(DEAD) UMVC3 Arcade Stick (360/PS3) - 119.99 @ Amazon

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Does anyone have any input on this? I want to buy a stick but I want to dual mod it and am not sure if I should grab this one or the madcatz te one. The worst complaint I've read about this one is the placement of the start button.
 
[quote name='Donnums']Does anyone have any input on this? I want to buy a stick but I want to dual mod it and am not sure if I should grab this one or the madcatz te one. The worst complaint I've read about this one is the placement of the start button.[/QUOTE]

Depends on how hard you want to work on the dual mod. The MadCatz TE is much easier to dual mod using Toodles' Kitty board. The HORI UMvC3 stick is based on V3 model, which IIRC can also be dual modded using MC Cthulhu, but a bit more of a hassle compared to the plug-n-play installation of a Kitty.
 
I have both the madcatz te and the hori v3. In the end, I prefer the Madcatz TE.

The v3 is lighter than the TE. There is less space to rest your palms on the Hori. Also, the placement of the start button I feel is a poor decision. Though I would prefer start and select buttons to be the smaller membrane type as opposed to sanwa 24mm, the madcatz start/select placement is better. Also the paint/art on the Hori is susceptible to fade and chip off.

Though I personally prefer the lighter feel to the RAP, I just end up liking my TE better because of the points I just mentioned. And generally, people prefer more heft to the stick. But that's just opinion. I'd say pass.
 
I never understood how people can hit the start button on the hori while playing. You either have hands big enough to palm a basketball or a really bad button mashing problem.
 
why not just get the Qanba or 8Arc, instead of buying one of these and then paying for the dual mod. they're amazing sticks!
 
I've seen worser artwork, and unless your mashing constantly the placement of that START BUTTON doesn't look quite bad.

Btw I've heard the buttons are sanwa? How about the stick itself, how does the throw on it feel, loose or just right?
 
Side note: I really hope sticks from this generation work on the next-gen systems. I don't want to have to buy another stick :/. Could you imagine if you only had to buy one accessory for each system? That'd be great....

Nice deal, though they are showing as $149 for me. Dead? I'll stick to my regular MvC3 stick I got last summer.
 
I have the Hori V3-SA (PS3 version) of this stick. I love the stick. I actually like it more than the TE-S I had before because it places nicely on my lap. I dual modded it with a 360 brawlpad PCB + ImpV2 from toodles. It is for sure not as easy as dual modding a 360 stick but I'm pretty good with soldering so I didn't mind the work. Actually got the stick for $99 from AWD.
 
[quote name='jacobeid']Side note: I really hope sticks from this generation work on the next-gen systems. I don't want to have to buy another stick :/. Could you imagine if you only had to buy one accessory for each system? That'd be great....[/QUOTE]
And therein lies one of the advantages of Toodles' Cthulhu PCB. Firmware updates mean that as long as the next Playstation (or possibly even xbox, though not likely) has an open controller standard, a firmware update will patch your stick up to modern console support! :D
 
[quote name='DaedalusIkari']And therein lies one of the advantages of Toodles' Cthulhu PCB. Firmware updates mean that as long as the next Playstation (or possibly even xbox, though not likely) has an open controller standard, a firmware update will patch your stick up to modern console support! :D[/QUOTE]
I didn't think the chips used in the MC Cthulhu could hold information for any more systems than they already have now.
 
[quote name='Ragnorok64']I didn't think the chips used in the MC Cthulhu could hold information for any more systems than they already have now.[/QUOTE]
If we're talking about the MC Cthulhu, keep in mind that Toodles did go back and add Dreamcast support after the PCB was shipped. I'd say that's a fairly good sign that there's at least some working room on those chips. Hell, the only thing he hasn't seemed to added are controller ports with more than 8 pins, or anything encrypted (ie the xbox 360 controller)

While I could very well be mistaken, I'd be damn surprised if those chips are anywhere near capacity. Toodles does tend to advertise the firmware update feature in the FAQs, leading me to believe he's future-proofed these to some degree.
 
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