xbox 360 arcade controller blows my mind
March 21st, 2008 comments (22) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
Can’t get enough of the classic arcade games up on Xbox Live? Then you probably know how miserable it can be to play most of the old school arcade games with the 360’s modern controller. I guess that’s why this one-of-a-kind custom 360 arcade controller has me green with envy.
Created by master joystick builder ShaolinDrunkard, it’s just one of several gorgeous custom arcade sticks he’s designed and constructed.
The hand built arcade controller uses serious arcade quality controls from Sanwa and Seimitsu, with dramatic LED backlighting behind each button. There’s even an awesome green glow which emanates from inside of the sparkly joystick knob.
It’s all housed inside of a substantial oak box, and decorated with the familiar Xbox 360 green rings design (thankfully, no red rings here). Now if only he’d mass-produce these things…
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tags: arcadeclassiccontrollerhandmadejoystickledmicrosoftwoodxbox 360
March 21st, 2008 comments (22): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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My kids are crazy about xbox. Everytime I have to shut their TV down. I always believed xbox is addiction and now scientists got proof of it
. But all in all great console , much better than playstation (yes i like xbox).
Hey , by the way , nice blog , I really enjoyed info in it .
ps3 is much better than xbox wats wrong wid u??? i have both i think 360 has awesome games but every month u have a broken xbox microsoft sucks
leik ok zomg yes why u all play console i have this ting its tiger handheld its better haha lolz you lag onlinez wtf scratch head my monkey drives a sedan into a river whilst yet forgetting the button for running out of fuel.
Hmmm.
Thanks for the nice comment…. It’s you guys that really keep me going.
how big is that thing actually? when i saw 1st picture i thought it’s sort of sci-fi table lol …
This controller is amazing! i would soo get one if they where for sale!
Nice blog btw, keep it up!
dude, please……please…..please make me one, i’ll pay you whatever you want just make me one and mail it to me. Send me an email if you’re interested
This one is probably better… and it’s two players and already mass produced.
You can get it here:
http://www.xgaming.com/xbox.shtml
I’ve actually got one of those X-Arcade Tanksticks at home. It’s awesome, but a massive beast. I did a review a while back in case you’re interested…
http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/25/review-x-arcade-tankstick-game-controller/
Where did he get the glow in the dark/lit buttons?
I think they’re these Seimitsu PS-14-K “skeleton” buttons, with LED backlighting added behind them. They come in transparent jeweltone colors, so if you put a white LED behind them, they’ll look like they’re lighting up in color.
awesome! is this customized or is this available online or in comp/game shops?
This is preety easy to make, (all you have to do is take apart a wired controler, and solder wires etc.) but it looks really good!
DUDE!!!! i would kill 4 this… on street fighter that is
Microsoft needs this compared 2 MadCatz…….
Q: Wheres the RT and LT?????
http://gear.ign.com/articles/689/689498p1.html they have new soul calibur ones you can buy them on ebay
Beautiful joystick do you know if he’s powering the led’s from the controller or seperate adapter? I made a wireless one which is larger but I wanted it large I can place it on a table or my lap and it feels solid. Here’s a link to a pic.
The link didn’t post in my other message for some reason?
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii319/R3LL1C/Image110.jpg
very nice controller! is it hard to make one? and where do u get the parts from?
please please please, can someone link me up, I would have the biggest order for you if you could make these sticks with the same components, its very similar in componets to the Hori’s Real Arcade Pro EX SE, which is almost indistructable. have you got a website that you sell these on? I would buy a hand made stick anyday of the week!!!
Technabob, is there any cheap arcade style controllers for PC available? Something with decent quality as well. I want one but don’t have $200 for the X-arcade product lines