2600.htm

Otherwise, you can get an xbox 360-style controller for the PC:
http://compactiongames.about.com/od/hardware/gr/xbox360control.htm

Mugenmidget

I ordered some cheap Saturn USB pads off eBay and they kick ass! They seem like the real deal too, I can't find any difference between my official Saturn USB PCB (a more expensive one from NCSX) and these ones I just got. You can find them littered all over eBay just by typing in "Saturn USB".

Examples:

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38.l1313&_nkw=saturn+usb&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Cheap deals if you're getting 2, even. Highly recommended.

Willeth

The wired 360 pad works natively in Windows but the D-pad is terrible.

ApexMirage

A PS3 pad works too, you just need the driver which is a quick google away.

Willeth

Oh hey I didn't know that. Does it work via Bluetooth or USB?

ApexMirage

Probably both. I used usb for simplicity.

Sheep

There will be a dedicated fighting controller and a both a new consumer and pro stick for the 360 for the SFIV launch.

Those are also PC compatible.

Willeth

Actually that arcade stick I saw SFIV being played with a few weeks ago was pretty awesome.

acidlacedpenguin

also, if you buy a quick $2 xbox->pc dongle, you could use any of the controllers from the oxbox, which includes the sweet street fighter branded controllers.