X-Arcade Tankstick
- September 18th, 2006
- 7 Comments
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]
Fezzik (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i love this thing.. i want one and a copy of q-bert and marble madness… then ill be happy for hours…
webonics (Who am I?)
1 year ago
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?
JT (Who am I?)
1 year ago
One of these + MAME! Wow. The link notes:
“It will start shipping from this week and would retail for $199.”
Not too shabby.
Brooke (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I always preferred the handheld controllers to the arcade controllers but this is great for nostalgialists!!!
Foo (Who am I?)
1 year ago
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!
Big Daddy
1 year ago
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.
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BiggerDaddy
1 year ago
Plus advertising, paying employees, taxes, utilities, insurance, etc.
Foo, no offense, but you have no clue how businesses work :)
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