[quote name='KrayzieKMF']Is the arcade stick good for anything else besides the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection? The button layout looks terrible for other games.[/QUOTE]
IMO, it's good for overhead arcade 2D shooters as well but yes, terrible for Street Fighter, Blazblue, Tekken, etc.
[quote name='FactionG']I might bite on this. It'll provide a genuine feel for MK and it'll look nice next to my TE stick.[/QUOTE]
Growing up in SoCal, all the arcades (& 7-11's) used this style of joystick lever (bat-top versus Japanese-style ball-top) & buttons (concave vs Japanese-style convex) for MK so the moment I used both PDP sticks, it was instant nostalgia for me & well worth the price of admission!
[quote name='AugustAPC']I bought one of these sticks the day MK came out. After playing with it for a bit, I went right back to my madcatz TE.
This thing is enormous, and the buttons are too far apart. It might be okay if you were standing, but to have the thing in your lap.. it just feels like everything's way too far apart.
I kept mine for the sake of collecting, but I wouldn't recommend this to anyone looking to play with it. It's just not good.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I agree if you're using it in your lap then it's a PITA however, for people like myself that use it on a table (or standing like you mentioned), I've got no complaints. I actually have the completely opposite feeling as in, the moment I used a Madcatz TE w/the optional MK panel, it felt weird to me (buttons too close together) so I went right back to the PDP stick but to each their own.
Yes, the buttons are further apart & not as responsive BUT I love the awesome nostalgic feeling I get every time I use these PDP sticks (brings back great memories of my childhood in the arcades). I love these PDP sticks (for MK only) so much that my Madcatz TE round 2 w/MK panel is for sale now.
FWIW, this is an INSANE deal for an arcade quality stick!!! Custom arcade builders (Arcade-In-A-Box, etc.) charged $150+ for a similar setup. Not to mention, you get a DLC voucher for the MK Arcade Kollection (it's $10 - $15 by itself). The only thing I'd do is replace the joystick lever with an iL Euro (original bada$$ stick Happ used in the 90's in the arcades) & iL concave buttons. I'll do that when I'm not too lazy, LOL!