Recommended Arcade Sticks?

Sticks are pricey, you want to make sure you prefer it to pad first:
You can get a cheap stick in GAME for £35 so get one and learn how to play stick first. You don't want to spend a lot of money on something that doesn't work with you.
 
^I can vouche for this.

I went out and bought a Madcatz SF4 TE stick thinking I would be unstoppable with it. After a couple months of getting used to it, I still prefered the pad over the stick. So I sold that son of a bitch for a fraction of what I paid for it ($140).

Be sure using a stick is what you want first. Lots of players prefer the PS1 controller with a converter over any stick.

Took me a few weeks to get used to the PS3 controller myself. But now that Im really comfortable with it. I strongly prefer the PS3 controller to any stick/xbox controller there is!!

HRD
 
Hitbox vs Arcade stick.

-Are inputs easier with one than the other?
-Do your fingers hurt after a while?
-Is it better with a 2D (Street Fighter) than a 3D (SC)?
-Is it actually worth it?

Discuss
 
Hitbox vs Arcade stick.

-Are inputs easier with one than the other?
-Do your fingers hurt after a while?
-Is it better with a 2D (Street Fighter) than a 3D (SC)?
-Is it actually worth it?

Discuss

#1- depends on the player
#2-yes but will get better with time.
#3-depends on the player
#4-depends on your pocket book.

Like all things in life, all those questions are subjective to each person. If your guys are younger and grew up using a pad all your lives, then I would bet money that a pad will be easier.

If youre an old fart like me and grew up in the arcades playing on cabinets, then it would prolly be better to get a stick. But then there are cases like me who grew up in the arcades and still prefer the pad for fighting games. Its all about the individual.

My suggestion is to go to an arcade or get your hands on a stick and mess around with it for awhile. If its to your liking and think you can get the hang of it....then do eeeeeettt!

HRD
 
#1- depends on the player
#2-yes but will get better with time.
#3-depends on the player
#4-depends on your pocket book.

Like all things in life, all those questions are subjective to each person. If your guys are younger and grew up using a pad all your lives, then I would bet money that a pad will be easier.

If youre an old fart like me and grew up in the arcades playing on cabinets, then it would prolly be better to get a stick. But then there are cases like me who grew up in the arcades and still prefer the pad for fighting games. Its all about the individual.

My suggestion is to go to an arcade or get your hands on a stick and mess around with it for awhile. If its to your liking and think you can get the hang of it....then do eeeeeettt!

HRD
I see and agree, but I have the arcade in my house!!!
I like overall feel for the cabinet. Pad is getting old and boring.

I'm desperate to try Hitbox though...
 
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