keyboard vs. controller

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » Tue May 15, 2001 12:30 pm

How are we all,


well at the moment i am only using the keyboard which i find frustrating, especially for games like street fighter two with so many buttons to use... does anyone know of a good controller arcade style?......or do u prefer the keyboard?
i know of the hotrod stick, but that is out of my price range.... i live in australia, so after importing it, it would end up costing me over $400.......which i can't justify

any help is always appreciated.



thanks jarrod.



p.s i know ppl can make there own but i don't know, it looks rather hard and time consuming.......which i don't have a lot of at the moment.

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Chad · Post by **Chad** » Tue May 15, 2001 12:30 pm

i have an interact pc arcade pro, it was very cheap. It was on sale
for 19.99 and I got a 20$ rebate for it... and of course it's broken
but i still have it and it was very usefull while it lasted. i also
have a hotrod which has it's problems (4-way vs. 8-way) but is
probably worth it, VERY VERY VERY much worth it for fighting games
since most are 8-way games and so is the hotrod an 8-way joystick.
But then again you could probably purchase 10 pc arcade pros for the
price of a hotrod and still play ok with fighting games.

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Ben Jos Walbeehm · Post by **Ben Jos Walbeehm** » Wed May 16, 2001 12:30 pm

I had an Interact PC Arcade. It "almost" felt like an arcade stick,
and it had a heavy, flat base, so it wouldn't slide very easily. I
actually still have it. The first one I bought didn't work correctly
from the very moment it came out of the box. And I had to actually
write a little program and explain what it did to convince the people
at CompUSA that it really didn't work correctly. But then I got my
free replacement, and it still works great. At least, I think it does,
because I haven't touched it since I bought my HotRod one and a half
years ago or so.



Anyway, I paid $25 for my Interact PC Arcade, and I think that was a
great bargain. I don't think they sell them anymore, though...



Cheers,
Ben Jos.

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Ben Jos Walbeehm · Post by **Ben Jos Walbeehm** » Wed May 16, 2001 12:30 pm

Just to make sure I made myself clear... I had the "regular" Interact
PC Arcade, not the "Pro". I think the Pro actually wasn't as good as
the regular one based on the reviews I read.



Cheers,
Ben Jos.

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Tommi · Post by **Tommi** » Wed May 16, 2001 12:30 pm

Hotrod is worth every penny. Imagine you could buy a real arcade
machine, instead you get dozens.



8 way games are great, and there are plenty of those.



Buttons are REALLY good, allowing you to time firing, jumping etc
very accurately, not to mention enjoyment with sportsgames like T&F.



Even in a static shoot them up game like Galaga or Phoenix, it helps
you a lot.



Only downfall is 4 way games, playing them is not perfect, but better
than keyboard.



Or you might want to buy an "ozstick" for 100 Australian bucks. I
dunno how good it is.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/ozstick/

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Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » Wed May 16, 2001 12:30 pm

Thanx guys


yeah i would love a hotrod from everything i have heard, maybe i can
save up some cash.
in the meantime i'll look around for a cheap one to get me going.
i did check out the ozstick site (saw it on another post) and they
say they can make custom sticks, so i emailed them for a quote. they
looked pretty decent.



just want a single stick that works like a hotrod through the
keyboard controller



oh by the way, are all games supported by the normal joystick port
(on ur soundcard) or only some?? i heard not all will work



thanks jarrod.

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JSW · Post by **JSW** » Wed May 16, 2001 12:30 pm

The Ozstick sounds good from what I've heard and is a lot cheaper
than ordering a Hotrod from overseas- although I still reckon $240 is
too much to pay for a controller. He reckons its the IPAC interface
which bumps up the price. If you want a good arcade style stick
fairly cheaply, get a Namco PSX Arcade stick- I found one in a sale
at Chandlers for $50.. it uses arcade parts and has a 6 button
Streetfighter style layout. Then you'll need a PSX-PC connector, I
found one at a local PSX store for $19.95. It also supports the Multi
Tap, so thats 4 PSX controllers you can hook up to it- lots of fun
for 4 player Bomberman, D&D SOM and Muscle Bomber

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Ashley Adams · Post by **Ashley Adams** » Fri Feb 01, 2002 12:30 pm

G'day Jarrod,
I'm from Australia too and have tried a couple of joysticks. Still
haven't got the same arcade feel however. I have just purchased a
2nd hand arcade cabinet which includes a standard arcade control
panel for 50 bucks. Didn't have much trouble finding one. Look up
amusements in your yellow pages. The wiring is quite simple but you
need an old type keyboard. Check this page out (if you haven't
already). It gives you an idea of what's required. The hardest part
is finding the old keyboard.
http://plaza.powersurfr.com/kevin/arcad ... rview.html

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TJT · Post by **TJT** » Mon Feb 04, 2002 12:30 pm

http://www.ultimarc.com/


Home of the I-PAC (Interface for Pc to Arcade Controls).

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