I love these things. My friend used to have one back in the Dreamcast days and we’d play “Marvel Vs. Capcom” for hours and hours. Ah memories.
Anyway, X-Arcade is releasing a newly redesigned version of its popular arcade controller. It features two joysticks with eight buttons each and a trackball, making it compatible with most arcade games. The Tankstick is 30-inches wide, weighs 20-pounds and is made from heavy-duty industrial grade materials, which X-Arcade claims are indestructible. Whether it’s truly indestructible or not is sort of irrelevant, because X-Arcade backs it up with a lifetime warranty. It comes with a USB connector for use with PC and Mac, but adapters are available for XBOX, PS2, Dreamcast and GameCube–No word on next-gen compatibility.
X-Arcade Tankstick Classic Gaming System [Mobile Whack]
i love this thing.. i want one and a copy of q-bert and marble madness… then ill be happy for hours…
Man, this brings back nightmares of the 80s. I used to hate the buttons on the arcade games because you have to be some kind of finger contortionist to complete a fatality in Mortal Kombat. Arthritis anyone?
One of these + MAME! Wow. The link notes:
“It will start shipping from this week and would retail for $199.”
Not too shabby.
I always preferred the handheld controllers to the arcade controllers but this is great for nostalgialists!!!
It is 30 inches wide and weighs 20 pounds?! WTF? Where are you supposed to comfortably put it to play your game? And $199 for what must have a materials cost of less than $10? Gimme a break!
Yeah, materials cost for $10.
Keyboard encoders for PC only are $30, Joysticks $6-15 each, buttons around $1 each, and Happ Trackball is $90.
Your math is sweet, you must have been home-schooled.
Plus advertising, paying employees, taxes, utilities, insurance, etc.
Foo, no offense, but you have no clue how businesses work :)