I've been using a Qanba Carbon for a few months. It was the cheapest stick I could find ($65 CAD shipped) that wasn't total garbage. It was even cheaper than the Hori Mini. I use it for Arcade emulation. I play mostly Shmups, Beat em ups (Bemups?), Neo Geo and "normal" arcade stuff. Not really into fighting games. I usually only fire up Street Fighter II just to listen to it for a while. Brings me right back to the arcade hearing it, lol. I'm not great at Shmups but I'm having fun okay! Anyways, from doing a little googling it seems people like Seimitsu for Shmups and Sawna for fighting. But what the "best" all round stick, in your opinion?
As for buttons I'm pretty much set on Seimitsu. However I cant decide if I should do the Neo Geo colors on the top row, the bottom row, or both rows. Thoughts? lol
BONUS ROUND: Do they make Japanese style concave buttons? That would be amazing. I haven't been able to find any though.