Arcade/fight stick recommendations

addyb

I know Floob is rocking the 8bitdo fc30 fight stick which looks great but I was just curious as to what other options I have that will work fine with retropie.

addyb

I decided to treat myself and ordered the 8bitdo FC arcade stick :)

Parzival

@addyb nice!.. how much was it though?

addyb

@Parzival

It wasn't cheap £85. Well depends on if you think that's a lot. I dont mind I've spent more over the years on various fightsticks for SF etc.

Floob

I also use these 2, but they wouldnt play ball until I replaced the USB encoder inside. Cheap to buy the encoder, but I paid someone to fit it.

Mad Catz Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition
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addyb

@Floob

I want to say thanks for the 8bitdo recommendation mate. I wasn't aware of it at all and it looks the business :)

Forgot to ask is the FC30 compatible with the ps4/xbox one as well?

Parzival

I built my own. used Easyget LED Arcade joystick and buttons. work great up until now.

addyb

@Parzival

Sounds good. Got any pics of it mate?

Parzival

@addyb ill be posting them as soon as i get home :D

addyb

I ordered the 8bitdo fc30 arcade stick. Should be with me next week :)

edmaul69

@Floob i use the xbox 360 and wii fightstick i modified with sanwa parts. What were the problems you had with them?

suprjami

Any PS3 capable fightstick should work, just like using a wired PS3 controller. I also have Mad Catz SE PS3 sticks like the SFIV stick above, and a Hori FS3 PS3. They work fine. You'll probably want to replace a Mad Catz joystick with a Sanwa, the stock ones are pretty poor quality.

Any XBox 360 fightstick should work with xboxdrv, just like you were using a wired 360 controller.

Unsure on PS4 or XBone.

Parzival

i tried to add a picture but i dont know how haha could you tell me how to upload pictures in the forum?

addyb

I just use flickr and post the links.

My arcade stick arrived today :)

https://flic.kr/p/JzRFh9
https://flic.kr/p/Kwppxg
https://flic.kr/p/KpuMkx

Floob

@addyb Looks great!
You'll be up and running in no time.

addyb

@Floob said in Arcade/fight stick recommendations:

@addyb Looks great!
You'll be up and running in no time.

Can't wait to try it out. May not get chance tonight though :(

addyb

Mmm getting input lag with this arcade stick. Noticed it straight away. Not sure what I can do resolve it. My wired buffalo usb pad is fine with the same games :(

Floob

Have you tried using it cabled for comparison?

Might be worth checking the firmware:
http://www.8bitdo.com/fc30joystick/Firmware.html

I'll have to find mine to try it out as well.

You may also want to try posting here:
http://forum.8bitdo.com/forum-2-1.html

addyb

@Floob

Yeah tried it wired as well. It's like it's missing inputs. So for example on the punisher I can keep tapping the button and it will only throw a couple of punches then pause. Wired buffalo pad it is the full registered combo.

Joystick works fine in menus and button presses are fine. I've not checked the firmware yet. Just plug it into my laptop and update?

Floob

I just checked my notes and it seems that Bluetooth with at least firmware 1.41 should work much more reliably.
I connect using the Mode 1 Joystick mode.