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That's my next stick, plonking down the money this month.
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BOOMY wrote:Speak to the qanba guy. From what I know about you, you would be competent enough to wire it up to an xbox 360 pcb (there fore also making it PC compatible). Though I do believe MD to PC converters are certainly out there if you wanna go the easier path; http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.ph" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ucts_id=69 but you may be able find something cheaper or closer to home
Yeah, I found a MD -> USB converter about three minutes after I posted that.

It arrived today, and after about ten minutes of struggling, I decided that I just plain suck with joysticks and went looking through my Big Pile Of Random Crap for other interesting stuff.
I found an almost mint-condition Megadrive 6-button controller. As in, it's not just new & shiny, the buttons are all firm to press and respond perfectly and instantly to presses. This is what companies need to release as a 'fighting pad' ffs. It's positively tiny by modern standards, and sooooo good to use.
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I agree about the MD pad. It is still my fav pad pre-analog sticks. such a perfect bend to the shape - it just sits perfect without having obvious handles and the buttons are fantastic. Love it!
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That stick is a beast
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Anyone used the Saitek Aviator Flight Stick? Preferably with Apache Air Assault?
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:lol: Nicster = Rocco without the abuse.

2 plugs in one post? Nice.
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so the Saitek Aviator is crap? I just want to know if I should waste my money. :P
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Q3 is in the post will post pics when it arrives...
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good shit ace...where did you order it from etc???

not sure if this is your first proper arcade stick..but you should love.. :up:
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Got it from a dude that Boomy mentioned in the first post. He was pretty cool, got it for $170 with post and he chucked in a free plexi glass top.

Yeah this is my second stick i had a 15th anni SF for xbox/ps2, i just didnt want to mod it to play on 360..
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Where can i get one of these?
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you'll need to import it from gamestop

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they do ship to australia :thumb:
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That pad looks like the shit. Any idea what the impressions are like on SRK, Pariah?
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Shaneus wrote:That pad looks like the shit. Any idea what the impressions are like on SRK, Pariah?
It is a very different sort of pad...it uses micro switches like the neogeo pad...some people love it some do not because they have never used a pad like this before. It will take anyone time to adjust to it but every design decision for this pad makes sense...the way i use to use mega drive saturn pads neogeo pads etc etc...is by resting one side on my knee and using my finger so i could press multiple buttons and shit without a problem.

the pad was designed by OneHandedTerror a well know tournament player..who uses Chun and as you guessed it is one handed so its simply made by some company that have no fucking idea what they are doing [these guys are the same people behind the MK stick that will come with the T.E of MK9]

maybe i should import this so i can give impressions and shit and see how it stacks up vs saturn pad mega drive pad neogeo pad ascii pads etc etc..i wont use it for day to day play because frankly i an arcade stick sort of man..give me my virtua stick high grade or give me death blah blah :lol: ill check later tonight if its easy enough to import this im gonna do it

here is a shot of the inside and a look at the microswitches

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Still waiting on my stick ffs! Fuck AP in the ass!
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Still no stick! Its been 2 weeks ffs! Now im starting to get worried :( Whats the deal with hitting up AP for lost parcels?
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did you get no tracking number??? talk to the dude as if he got a tracking number or even receipt number or something so you can ring Australia post..
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Pariah wrote:did you get no tracking number??? talk to the dude as if he got a tracking number or even receipt number or something so you can ring Australia post..
Yeah ive sent him an email but hes slack as fuck aeh! Takes days to get back to me :argh:
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Well after a month of waiting and 2 sticks in the post annnnnnd 20 emails later the Q3 has arrived!

Here's a few pics with it along side my 15th anniversary Street Fighter stick.
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Can't wait to get stuck into MvC3 with this baby!

Works flawlessly with emu's on the pc :up:
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Good shit take some pics of the inside nigga

Btw I got a sfac stick off eBay lol cost me a 120 D:
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Pariah is GR's equivalent to Markman from SRK/Neogaf.
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Very Jealous. So, it will be a busy MVC3 week then?
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Very busy ;)
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I have been slack about doing anything joystick mod-wise lately. Gotta get on that shit! But first things first, the buttons on my TE don't feel as responsive as they once did. I'm sure it has a lot to do with one night where I was particular careless and there were crumbs on the plexi of my stick; I blew them off.

Is there a suggested way of cleaning SANWA buttons?
I am just being precious btw, it is still fucking responsive as. I bet it is still 100% fine and this is all psychosomatic, I'd just like to put my mind at ease.

My future joystick plans will be to replace my stock TE buttons and complete that HORI EX mod using the stock TE buttons.
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I don't know whether your buttons are clip ins or screw ins, but there's little difference. I'll explain with a clip-in.

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Disconnect the quick disconnects, and push in the sides to pop it out of the case. Or if its a screw-in, undo the nut and pop it out.

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Then grab a pen, a key, a small screwdrver, whatever you have on hand, and use it to slowly push the little tabs in the two windows. Slowly push them in and up. There's two,one on each side. This is for the button top.

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The button top will come out. Chances are that your crumbs and stuff are in here. Shake them out, dust, whatever.

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You can also remove the black section. There's two t-shaped sections. Pinch them in with thumb and finger, and push the whole black section up through the button.

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It's unlikely, but possible that some stuff got inside the microswitch. If you want to look, get a small flat head screwdriver and very carefully pop out these t-shaped clips.

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Once it's open, very carefully handle the parts inside - a spring, a ball and the white plunger. Give them a clean, and put them back in in the right orientation and order - grab the black part with the circular hole, and slide in the white plunger. It'll fit two ways and not fit the other two ways. Then put in the spring, with the wider end of the spring going into the plunger, and the thin end poking out the top.

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Then place the ball in, and clip the other black part on, lining up the two prongs on the black part with the slightly protruding part of the white plunger.

Then it's just a matter of putting it all back together.
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