Good arcade stick for PS2?

[noiseredux]

Y'know something like the old NES Advantage? Anyone have especially good/bad experience with a particular model?

[Navin_Johnson]

I'm happy with my two Tekken 5 sticks made by Hori. They're not as good as the Hori Real Arcade Pros (and especially the HRAPs modded with real arcade parts), but they're a lot cheaper too. Sort of depends on how much you want to spend.

I got my Tekken sticks for $30 each on clearance at Gamestop. New they come with a copy of Tekken 5, so I returned my sealed tekken 5 to a store for $45. This was a couple years ago. I don't know what they go for now on ebay, and of course no one is going to give you $45 Tekken 5 anymore.

[baphomet_irl]

i have a HRAP and I love the thing - even unmodified it is probably my joint favourite stick with my Agetec DC stick

[Spoiler Duck]

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/

And that is the only site you'll ever go to again for arcade sticks.

[noiseredux]

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/

And that is the only site you'll ever go to again for arcade sticks.

Those are nice, but there's no way I'd drop $130 on a controller.

[Spoiler Duck]

Those are nice, but there's no way I'd drop $130 on a controller.

Fair enough. It really depends on how often you're going to be using it. When Virtua Fighter 5 was released for the 360 I bought a HORI stick, but I wore it out within a year. Rather than laying down another £30, I thought something more sturdy would be appropriate, hence arcadeinabox. As well as being more durable, it does feel a lot more responsive. That and you can kill people with it.

[noiseredux]

haha. Yeah, I just wouldn't be using it CONSTANTLY. Only for select games.

[Hatta]

Another option is the X-Arcade Dual. They have PS2 adaptors. They're still pricey, but you do get two joysticks. You'll want another the first time a guest bitches that they're at a disadvantage because of your fancy controller. You can also get adaptors for any other platform. Except Saturn :/ and Xbox 360. (But that's Microsoft's fault, so they can go fuck themselves.)

Personally, I think it's well worth the cost. If I don't find one under the tree this christmas, I'll be getting one myself in short order.

[the7k]

Yeah, I got the X-Arcade Dual TankStick, and I loves it. The only problem I have with it is that there is no Saturn adapter for it yet; other than that, it's perfect.

[Ramatut4001]

I have an HRAP 2 SA that I love. If you're trying to spend less than that, there's a PS1 stick by Namco that's gray with yellow buttons that can be found sometimes on ebay for around $60. It's really the best stick you're gonna find without real arcade parts.