"Are video games art?" Good lord, how may times have you heard that question? One thing we do know is that customized arcade sticks are definitely works of art. The front panels display amazing pieces of hand drawn video game characters and hilariously awkward pics of non-gaming personalities. Heavy gathered up 25 images of some extremely beautiful custom arcade sticks. These babies should be the ones you end up packing when you head off to a major fighting game tourney.
Ever wondered what's the best gaming peripheral for you? Here's a comparison between two popular peripherals; gamepad vs arcade sticks.
ShadyArmik takes the plunge and purchases an Arcade Fight Stick to aid with his obsession of Beat ’em ups!
Ultra Street Fighter II for the Nintendo Switch is pretty good, but it’s also very hard to play. Why? Because no one has made a reliable arcade stick for the Nintendo Switch yet.
Baby's First Fighter doesn't count... we're talking about REAL fighting games here.
If Brolylegs, a player with severe physical handicaps can play using his MOUTH, I'm pretty sure anyone can make analog sticks viable with enough training.
A short vid featuring Brolylegs: https://youtu.be/s1MYSgy4QM...
I've used analog sticks for many a fighting game. I prefer an arcade stick, but sometimes it's a nuissance to pull it out and plug it in, and I don't have one for the PS4.
Surprisingly, fighting games are about the only place where I don't get all twichy with analog sticks like I do in shooters.
Very frustrating to do.. Fighting games NEED a dpad or arcade stick for precision.. Ill be damned if i want to shoot a hadoken and it does a forward jump
