let's talk Saturn arcade sticks

[noiseredux]

the Hori SS is cheaper, and easier to find it seems. But I really hate the way it looks haha. That 0136 is so pretty.

[ninjainspandex]

the Hori SS is cheaper, and easier to find it seems. But I really hate the way it looks haha. That 0136 is so pretty.

yeah but its ohhhh so smooth, trust me you will not regret it.

[noiseredux]

the Hori SS is cheaper, and easier to find it seems. But I really hate the way it looks haha. That 0136 is so pretty.

yeah but its ohhhh so smooth, trust me you will not regret it.

hard for me to tell from your description. I really like "clicky" sticks.

[SpoonyBard]

Noise - You can always go for an earlier model 0136 with an LS-56 (or just replace the Ascii stick in one of the newer models). Its a short throw stick, supports an octagonal gate and should be plenty clicky.

[Original_Name]

I'd actually be interested in selling my HSS-0136 -- I bought it a good while back, but I really just don't use it. I'm so much worse with a stick than the traditional Saturn pad that the luxury of having the nice joystick is difficult to fully enjoy. ninjainspandex knows what he's talking about, his description of the product is pretty much spot-on (banjo being an obvious hyperbole, but still not the stealthiest of sticks -- and my stick at least hasn't had an issue with sticking buttons yet). It's gorgeous though, and should be more than good enough for recreating the arcade experience -- send me a PM if you're interested and I'll send you back some pics of the product!

I rarely sell stuff through the Internet, so we'll have to figure out the shipping costs and all that.

[jinxmitchell]

I believe either stick from the first reply can use Sanwa or Seimitsu buttons/stick. Those are what are used in the current sticks and arcade machines, and they are great. 30mm buttons are what you want, and snap-ins fit in more sticks than screw-ins.

[CD AGES]

Umm... have you considered or looked into perhaps purchasing a DC Gamemate stick? It's essentially an HSS-0136 stick model, but the "Sega Saturn" and "Viruta Stick" logos have been literally covered over with new decals. Basically its a Saturn stick housing a DC controller converter, so you can basically open the stick, take out the converter cable and also be able to use it on a Saturn. They are somewhat rare, but they do appear on ebay from time to time.

[fastbilly1]

Are there any shmups that require buttons missing on the V7?

Radiant uses 6 buttons, but I "think" you can map them via combo, meaning A+B = D, B+C = E, etc. That's the only one more than 3 buttons that jumps out at me.

Thats not even a custom mapping on Radiant, thats default. That is how it played in the arcade. XYZ are just shortcuts for A+B, B+C, and A+C.

I have used most of the sticks on the console, even the HSS-130, and the HSS-136 is my favorite. Even though L and R are in odd places, the stick, when in good condition is solid all around. Sadly, if you need to do any sort of repair, you destroy the cool art on it. Odds are you could get by with the V7 stick, but if you can get a good condition 136 do it.

The 130 is nice aswell, but for the price you might aswell get a Candycab CP plate and have someone make a wood box for it and wire up your own controllers to the buttons. Itll be much less.

130s go for $600ish
Candy Plate with Sanwa Parts - is $200ish from ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Control-Panel-B ... 1c31de16e3
Parts for box - $50ish absolute max
Controllers for converter - $15:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Eclipse-Contr ... 4840cb0b42
Solder, wire, quick connects - $20ish absolute max

So $300ish for DIY and you have easy to swapout arcade stick for two players that could run any console you decide to hack controllers up for.

[noiseredux]

Got a boxed V7 coming to me, but may keep my eye out for a 036 down the road. Thx for all the help guys.

[CD AGES]

Got a boxed V7 coming to me, but may keep my eye out for a 036 down the road. Thx for all the help guys.

Nice, I own the 4 buttton model that Hori released for Tekken 3 on the PS1. They seem identical. It's a solid stick, just aboutt the right amound of room to rest your wrists and the stock buttons feel REALLY good with a nice flat surface to them, yet real responsive. May I ask how much you paid for it? I'm looking to purchase one someday