I am not a man of
action…not in the gaming world. My reflex is not good and most of the time, I
am a watcher rather than player in the world of action gaming. But yet I
completed the street fighter round during my college days (in easy mode of
coz). The only arcade game that I had completed outside my home is the Warrior
of Fate; with a bag of coins…
As Xian grew over
the years, he had started to join me in the world of gaming. Lately when we
transformed our 4th floor into the entertaining area, Xian had
started to show interest in action game. I introduced him to the world of Street fighter
and Mortal Kombat. We got a couple of game from the xbox online store and it
took only a few days for me to realize that I had hit my ceiling. My hand is
clumsy and my hand muscle is weak as well…my hand sore after 15 min of play and
the successful rate of performing combo and special move reduce to 30%.
There is only one
solution but I was reluctant to proceed with it. The struggle is as painful as
deciding to get a 60 inch TV or a projector. You know what was the best choice
but yet there was something that
refrained me from proceeding.
Finally I gave in
and started my search for an arcade stick. As usual, the bottom line of my
budget was being raised from time to time as I googled more. My challenge was
to get 2 arcade sticks which can be used on xbox360 and PS4.
It was mission
impossible initially until I came across the “BROOKS”…. USB adapter which
enable inter-usable of arcade sticks between different consoles.
I got a Q4
initially and it work fine on the xbox360. Both of us enjoy it but yet we are
still one arcade stick short; the other arcade stick should be a PS4 compatible
preferably with touchpad….my hunt continues…
There is a local
game shop up north which offer custom made arcade stick, price should be RM200
cheaper but the problem was the long waiting list- > up to 4 months of
waiting…
So there were only
2 left on the market for me to choose from, HORI and MAD CATZ. HORI is
definitely at the bottom of the list a there is no authorized dealer in this
country. MAD CATZ TE2+ was last on the strike list but yet it was out of stock
1 month ago. TE2 was next but I was reluctant to take it as it does not feature
the touch pad….
Last week, TE2+
was back on the market and I had ordered one...
2 days ago, Yun saw
the parcel and after she knew the price, she had asked me a question, “ what was
the key leading to the decision of spending the price of a PS4 on 2 joysticks ?”.
The answer was crystal clear for me –“to complete the childhood dream that I
had left out…”
I had never had the
luxury to play in the arcade center nor own a TV game back in those days; all I
could do was to watch. I considered myself a lucky person but again…I envy Xian….
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