X-Arcade Dual Joystick — Relive Thousands Of Classic Arcade Games for $99.99 + shipping
Look, just accept it. You can’t properly dominate with Chun-Li unless you use the top-down button tapping style.
Oh snap! I've been waiting for this deal, cheaper than ebay auctions!
fantastic! I can play with my hands and feet! Been waiting for this.
This is a pretty good deal, however, you could just build your own. I built my first one back in the late 90's and wouldn't trade it for anything. You can make it exactly the way you want it plus you get the satisfaction of having something you made yourself. Just throwin' that out there.
I love mine. I got it on eBay a couple months back for a little more after shipping. A folder with 6K arcade games is a great way to spend a night/ attraction at a party.
@cmader: ...is right. 'Cept my 2 player control panel has been an ongoing, unfinished project for the past ~5 years.... but its only cost me $50 so far!
=)
I have one of these on my mame cabinet that Im still building/finishing. Works great.
Building your own can be fun, but if you were fine with the controllers on Robotron, Galaxian, Defender, Tank Battle, Karate, Centipede, Galaga, Xevious, Pac-Man, et al, customizing your own may be over-rated. I have two of these and a tank stick (with the roller ball). Love 'em.
Found a better deal on the Tankstick with trackball: $159.95 with free shipping. Just posted it as a deal.
I built a MAME cab (with rotatable screen) using the X-Arcade unit with the trackball. You can see it here...
I added a spinner to it because Tempest just cannot be played any other way! (you can see it by the second joystick.) This unit is very solid and can take alot of use(and abuse). It really adds an authentic arcade feel when playing the old arcade games.
@scoobybri: VERY cool! What do you mean by rotatable screen? Do you just have a game system or old computer inside that cabinet?
Does anyone know if this has "Route 16". For some reason my husband is nostalgic about that game, and it would convince me to pull the trigger.
Just to be clear, because there is a lack of explanation on their website (no FAQ's!), these units are just plug-n-play? They say you can add games later, how would you do that if you plan to only use it via a console? Would there be a difference between using a CRT or LCD for these old graphics (if you built a cabinet).
@ronnysrv: It is a USB connection you plug into your computer. Then it will play just like any other USB controller for your games. It comes with some classic and licensed arcade games too so you would just load in the software, plug in the joystick and play.
You can buy add-on connectors for these as well that allow them to be used on different game systems (xbox/360, ps2, etc). They work out of box with a PC though.
Haha I have no idea why, but when I was reading the description I read "PS2" as "PS/2" and I was totally baffled about why a joystick like this would have a PS/2 connector! X-D
That makes a lot more sense. Since it doesn't say, I'm assuming that it's not compatible with the PS3 (even via USB)... is that right? I don't know why I care so much, but it might be useful info if anyone knows.
@bestbuysucks: I got that from the website, but it's still not clear. Ok, you can plug this into any computer or console (via adapter) and it recognizes it like any plug-n-play controller, but where is the game software? Is it pre-loaded in the controller and it somehow installs it onto the system in order to play it? Or does the controller house the hardware to run the games and the computer/console is basically a conduit to a screen?
I bought (and never used) a very similar controller years ago for MAME gaming. Google MAME and you'll see there are many downloads of ports of classic games. As my kids get bigger I'll probably make an arcade cabinet for it and put a POS computer in it for MAME gaming.
@glendower: They have adapters for all the game systems out there. I ordered the bigger one today, which is a better deal @$159. See link above.
Fail on the high costs for console adapters.
@pickypickypicky: It's just a controller, so it would be up to him to find the game elsewhere. Probably download to PC.
@mikecris: I misunderstood what it was, Thanks for the clarification.
any of you handy, build your own cabinets types have any links you could share? (for both instructions and a good place to get the materials) that sounds like a fun project. i'd like to give it a try.
@uedan: Im in the exact same situation. I have about 60 dollars worth of parts (I purchased about 10 years ago) and a half finished joystick in my Garage.
In my house I have a MAME cabinet built around this X-Arcade joystick and love it.
Just to make it clear, these controllers do not have any games on them. The X-Arcade Controllers are just that; controllers. You can hook them up to your PC and they will be recognized, or a game console (with the separate purchase of an adaptor). You need to actually have games to play.
For what it's worth, these are very good controllers. I do not have one, only because I built my own MAME machine a few years ago, and decided to build my own controller, as well. It came out to be a little cheaper, to build the controller myself, with the added bonus of being able to customize it however I want.
Bottom line: If you aren't bulding a MAME cabinet, or don't want to build a controller yourself, this is great for you.
Robotron rules. I'm in.
Another good source for arcade cabinets is here....not affiliated, just like their work.
http://www.recroommasters.com/
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ok so break it down cuz i ain't understanding- does it come with games on it or not? i want tempest and space ace, will i have to download them separately or is it already in there?
@dinalicious: You have to download the games somewhere. The X-Arcade site might have a handful available, but by and large you'll need to find them yourself.
This isn't a sale, it's the normal price.
Under "What's included", it says it includes the following games:
Gauntlet,
Joust,
Defender,
Robotron,
SmashTV,
Rampage
It also includes a PS/2 + USB plug to plut into your keyboard or USB input. These controllers are usually meant to be run with a program like MAME to play the actual arcade ROMS (the actual game program in the arcade machine). The games are probably on a disc. Download the MAME program from their site or from the mame.net site itself.
Use it with any game program that uses a keyboard as the buttons and the joystick directions are literally keyboard keys. i.e. - the one player button is actually "1" on the keyboard. As people have said, you could make a controller by hacking a keyboard, but this controller is the simpler route. I had a controller and took the guts out and put it into my own control panel in my own arcade machine.
@elmucho: I have some links on my Arcade Machine site, but some may be dead:
http://home.insightbb.com/leowebb9/Arcade.html
@dinalicious: Search for "classic arcade game roms" and you will find sites that you can download those games from for use in MAME. Go to mame.net to download MAME. Load the program and put your game ROMS (game programs) in the folder called ROMS. Start Mame and choose your game. You will have to tell MAME what your conrol buttons are. You can also find some of these old games on disc from Microsoft (Arcade and Return of Arcade - one has tempest) and Williams classic games that run on there own. You can also find other LEGAL discs out there - check out the Dragon's layer DVD. I think the Dragon's layer may have SpaceAce or it's owned by the same company. Look on ebay for these programs. (We won't get into the legalities of having the roms without purchasing them.)
@pickypickypicky: Google "route 16 rom". Easy peasy. If you aren't familiar with MAME gaming, Google that as well.
@comma: Thanks for the info, I'll check that out.
Update: I bought one of these things, and it works great on a PC. Mac support is non-existent despite claims to the contrary - the procedure they document is for now-unsupported software and working with their support folks is like pulling teeth.
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