Stick Shift
So I’ve been playing a whole crap ton of Marvel vs Capcom 3 lately. It’s an amazing game, and considering how much time I spent playing Marvel vs Capcom 2 on my Dreamcast it’s really no surprise how captivated I am by its sequel.
I’m getting pretty into it, too; I’ve been reading Shoryuken’s guides and I watched Level|Up’s “Wednesday Night Fights” event last week. I’m trying really hard to get better, even though I’m not having much luck.
I decided to try to sell my fightstick on eBay the other day, since I wasn’t using it, and I’d buy another fightpad so Christina and I could play together. We set up the auction and I was about to write the description, but as I looked back on the pictures from my blog post about it… I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I couldn’t part with the fightstick.
I know it’s a bit harder for me to use, because I’m not used to it. I went to arcades as a kid, but not often because there weren’t that many near me and my parents didn’t like taking me anyway. I grew up playing fighting games on controllers. It’s why I liked the fightpad so much.
But the stick… I’m forcing myself to learn how to use it better. I still tend to get confused in the heat of a tough battle, but I’m forcing myself to “stick” with it (haha!) and it’s helping. I go on the Shoryuken forums and browse their thread where people post pictures of their custom sticks, and it’s amazing what some people are doing. I love fighting games, and I need a stick to call my own, just like those guys.
I have Christina coming up with a new design for it, so I’ll put new art on it (just over the old art, I’m not ruining that) and put in new buttons, a new ball top, a new bezel and a plexiglass cover. I think once I really make the stick “mine,” like I did with my old Hori stick, I’ll feel more comfortable with it. I’m weird that way.
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I personally prefer not to use sticks ’cause, frankly, the kind of money people/stores are asking for them is absolutely absurd, and that’s an investment of faith. I have to have faith that I’m not going to wind up destroying the stick due to bad manufacturing, let alone that I intend to play the game enough to warrant putting the money down for.
Anyway, since I’ve been playing it on PS3, I find that the normal controller works just fine for my needs right now.
You’ll always remember your best, Joe.
I’m sure that fightstick loves you as much as you love it.
Oh, and I can’t stop laughing at that picture, no matter how many times I look at it. Sakura and that stick…XD
I TOLD YOU IT’S ONLY BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE PICTURE.
I DON’T BELIEVE IT.
TAKE AT LEAST 3 MORE PICTURES.
Yeah, I wanted to say something about the Sakura stick, then I thought better of it. Nothin’ like hermaphrodite Sakura wing-wang fight stick to bring out the best in a player.
Yeah, you shouldn’t expect us to believe you about the Sakura stick without more pictures.
(I don’t really care, but it’s true so I thought I should mention it.)
SEE? It’s because of the dustwasher. I didn’t take it into consideration when I was laying out the art.
http://www.pkbloggin.net/images/IMAG0215.jpg
I’m not making the same mistake on my new stick.
Also you’re all jerks.
In our defense, you promised us the angle, and not taking off the bottom part.
I’m insufferable this week.
If you want, I could design a fight stick…design.
I’ve got Christina working on a Bleach design for me.
Frankly, I don’t think the Sakura art is much better with or without the dustwasher. It looks like she doesn’t have panties on, frankly. Haha.
Well, y’know, Joe, whatever rings your bell and gets you sailing, as I always say.
Lol Eric. I thought it was just me.
So either you move her joystick, or play on a nudist with a school uniform.
Contradictory.
If I were to make a design, it would be Megaman style. I arr fanboy.