What's the best control pad for shoot-em-ups?

[juggernaut]

What about the Hori sticks? I have purchased 2 of them (waiting for the mailman) and I'm not sure if the money is well spend?

[WoodyXP]

What about the Hori sticks? I have purchased 2 of them (waiting for the mailman) and I'm not sure if the money is well spend?

Best stick you can buy for the PCE.  Congrats on finding a pair.. they're extremely hard to find.

[juggernaut]

Thanks They occasionally appear on Yahoo! Auction Japan. But I'm kinda curious if they are as good as people say. I had a pair for the AES once. And they were indestructible. Build like a tank and very accurate. I was pleased with them.

[WoodyXP]

Thanks They occasionally appear on Yahoo! Auction Japan. But I'm kinda curious if they are as good as people say. I had a pair for the AES once. And they were indestructible. Build like a tank and very accurate. I was pleased with them.

They're awesome.. I own a pair myself(along with AES/Saturn/NES sticks).  My only knock on them is that they rust super easy.  But that's a known prob with most early HORI sticks anyway.  Gotta keep'em dry.

[Turbo D]

ya, don't jiz on them when you feel how great they are 

[SignOfZeta]

What about the Hori sticks? I have purchased 2 of them (waiting for the mailman) and I'm not sure if the money is well spend?

Best stick you can buy for the PCE.  Congrats on finding a pair.. they're extremely hard to find.

No way man. The Sigma sticks are far superior...but much much harder to find. I think probably only a couple hundred were made, if that.

As for shooters though, I just use a regular CG pad. The action on the d-pad of stock PCE controllers is really nice, IMO, and since almost all of them have turbo fire, I'm not sure how they could be much more comfortable. If you are cramping or whatever, you just need to learn how to relax. If you can't relax, build a real Japan-style arcade stick. An arcade stick is better for comfort because control pads really can only be held properly one way, but a big ass arcade stick can be held whatever way you want.

[WoodyXP]

No way man. The Sigma sticks are far superior...but much much harder to find. I think probably only a couple hundred were made, if that.

Yeah.. Sigmas are good too.  If anybody's interested here's one: http://cgi.ebay.com/SIGMA-ARCADE-STICK-FOR-PC-ENGINE-SYSTEMS_W0QQitemZ300146431538QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4315QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

It's been listed forever so it ain't going anywhere.

Another good option is the XE-1pro.  It's a mighty fine stick.. and if you can find the adapter(made by the same company) you can use it with the PCE.

And in the meantime I'll be playing with my HORI's.  'Cause they're perfect for the Woodman.. and my hands are so HUGE that I'll never master the
art of holding a control pad properly. Hahahah. 

[WoodyXP]

ya, don't jiz on them when you feel how great they are 

No jiz here... I have a specialized condom that I wear while I play PCE.  Not sure
about the previous owner of these sticks though. 

Heaven forbid I get any splash on my Jordache and Sticks. 

[nat]

That turbostick sounds good, though I wonder how often it crops up on Ebay.

Found two on ebay, not too sure about the sellers' rep though. They appear to use the same kind of stick and buttons as the NES Advantage and ASCII Stick X Turbo. Although I'm just guessing here since I've never used one of these.
Ebay Link 1
Ebay Link 2

Those sticks are ridiculously overpriced. I bought one not long ago that was $2.99 + S/H from Japan.

I'm going to further comment on this by mentioning the Core Grafx and Super Grafx names. Both the Core Grafx and Super Grafx use the same "graphic" spelling as Turbo Grafx 16, yet came out afterwards. I think that's no coincidence since no one spells "graphics" as "Grafx", so I think there is a possiblity that the Turbo Stick in Japan does get it's name from the TG16. Here's a question though: Was the Turbo Stick out in Japan before the TG16 was released to America?

Not sure. I just took a look at the box one of mine came in and there is no date or anything. By the design of the packaging, however, I'd venture a guess that they came out before the TG-16.

[TR0N]

No way man. The Sigma sticks are far superior...but much much harder to find. I think probably only a couple hundred were made, if that.

Yeah.. Sigmas are good too.  If anybody's interested here's one: http://cgi.ebay.com/SIGMA-ARCADE-STICK-FOR-PC-ENGINE-SYSTEMS_W0QQitemZ300146431538QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4315QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

It's been listed forever so it ain't going anywhere.

Another good option is the XE-1pro.  It's a mighty fine stick.. and if you can find the adapter(made by the same company) you can use it with the PCE.

And in the meantime I'll be playing with my HORI's.  'Cause they're perfect for the Woodman.. and my hands are so HUGE that I'll never master the
art of holding a control pad properly. Hahahah. 

Thanks now every body knows where one is at 

I was looking at it for a while and was thinking of getting one.

Just for that arcade feel given the reponse i've seen on that joystick.

[rolins]

Wow, that Sigma stick is really slick, but christ you'll have to sell an arm or leg to import this. I think more bang for your buck would be to get a HRAP2 + Tototek PCE adaptor. Nice thing about the all HRAP joysticks is you can swap the parts with real japanese arcade parts, sanwa or seimitsu. I love seimitsu best.

[Necromancer]

Have any of you peeps ever used one of these?  It looks pretty cool and ambidextrous, and from such a great ebay seller too. 

[juggernaut]

Damn it's ugly I can't even imagine playing with this. Why do people want a stick with only 2 buttons available? IMHO a stick must have at least 4, at the best 6, to support the fighting games.

[rolins]

Have any of you peeps ever used one of these?  It looks pretty cool and ambidextrous, and from such a great ebay seller too. 

I've never used one of those, but I used to know two guys who loved it b/c they were left handed. Last time I ask them about it they said it was good stick despite the appearance. That design is found on other systems too such as the nes and msx. I still wouldn't buy one though, too ugly.

[Turbo D]

I bought one to play shinobi