Our very own local scene for PS3 fighting games (specifically for SFIV) is growing by the day. All of a sudden, everyone's a Street Fighter again. And as a fighter, everyone has their own weapon of choice aka joysticks or joypads. Some purchase it of retail shops, some ordered thru the web and some build/mod their own. Here's a chance for you to "share-off" (a cross breed between "show off" and sharing") your sticks! I'll start with my own.

I own 2 sticks right now. One of them is the Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 US-edition (PS3) and another is an immitation Hori Tekken 5 Stick (PS2).

I have yet to take the REAL photo but they look somewhat like this:





The HRAP3 is still in it's original condition (still virgin). While the fake Hori has been dismantled and ready for some plastic surgery. Gonna turn it into a PS3 wireless joystick with custom art.

Now it's your turn. Show me yours.

*unzip pants*

I love mine too

I hope you dont share-off your stick here...

Just kidding la.

finally !!!! operation STICK !!!!

pardon the bad picture quality (phone cam) but just want to share my excitement with you guys on my operation STICK These pictures are taken a few days back and i'll re update them when i have better pictures. The current ones just doesn't do enough justice haha

here are some pics

The back of the buttons , as you can see (hopefully) HRAP3 are blessed with quick disconnects


Although the wires are somewhat organised but it still looks messy for me ... something needs to be done


So, i group them together group 1 = start/select, group 2 = punches, group 3 = kicks , looks much much neater at least to me. Next time i open it up for button change my job would be simpler


and ... the completed product , ladies n gentlemen Here i present to you my chun li STICK


Total damage for this project = rm35 + some Teh O ais limau for my friend

Feel free to comment especially those that have seen it real life ( hatred___, rawfish, peter, kodanshi , theonejin, eddy, kenneth n freddy)

This post has been edited by mikeeeee: Apr 27 2009, 03:23 PM

darn i was looking at the stick and i got a hype on your signature...

till now am yet to find Region 1 PS3 Street Fighter IV or Collector's Edition in KL/PJ ... HORI Real Arcade Pro Stick 3 & HORI Street Fighter IV Fighting Stick out of stock also

Bro aaron5829, still remember me? (long lost PS3 kaki + region 1 collector)

mikeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,

Yours is definitely one of the very first few PIMPED HRAP3 in town. Very good workmanship and also excellent choice of artwork. Playing on this HRAP3 always make me wet. SWEATING from the excitement! Not something else! Don't otak senget! Once again, one fine looking HRAP3!

Wait for my Wireless Stick project to complete. Then I'll join you in the PIMPED Stick Club!

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Added on April 27, 2009, 3:29 pmHori Stick for sale here!

This post has been edited by hatred___: Apr 27 2009, 03:29 PM

Thanks bro...am went to this shop last week...didn't see it there

would you mind telling me where can i buy those button and sticks parts? I want to create my own sticks too...just dono where to buy the parts...

hi there,

Mine are not (yet) custom parts. Those are stock HRAP3 buttons n sticks. Most of the parts can be bought online cuz i also dunno where its available in malaysia. However, we are getting some parts in for ourself in the very near future (end of this month). See if you would like to join our bulk order and save on the shipping cost

The discussion about the purchase is in http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/856283/+1520 . The bulk organiser is bro rawfish. You can either PM him or leave him a msg in that thread

Errm.... the only crazy rich guy who collects only R1 that i remember was "clngu"

Huh? How come discuss about SFIV R1, R2 and R3 and also someone's PRIVATE STICK????

DON'T HIJACK PLEASE.

This post has been edited by hatred___: Apr 27 2009, 05:26 PM

i only changed the buttons and the balltop to sanwa.....as per below....no custom artwork for me yet.....

This post has been edited by fremont88: Apr 27 2009, 06:32 PM


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Not worry
Mad catz TE and Normal will reach local soon

Nice and simple. Very clean looking stick. I like the look of it.

bingo!!! am back into PS3 world ... changed hobby to DSLR camera previously

forgot my previous ID's password, so created a new ID loh ... my new PSN ID is D_Penalty-7 ...do add me ok

just upgraded my 60GB PS3 to 500GB ... and last week bought 14 games ... now playing RE5

Bro alexwlh, Mad Catz FightStick Tournament Edition good or not?! compare to Hori Real Arcade Pro.3

A friend of ours, <name deleted>, has very special taste indeed. While all of us are pursuing either HRAP3 (various editions) and Madcatz TE. He's eyeing on another joystick released by Hori itself. It's called Sugoi! Arcana Heart Stick by Hori. I really don't know how to describe it. But a picture tells a million words. It sure did for me on this one. Check it out.

i like the last one XD

actually. i felt like to mod my HRAP3 from time to time... but i lack the knowledge nor the guts to do it myself.

tks..it was very easy to just change the buttons/balltop...the hard part was getting the buttons/balltop.....can't get it locally....malaysia boleh!!

Welcome to the club

Hi Nick, The Mikes, all concerned,

Enough has been said about this stick. Here's my exclusive on a week-old TE, as an unrestricted, unconserved, honest, happy self (but I do assume you guys read proper reviews/jargons to know what i'm talking about. explaining everything sucks):

The first thing I noticed was how spacious the area to rest my palm is. It's design was well thought out, though it's simply inspired by something else. Whatever. I'm keen on ordering some plexi panels (US$18) so I can change the artwork easily and as I like. Am looking for others for bulk, to lower the cost of USPS Priority shipment (the guy Art, has now a laser cutter and does things fast - though swamped with orders. He will check for the price to send to Malaysia).

The Sanwas help with easing down on the button-tapping shenanigans which wakes my household occupants up - or not. Whatever. The JLF remains but I think I need an octo-gate for those circular moves for SF4. Then again I find executing complex moves even easier and stealtily especially Gouchi's ragin demon move thingy - whatever... all can be found in Sanwa fitted sticks, no big deal... whatever.

Ok, the exclusive stuff. Is this thing worth? I appreciate the cord storage compartment as I can now keep candy, biscuits and a packet drink in between games. Hope you can get me a spare rubber cover for the male USB jack. Sweet. Its design is convenient - fits inside any big bag. Hey, the mounts at the bottom are neat if you have a table with mounting screws, but save that for a later time. I think I will only appreciate it fully when I get the allen keys and tinker the insides. So no comment till then.

As for the weight - I would say at nearly 3kgs it's lousy. Fell on my toe and nearly snapped the lil 'un - didn't even have the stuff to totally break it completely. Lightweight amateur.

P.s. I am posting this review from the TE stick. Makes a nice ham sandwich and cures Swine Flu too. Who's your oyaji???

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Added on May 4, 2009, 8:27 pmHere's more comments about the stick while sober:

Besides Cammy and alt-costume DLC Chun Li, personally I feel that the TE sits better on my lap. Aside from the spacious 'palm-rest' area, its front edges have just the right thickness and is not too chunky as the HRAP3, though when gaming seriously whichever stick I use will always be ON a steady table.

The HRAP3 shines in many ways the TE doesn't - backwards compatibility with PS2 games, as with what Mart mentioned is one thing to mention.

For just between RM15 to RM50 more, you can get a TE - which IMHO delivers a more wholesome arcade experience, and has endless modding possibilities if you are comfortable with its quality shell.

Aside from its external aesthetics and lesser-scale features e.g. cord storage compartment, start/select button placements, turbo lock and mounting screw holes, the TE really shines when you whip out a hex key and its internals are revealed.

I have never seen a more neater and convenient placement of wiring, PCB and QDs. They are even labels to each Quick Disconnect, to prevent confusion when reconnecting the wires. Switching/replacing components are simple and has a steady mounting plate - it seems they made the stick with the modder in mind. Definitely a step forward as compared to HORI which solders their sticks these days mostly, as opposed to using QDs.

Both are good sticks and I'd strongly recommend a TE to those who wish to have the complete and authentic Vewlix experience. The HRAP3 is like a Proton Wira whilst TE is a Lancer. Both are highly modable, gives high performance and can outdo each other in the correct hands. It's either that or a custom DeLorean all the way, baby!

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Added on May 6, 2009, 10:08 amHeads up on the plexi bulk for your HRAP3 and TE sticks!

P.S. Still trying to find the time for the Seimitsu parts bulk.

This post has been edited by rawfish: May 6 2009, 10:08 AM

Hi,

Its good to know that SF rage is back.
Might as well show the stuff that I've been using during my heydays.(paiseh)

Here's my little collections:

1.DC Joystick


2.Hori Joystick


3.Hori Tekken Joystick x2


4.Blaze DC Twinstick


5.Blaze Joystick


6.SNES Joystick(din upload pics)

Now gotta mod them to Sanwa/Seimitsu if somebody could give me some valuable advice.
Then get an adapter to use them on PS3..hehe

Cheers...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php...81#post16959781

You heard it from him first! Looks like Mad Catz is very determined to dethrone Hori and a new line of sticks are in the works. Possibilities: Tatsunoko vs Capcom stick for Wii, or T6:BR ones. Or something else. Or either one WITH wireless.

Just my opinion (please don't quote me):

The US market's looking to a direction where TEs may drop in price to the $120 range. Based on the fact buy.com had this price reduction recently, and the production line (China) being able to churn out more sticks - thus providing more stock to Hong Kong and the rest of Asia. Strongly rumoured interim designs, like the plain vanilla TE sans-SF branding gives me this impression, as Mad Catz will no longer need to pay royalty to Capcom JP. So locally we may be able to see a drop in suppliers' costs within a few months. Bear in mind the sticks may still be sold at the same price range if there's still demand. Nevertheless, the TE is still a very good buy and is proven to be the best stock arcade stick out there - designed by gamers, for gamers. Mad Catz has a proven history of failure, as evident in the initial Standard Edition (SE) FightSticks (joystick washer grinding away parts of the PCB) - unless they adopt to using arcade quality parts like Sanwa or Seimitsu. As always, caveat emptor (let the buyer beware)!

I have a similar joystick for sega saturn..... last up to today, very durable.

Anyone see an adapter for ps3 or know anyone to mod for ps3?

Blaze DC Twinstick! Argh! I actually threw my old one just because some buttons weren't responding! Sorry rawfish......

Anotheryou,

Wanna sell it to me?

Hi, Newbe question:
I'm planning to get myself a fighting stick. after scouting around for quite some time now,
i've found a shop that sells hori real arcade pro stick 3 (hope i get the name right)
it cost rm330. so are there any precautions regarding the stick region/real or fake/price/etc.before buying it?
btw i know nuts bout this.

Can share the location of the shop? I'm also looking around for fighting stick.

So far, never hear of different region/fake etc.

oh i live in penang. the shop is located in prangin mall 4th floor (ACE) if im not mistaken.
so erm whats the market price for those set by the way?

Generally, first quote is around rm380, but if bargain or friend friend, can get cheaper.

The HRAP3 is so popular, I'm closed to getting one.

I'm using TE now. And its frigging dusty. haha. I guess i have to put it in a plastic when i don't use it.

me too mr...me to

by the way whats the difference between fighting stick 3 and the real arcade one?

poisoning laowai and barbs to buy hrap3. modded with yellow sanwa buttons

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Added on October 22, 2009, 6:22 pmi think it could last 3 yrs. =)

This post has been edited by ahtiven: Oct 22 2009, 06:22 PM


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www.taboletahan.com

HRAP3 + sanwa buttons = RM4xx leh



Anyway, some examples of cheap sticks I saw ... all below rm180. Trying them reminds me of my old hori stick .... joystick got clicking sounds

Guys, a quick question - how much is the HRAP3 (virgin-state) going for in KL?

I got a brand new HRAP3 from Bernard / Crystal less than a month ago for RM300. They rock! Everywhere else is selling for RM380 which is ridiculous.

Thanks, just msg-ed the poor dude... closed shop until 25th for healthy reasons.

Hope he's recovering already.

he has recover and is back at Sarawak now attending a frens wedding.

i haf the topway stick, bought it for RM100...joystick is ok, buttons a bit stiff but just doesn't have the home button, so this stick needs to be paired with DS3 which isn't a big problem, just troublesome...all in all for RM100 u cant go wrong with it

oh, if wanna mod...buttons are soldered to PCB...

This post has been edited by starseedz: Oct 23 2009, 01:57 PM

this is my hrap3 with seimitsu buttons ;D

Hi, i am thinking of getting an HRAP too since Tekken 6 is coming out now Any version that is recommended and price? Looking for PS3 version.

I already have phobia for Madcatz SFIV TE edition stick. Bought one for X360, played for one month, then KO on me Due to some IC burnt or something. Sigh...i thought it was a perfect stick for me......

Just got my modded HRAP3 from Hanz079

Cant wait to try it.

GOt a question. What other games can I play with it other than fighting games?

Will post pic when I get back.

FINALLY DONE, MY FIRST Modded, Ita Joystick!

Miku BANZAI!!!

Wow, that's one expensive damage.

Arrived yesterday! Didn't realise the pic was so blurry, looked ok on my camera phone, but can't be bothered to re-take. Really really love this stick, even more so as it's a birthday present from my wife


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WOW !!! HRAP3 SA !!!! present from wife summore !!! u are 1 lucky dude

guess im out of luck. went to the shop and tested the HRAP3 before buying it. i found out that the buttons are somehow loose plus the board itself feels oily. freakin shop sells used stick! so i cancel the deal and instead, downpaid for tekken 6.
searched another shop but they're only selling madcats (or madcatz) but its over my budget.
thinking of buying a cheap one that cost half the price. the balance will be saved for modern warfare 2 though.

hi guys, do you know where we can get a Madcatz TE stick now? up to now i've only seen the SE stick for sale, but maybe i wasnt hunting hard enough :\ would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction, thanks!

Just about see it everywhere ... midvalley highest floor, 1U oldwing (near TGV), etc.

Try Games Hypermart At 6th Floor Sg Wang. I was there yesterday and saw one. Reasonable pricing there (althought I dunno how much)

Thanks guys, i'll go looking again, hadnt been to midvalley just yet, and I'll go take a look at Sg Wang this weekend.

Cheers!

PS: if anyone should know how much the stick is (supposedly) going for, do let me know so I know what to expect. Thanks!

This post has been edited by dmm9394: Nov 19 2009, 02:24 AM

Its for like 500 - 550 RM at Midvalley !!!

Guys,.. need help ,... want to Buy a HRAP 3,... any idea where can I get it ???

save your money for.......NEW HRAP! (still not in production yet )







still...i prefer the hrapV design....this one is too wide imo

I need it like this week!!,.... so Can't wait laah

Fixed my TE O button.....button rosak
Instead, I switched 1 of my black button and it works flawlessly

Now my TE is back

Srsly!!!! I need A HRAP3 this weeek,.... where can I get it ???

try ask this seller

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1117519

and owh...hori rapv will be release early next year

HRAPV

This post has been edited by inesen: Dec 7 2009, 12:36 PM

Dude is there any difference btw! HRAP3 and HRAP3 tekken 6 edition??

HRAP3 : can quick disconnect buttons. easier to mod
HRAP3 tekken 6 edition : buttons soldered to PCB

so HRAP3>HRAP3 tekken

Naaah,... I confirmed from shoryuken.com that Tekken 6 also has Quick Disconnects!

yeah sorry it has QD.
its even called tekken 6 hori real arcade pro 3 not just street fighter 4 stick which dont have QD:sweat:

yap

Man I would love to get a HRAP V.

Also the Hori Taito Vewlix is awesome!

This post has been edited by warlockimran: Dec 8 2009, 07:28 PM

My OBSFs and JLF came in today and according my email, my SE stick should arrive tomorrow. Cant wait to pop it open and switch the round to a bat top.

Its so bloody hard to find any shop in Melaka selling HRAP3. And those that do sells for 499 a piece....gile mahal.

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Added on December 23, 2009, 7:36 amFinally received my HRAP3 Tekken Edition yesterday. The first thing to do is to pry open the beast and check out the guts.

WARNING:poison inside



This post has been edited by funnyTONE: Dec 23 2009, 07:36 AM

Sori bros, forgot to check tis thread for soo long..

I've found an adapter (blue colour) at Sri Computer for RM17.00.
I'm using it for the PS2 Tekken joystick.No delay/lag time.
Can be used for PS3 but have to re-configure the buttons b4 playing.

Wasted,u threw it away
Sori bro,Dun wan to sell lo coz wanna mod the buttons too..hehe

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Added on December 28, 2009, 5:36 pmGud stuff u hav bro..
Yup,better change the buttons to Sanwa / Seimitsu lo..

This post has been edited by anotheryou: Dec 28 2009, 05:36 PM