I want to be good at Street Fighter. I really do. To even begin to go anywhere with it, I need an arcade stick. That's an investment of at least $80. Then the Hori Pro is $130 and the Street Fighter IV Tournament Stick is $150 (seen below).
That's a HUGE investment!
The thing is, those games are nearly unplayable without an arcade stick these days. It was almost doable on Super Nintendo and especially the six-button arcade pad for the Genesis. The 360 and PS3 controllers though? They suck for fighting games. You just can't play to any skill level without one.
It's a vicious cycle: I need a stick to get good, and I need to get good to justify getting a stick. A guy I know in Japan is going to check on stick prices for me over there, but PlayAsia is probably the best bet on that note. If I DO import, it'll definitely be for PS3, because the 360 just isn't popular enough over there to make the sticks readily available.
Whatever I do, you'll probably see it in my gamercard on the left or right here in the main column.
For those interested in arcade sticks, someone has taken the time to make a ranking sheet for arcade stick quality. It's worth checking out.
That's a HUGE investment!
The thing is, those games are nearly unplayable without an arcade stick these days. It was almost doable on Super Nintendo and especially the six-button arcade pad for the Genesis. The 360 and PS3 controllers though? They suck for fighting games. You just can't play to any skill level without one.
It's a vicious cycle: I need a stick to get good, and I need to get good to justify getting a stick. A guy I know in Japan is going to check on stick prices for me over there, but PlayAsia is probably the best bet on that note. If I DO import, it'll definitely be for PS3, because the 360 just isn't popular enough over there to make the sticks readily available.
Whatever I do, you'll probably see it in my gamercard on the left or right here in the main column.
For those interested in arcade sticks, someone has taken the time to make a ranking sheet for arcade stick quality. It's worth checking out.
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