This stick has survived a Virtua Fighter 5 tournament for the World Cyber Games, a Soulcalibur IV tournament, my own personal moments of frustration (when losing and banging on the stick after an atrocious defeat) and all sorts of wear and tear. I may have spent more for it because I imported it (gee, thanks Philippine Bureau of Customs :grr:) but I think I got my money's worth, considering it survived all the abuse I've given it.
It may look 'cheap' and it doesn't have a fancy graphic on the front face, but it lasts. It worked out of the box when I bought it, and it still works great today.
Just posting this because I saw on some forums that some of the Mad Catz Standard Street Fighter Sticks are having some kind of defect issues where the stick gets stuck on a corner, and for others the buttons are getting stuck in place after just a few minutes of abuse. Hori must really know their sticks because I've yet to encounter any kind of experience like that with the one I have.
Maybe there really is something to what people say about Japanese engineering...;)
I heard that this stick is just $40 or cheaper in some places in the US. It's still a great buy even without the fancy stickers because it's proven to be durable. In Manila, one can get this stick from most branches of I-Tech (the one in Market Market and the other one in Greenhills/Mr. Dynamic has sticks available). Unfortunately Data Blitz doesn't carry any of these sticks (not even the Mad Catz ones or the special game pads).
It may look 'cheap' and it doesn't have a fancy graphic on the front face, but it lasts. It worked out of the box when I bought it, and it still works great today.
Just posting this because I saw on some forums that some of the Mad Catz Standard Street Fighter Sticks are having some kind of defect issues where the stick gets stuck on a corner, and for others the buttons are getting stuck in place after just a few minutes of abuse. Hori must really know their sticks because I've yet to encounter any kind of experience like that with the one I have.
Maybe there really is something to what people say about Japanese engineering...;)
I heard that this stick is just $40 or cheaper in some places in the US. It's still a great buy even without the fancy stickers because it's proven to be durable. In Manila, one can get this stick from most branches of I-Tech (the one in Market Market and the other one in Greenhills/Mr. Dynamic has sticks available). Unfortunately Data Blitz doesn't carry any of these sticks (not even the Mad Catz ones or the special game pads).