SRGilbert Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 So I'm out of town this weekend and stop at a little local run game store. Cool store, lots of retro stuff, lots of moderns stuff too, average prices. Then I spot this arcade stick on the shelf. The thing I noticed right away was that it has a connector for the original X-box, which was weird because to my knowledge, there are almost no fighter/arcade sticks for the Xbox except for that Radica one. The dude at the shop couldn't tell me anything about it either. I though maybe it was a home made deal, but it's really well done, very professional. The buttons aren't quite Happs standards, but decent enough. Stick seems like a good quality, nice leaf switch action. Anyway, I talked him down from $30 to $20 and took it home. I figure the case and controlls alone are worth way more than $20, so I took a chance. Tried it out and it works, score one! Then i opened it up, expecting to see a hacked controller board and a mess of wiring. Nope, all still very profession inside as you can see and what appears to be a custom controller board. Except for what you see on the board, there are NO markings anywhere on this thing to identify it. I can't even ID the joystick! So, what's up with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I have seen one just like it at a local pawn. Unfortunately, I was strapped for cash at the time and didn't pick it up, by thet ime I got money, it was gone Can't tell you anything about it other than, if I've seen one, and you've got one, it probably is a mass produced item. I seem to remember seeing one somewhere else too, but I won't swear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Hmmm....the plot thickens! Looking it over and I discovered the joystick itself is a "Zippy" brand stick. They seem to be Sanwa replicas that I can only find on sale in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Reminds me of these by Pelican (not my pic) I got my set for $5 each from BlameStop AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jferio Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Given that the board has 'USB Cable' where the controller cable goes in, it might potentially be an arcade stick made for the PC that was adapted to the Xbox by the owner. Or, perhaps, it was sold that way, and just came with a breakaway adapter like the Xbox controllers do, with a 'wink wink nudge nudge'. Xbox controllers use a physical variation on the USB specification, and are compatible with PCs when adapted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Given that the board has 'USB Cable' where the controller cable goes in, it might potentially be an arcade stick made for the PC that was adapted to the Xbox by the owner. Or, perhaps, it was sold that way, and just came with a breakaway adapter like the Xbox controllers do, with a 'wink wink nudge nudge'. Xbox controllers use a physical variation on the USB specification, and are compatible with PCs when adapted. That would be my guess as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Given that the board has 'USB Cable' where the controller cable goes in, it might potentially be an arcade stick made for the PC that was adapted to the Xbox by the owner. Or, perhaps, it was sold that way, and just came with a breakaway adapter like the Xbox controllers do, with a 'wink wink nudge nudge'. Xbox controllers use a physical variation on the USB specification, and are compatible with PCs when adapted. Maybe, but it also has pads for all the xbox specific buttons like the XYAB and B&W buttons. What usb controller would have that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Reminds me of these by Pelican (not my pic) I got my set for $5 each from BlameStop AX I have one of these which I also hacked/spliced a USB cable onto so I could use it on a PC as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatta Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Xbox controllers use a physical variation on the USB specification, and are compatible with PCs when adapted. IIRC they're not standard HID devices, they require their own driver. So a USB joystick that acts as a standard HID device won't necessarily work if physically adapted to the Xbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrocko Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) So I'm out of town this weekend and stop at a little local run game store. Cool store, lots of retro stuff, lots of moderns stuff too, average prices. Then I spot this arcade stick on the shelf. The thing I noticed right away was that it has a connector for the original X-box, which was weird because to my knowledge, there are almost no fighter/arcade sticks for the Xbox except for that Radica one. The dude at the shop couldn't tell me anything about it either. I though maybe it was a home made deal, but it's really well done, very professional. The buttons aren't quite Happs standards, but decent enough. Stick seems like a good quality, nice leaf switch action. Anyway, I talked him down from $30 to $20 and took it home. I figure the case and controlls alone are worth way more than $20, so I took a chance. Tried it out and it works, score one! Then i opened it up, expecting to see a hacked controller board and a mess of wiring. Nope, all still very profession inside as you can see and what appears to be a custom controller board. Except for what you see on the board, there are NO markings anywhere on this thing to identify it. I can't even ID the joystick! So, what's up with this? I've seen that controller at the Cleveland Classic Console and Arcade Game Show. I don't remember the name of the company that makes it though and I've looked on the CCAG website for info on it but of course can't find anything. The link to the website is in my sig below. See if you can find it. Supposed to be a really good joystick from my understanding. Well built from what I remember. I've used it at the show before. Rich Edited April 28, 2010 by vrocko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domspun Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I know it's a old thread, but it's a Red Octane Impact V fighting stick. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) I just noticed this solution to the old mystery, and now that you mention it, that case shape, and especially the wiring looks an awful lot like the ps1 'soul edge' layout redoctane I gutted/refit into a neo geo stick a while back. It had very offbrand stuff inside. Buttons were japan-style switches, but with a sharp-edged deep us/euro concave surface, and the stick's an IL clone but with a balltop. There was even a sharp mold line on the ball, nothing felt good. Never could ID the logo on those parts. Even the "t-molding" was fake--just plastic tape. The wiring in mine was somehow even worse by comparison. Same perfboard circuitry, and it wouldn't shock me if that bread tie was factory original. Pictures are well worth a laugh, but in their defense, IIRC these things were super-cheap at something like $40. I did what I could for it, but at the end of the day, it's only a display piece, because that case shape is just too annoying. before/afters of the Inside/outside Edited November 19, 2020 by Reaperman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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