X-Arcade, is it any good?

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X-Arcade, is it any good?
Topic Started: Oct 28 2009, 02:57 AM (336 Views)
Marlon	Oct 28 2009, 02:57 AM Post #1
Posts: 1,737 Group: Subscribers Member #153 Joined: February 10, 2004 Football bias: Liverpool The best videogame ever is: Super Mario Galaxy A good name for a band would be: Um...what?	Anyone here have or used one?



Waddie	Oct 28 2009, 08:23 AM Post #2
Sugar-Rush Anarchist Posts: 1,587 Group: Subscribers Member #95 Joined: January 12, 2004 Football bias: Sheffield Wednesday The best videogame ever is: Tempest X	I think romanista has one. I used to, but didn't like it much. I prefer the Japanese-style ball-top sticks.



KidQuaalude	Oct 28 2009, 08:23 AM Post #3
Posts: 227 Group: Members Member #1,432 Joined: May 15, 2007	Yep, they are pretty good. Joysticks are maybe a little on the loose-sidebut otherwise a quality product. I have one for sale boxed in very good condition (including dreamcast, ps1/ps2, xbox and pc (usb) adapters) I think the USB adapter could also be used on ps3, but not 100% sure on this. PM if interested.



KidQuaalude	Oct 28 2009, 09:24 AM Post #4
Posts: 227 Group: Members Member #1,432 Joined: May 15, 2007	Oops, I should add that its a twin x-arcade (two player) that i'm selling. All decent offers considered tho I'd like to sell it with all the adapters rather than splitting.



cools	Oct 28 2009, 11:18 AM Post #5
Posts: 607 Group: Subscribers Member #424 Joined: November 16, 2004	Marlon Oct 28 2009, 02:57 AM Anyone here have or used one? Overpriced for what they are. Cheap parts. Build quality ok though.



Marlon	Oct 28 2009, 11:35 AM Post #6
Posts: 1,737 Group: Subscribers Member #153 Joined: February 10, 2004 Football bias: Liverpool The best videogame ever is: Super Mario Galaxy A good name for a band would be: Um...what?	KidQuaalude Oct 28 2009, 08:23 AM Yep, they are pretty good. Joysticks are maybe a little on the loose-sidebut otherwise a quality product. I have one for sale boxed in very good condition (including dreamcast, ps1/ps2, xbox and pc (usb) adapters) I think the USB adapter could also be used on ps3, but not 100% sure on this. PM if interested. When it comes to controllers, I'd rather go down the "new" route, to be honest. Can I ask; why are you selling it if it's a good product? Regarding parts, I understand it's a piece of piss to swap out components if desired and it doesn't invalidate the warranty.



Molloy	Oct 28 2009, 11:41 AM Post #7
Posts: 1,324 Group: Members Member #760 Joined: January 11, 2006	Generally speaking the only people who seem to praise X-Arcade are trying to flog the one they have. Hori is really the gold standard. If you go for the higher end ones you get the proper arcade parts, but the cheaper ones with the clone parts are plenty good enough for me.



Dr_Octagon	Oct 28 2009, 12:07 PM Post #8
The man with no name. Posts: 2,983 Group: Subscribers Member #68 Joined: January 4, 2004 Football bias: Southend The best videogame ever is: Radiant Silvergun	I had a lot of fucking hassle with one. To the exstent I sold it to a friend. I only got it cos' it was 40 quid as opposed to 120. I really wouldnt pay the full price for one.



KidQuaalude	Oct 28 2009, 12:07 PM Post #9
Posts: 227 Group: Members Member #1,432 Joined: May 15, 2007	Marlon Oct 28 2009, 11:35 AM KidQuaalude Oct 28 2009, 08:23 AM Yep, they are pretty good. Joysticks are maybe a little on the loose-sidebut otherwise a quality product. I have one for sale boxed in very good condition (including dreamcast, ps1/ps2, xbox and pc (usb) adapters) I think the USB adapter could also be used on ps3, but not 100% sure on this. PM if interested. When it comes to controllers, I'd rather go down the "new" route, to be honest. Can I ask; why are you selling it if it's a good product? I'm selling beacuse I'm moving in with my girlfriend and a 25" joystick is just one of the many things (numerous synthesizers, my beloved vectrex) aren't going to fit in her flat... Edited by KidQuaalude, Oct 28 2009, 12:09 PM.



KidQuaalude	Oct 28 2009, 12:08 PM Post #10
Posts: 227 Group: Members Member #1,432 Joined: May 15, 2007	<edit> oops Edited by KidQuaalude, Oct 28 2009, 12:08 PM.



Marlon	Oct 28 2009, 12:26 PM Post #11
Posts: 1,737 Group: Subscribers Member #153 Joined: February 10, 2004 Football bias: Liverpool The best videogame ever is: Super Mario Galaxy A good name for a band would be: Um...what?	Dr_Octagon Oct 28 2009, 12:07 PM I had a lot of fucking hassle with one. To the exstent I sold it to a friend. I only got it cos' it was 40 quid as opposed to 120. I really wouldnt pay the full price for one. Details please?



Marc	Oct 28 2009, 12:35 PM Post #12
Waiting for the punchline Posts: 1,758 Group: Subscribers Member #769 Joined: January 26, 2006 Football bias: slowly loosing interest The best videogame ever is: Bubble Symphony	Only stick I own is a DC one, which I used to love but seems to have a lot of travel these days, making it a bit imprecise for shooters. Hopefully, I've a small sum of money coming to me soon (plus the possibility of redundancy pay :D), so I'd like to treat myself to a decent stick, and maybe another chipped Xbox with a decent sized hard drive. The one I've already got, despite being chipped, offers nothing above a standard one other than the playing of copies. The one I used to have had a decent dash and HD-ripping options etc. Wonder if you can still pick them up? Edited by Marc, Oct 29 2009, 05:15 PM.



KidQuaalude	Oct 28 2009, 12:41 PM Post #13
Posts: 227 Group: Members Member #1,432 Joined: May 15, 2007	If you are looking for something that'll work on a variety of systems (with PS2->whatever adapters) and is fairly easily moddable (for sanwa sticks/buttons) apparently a good option is this : http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-m-49-en-70-3d9n.html PS2/USB stick, not apparently great as-is but a great shell/pcb for modding, so I have read.



Dr_Octagon	Oct 28 2009, 12:51 PM Post #14
The man with no name. Posts: 2,983 Group: Subscribers Member #68 Joined: January 4, 2004 Football bias: Southend The best videogame ever is: Radiant Silvergun	Marlon Oct 28 2009, 12:26 PM Dr_Octagon Oct 28 2009, 12:07 PM I had a lot of fucking hassle with one. To the exstent I sold it to a friend. I only got it cos' it was 40 quid as opposed to 120. I really wouldnt pay the full price for one. Details please? You have to have a ps2 keyboard plugged into the stick, and the ps2 connection to the pc didn't work with my mother board. And the usb converters where constantly sold out on the site. Im gonna be buying it back off my freind though as he hasn't got into mame. And you can replace the pcb now. But yea unless you really need a 2 player single unit get a hori stick instead. Im only bothering cos' it's cheeper for me.



romanista	Oct 28 2009, 01:12 PM Post #15
Rick Lindeman Posts: 5,759 Group: Subscribers Member #179 Joined: February 26, 2004 Football bias: AFC Ajax, AS Roma, Wallidan, Fluza� The best videogame ever is: Sensible World of Soccer A good name for a band would be: Door Edel Spel Tot Overwinning	yup i have one, bought 5 years ago... like it's sturdiness, and that i can use it on lots* (robotron on mame is great on it), would prefer a nice ball on it (have the hori stick for 360, with a really nice ball), but it does let me play dreamcast, psx and cube shooters rather excellently * even got a weird mail by them a few days ago: 360-adaptor available: Dear Gamer, We are pleased to finally announce Xbox 360� support for the X-Arcade� Joystick with a new adapter shipping November 5th. You can now use your X-Arcade� to dominate your favorite arcade and fighting games on your 360�. While we have not obtained approval for a directly-connected device, you can use any Playstation 2 adapter and a Wired Xbox 360� Gamepad to legally comply with Microsoft's end user license. The adapter will also allow you to connect any Playstation 2� game controller or device with your Xbox 360�



Marlon	Oct 29 2009, 11:31 AM Post #16
Posts: 1,737 Group: Subscribers Member #153 Joined: February 10, 2004 Football bias: Liverpool The best videogame ever is: Super Mario Galaxy A good name for a band would be: Um...what?	I wonder how it handles Sensi Soccer? Gotta be better than a 360 pad, that's for sure.



romanista	Oct 29 2009, 02:53 PM Post #17
Rick Lindeman Posts: 5,759 Group: Subscribers Member #179 Joined: February 26, 2004 Football bias: AFC Ajax, AS Roma, Wallidan, Fluza� The best videogame ever is: Sensible World of Soccer A good name for a band would be: Door Edel Spel Tot Overwinning	used the hori stick for 360 sensi sometimes, would prefer an original The Arcade joysticl still, as yocan hold it in the hand



VOTE LIBERAL	Oct 29 2009, 03:05 PM Post #18
Washable Sushi Towpath Posts: 8,201 Group: Subscribers Member #1,338 Joined: March 25, 2007 Football bias: REVIEW WARHEAD The best videogame ever is: REVIEW WARHEAD A good name for a band would be: REVIEW WARHEAD	The Hori Stick is also great for R-Type, Golden Axe and most other retro games on XBLAH. Still delighted that I picked mine up for �14.99 pre-owned at Gamestation. I understand they're rather pricier now.



Deano2099	Oct 29 2009, 03:45 PM Post #19
Posts: 923 Group: Subscribers Member #439 Joined: December 8, 2004	Loved my X Arcade but we mostly used it on MAME and NeoGeo emus on the Xbox. Not sure how it would fair with modern beat-em-ups. It's basically an olde-fashionedy arcade cabinet stick in a box.



Marlon	Oct 29 2009, 04:18 PM Post #20
Posts: 1,737 Group: Subscribers Member #153 Joined: February 10, 2004 Football bias: Liverpool The best videogame ever is: Super Mario Galaxy A good name for a band would be: Um...what?	Deano2099 Oct 29 2009, 03:45 PM Loved my X Arcade but we mostly used it on MAME and NeoGeo emus on the Xbox. Not sure how it would fair with modern beat-em-ups. It's basically an olde-fashionedy arcade cabinet stick in a box. I want one entirely for retro gaming. How's it handle old arcade racers like Outrun?



Burai	Oct 29 2009, 08:59 PM Post #21
Disappointment Posts: 1,125 Group: Subscribers Member #592 Joined: August 18, 2005 The best videogame ever is: Super Metroid	The Hori sticks have been bettered by the MadCatz fighting sticks now. It comes in two grades. The standard Fight Stick (rear) comes in a reasonable casing with MadCatz buttons and stick. They are far, far better than the ones Hori ship. But the big selling point is that the buttons and stick are connected via jumpers rather than solder, so you can effortlessly swap them out for proper arcade parts from Sanwa or Semitsu. You can pick one up for around �50. The Fight Stick Tournament Edition is the fucking daddy though. Massive panel modeled after the Viewlix arcade cabinet, a compartment for stowing the USB cable and it's already fitted with a Sanwa stick and buttons. They retail for �120, but you should find one for around �90.



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