I am searching for a jp famicom arcade stick...
any idea where i can find one ?
I have one. it works and is in pretty good shape. PM me if your interested and make me an offer.
I think I have an ASCII similar to NES Advantage. I've never tested it and it's not in the best shape, but if you're interest, let me know. I'd probably only make you pay shipping -- but I'll have to test it. Maybe satoshi's got a better one. :)
Heres the one I have, below the Family BASIC keyboard
(http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8552/img0848fm1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on July 11, 2007, 02:05:02 pm
I have one. it works and is in pretty good shape. PM me if your interested and make me an offer.
Is it orginal ?
these buttons look very strange...
is it good to play a loong time ?
I need the stick cause my hands are to big for the pads
@JC ASCII sounds good, can you take a picture of it?
they make very good Arcade Sticks ^-^
Ooo, that looks really cool. :D
Well, I just used it quite a bit to get you your answers.
The controller I have is an HORI product, model HJ-7. As you might know, Hori has been making top notch accessories and controllers for years and this controller is no expcetion. Dispite its age the controller holds up well and it's stick returns to the centre defult position and shows no sign of giving up.
As for appearance, the arcade stick is absolutely massive, much bigger than the NES Advantage or SNES Adventage. The tip of it is flat rather than round so it doesn't dig into your hand as you hold it. The arcade stick also seems to made of lighter, thinner plastic than that of the NES Adtantage even though the NES Advantage stick is much smaller. The buttons are angled and don't jam up like on the NES Advantage. The start and select buttons are placed into a groove and are rather small. They aren't convient to get at during fast gameplay. The side of the controller has two switches. The first is to switch the funtionality of player 1 controller and player 2 controller, presumeably for two player turn based games like Super Mario Bros. The other took me a little while to figure out. It seems that its a trigger between digital and analog for the stick. In digital mode the stick only responds to 90 degree angles: up, down, left and right. If you've playing a shooter or some such game that requires diagonal movement this makes the game extremely hard. I would guess that it would be useful for text adventure games or very early arcade games like Pacman.
The stick responds well for many games and its fun to use because it doesn't weigh much, it fits in your lap and its comfertable to use for the most part. What brings it down in my opinion is not what it has, but rather what it doesnt. The stick doesn't have is turbo of any kind or the infamous "slow motion" effect that occurs when you map the start button (usually pause) to a rapid fire button. Not really a fault of the stick but of the Famicom library, the cord is rediculosuly short, 3' at most.
All in all, I think the stick is pretty good. If I dont sell it I'm going to keep it as a Famicom collector's item of sorts.
Nice, expand on it a bit and we could actually put it on the site if you'd like. :)
Great information's, thanks...
Hmhh hori is very, very fine...
I have no idea how much it's worth
(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/jerahcordova/Famicom%20Oddities/IMG_0403.jpg)
Hey JC, I'll buy that stick off you.
Waiting on uroko's reply first...
ok.
Sorry but i cannot take it...
Need to pay a dental doctor bill :(
So long, satoshi_matrix
but thanks for this really nice offer !
If Mr. Satoshi passes by this stick, I would like to
buy it from you, JC! ;D
It's like bees around honey! :D
The Capcom Power Stick Fighter can also be used with the 1983 Famicom too. (AV Famicom has NES-style outlets) You'll need the plug for it though. It is one of the best joysticks ever made.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/FlamingDave/S5032167.jpg)
Quote from: Nintega on July 20, 2007, 12:18:49 pm
The Capcom Power Stick Fighter can also be used with the 1983 Famicom too. (AV Famicom has NES-style outlets) You'll need the plug for it though. It is one of the best joysticks ever made.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/FlamingDave/S5032167.jpg)
Actually, the AV Famicom has the EXT port as well - its in its right side. The AV Famicom has everything the original had except for its eject switch (AV you simply pull out the game by force like with the Gameboy), wired controllers and mic in controller 2. As I'm only slightly interested in the disk system due to its techincal problems, the AV is my favorite version of the Famicom by far.
Quote from: Nintega on July 20, 2007, 12:18:49 pm
The Capcom Power Stick Fighter can also be used with the 1983 Famicom too. (AV Famicom has NES-style outlets) You'll need the plug for it though. It is one of the best joysticks ever made.
How is this?!
My CPS Fighter does not have anything to plug into the
Famicom port!
Is this some kind of japanese feature?!
Quote from: Profeta Yoshitake on July 20, 2007, 02:47:56 pm
Quote from: Nintega on July 20, 2007, 12:18:49 pm
The Capcom Power Stick Fighter can also be used with the 1983 Famicom too. (AV Famicom has NES-style outlets) You'll need the plug for it though. It is one of the best joysticks ever made.
How is this?!
My CPS Fighter does not have anything to plug into the
Famicom port!
Is this some kind of japanese feature?!
The Japanese boxes came with a seperate Famicom plug.