Friday, May 13, 2011
Main Site Running
I wasn't happy with just a blogger site, so I bought an awesome domain name and posted a blog. Get info on Wii Fightsticks over at my new site. I will have reviews of different wii sticks and gamepads. I have a hori stick and pad personally as of today, and might get a few more in the future.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Hori Wii Arcade Stick
The Hori Wii Arcade Stick is a nice, sturdy piece of equipment. I bought mine for $27.00 shipped on Amazon, though I have seen them for as low as $20.00 shipped.
The arcade stick is an eight button joystick, with single button turbo that can be turned on or off. Additionally, there are the select, start, and home buttons that don't count towards the button count.
The controller is responsive, but don't expect a miracle. It's still hard to perform manuevers, though, if you are used to arcade play, it may be an improvement. I actually had better luck with the Hori Game Pad than I did with the Fighting Stick. But I'm a noob who uses a wiimote on Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom.
I thought the fight stick would make me Justin Wong. Fat chance, but I'm still me with a fight stick. Even if I can't play like a pro, It was worth buying the stick just to take it to my friend's birthday part and listen to all of the laughter and jokes about the controller. My friend's sister said it looked like I had the whole control interface to a full sized arcade. She's about half right. It is the size of half of a two-player arcade interface.
This accessory is a nice addition to the collection, and great for fighting game lovers. But if you are a wiimote loving noob like me, you might find that switching to the arcade stick will actually drop you down a few notches in your abilities. That said, once you can actually use the controller, you will have access to all of the possible buttons, unlike the wiimote which can't perform every combo in TvC.
The arcade stick is an eight button joystick, with single button turbo that can be turned on or off. Additionally, there are the select, start, and home buttons that don't count towards the button count.
The controller is responsive, but don't expect a miracle. It's still hard to perform manuevers, though, if you are used to arcade play, it may be an improvement. I actually had better luck with the Hori Game Pad than I did with the Fighting Stick. But I'm a noob who uses a wiimote on Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom.
I thought the fight stick would make me Justin Wong. Fat chance, but I'm still me with a fight stick. Even if I can't play like a pro, It was worth buying the stick just to take it to my friend's birthday part and listen to all of the laughter and jokes about the controller. My friend's sister said it looked like I had the whole control interface to a full sized arcade. She's about half right. It is the size of half of a two-player arcade interface.
This accessory is a nice addition to the collection, and great for fighting game lovers. But if you are a wiimote loving noob like me, you might find that switching to the arcade stick will actually drop you down a few notches in your abilities. That said, once you can actually use the controller, you will have access to all of the possible buttons, unlike the wiimote which can't perform every combo in TvC.
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