X-Arcade tankstick opinion

trespasser

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hello,
i am thinking of building a mame cabinet and thinking of controller. I have look at x-arcade stick and i have some que4stions

1. x-arcade stick: some reviews were saying that playing classic games, the controll are good and response very well. but in fighting game (i guess 2d fight games-street fighters), the stick lags. some of those reviews were in 2007 and 2008. How are the stick now? improvements? any problem with the current version?

2. x-arcade dual stick or tankstick with trackball?
is it worth it getting the trackball? is trackball going to replace the need of a mouse to navigate thru pc/menu or just for games only? ps. money is not the problem eventhough the size is slightly bigger (the width) since my cabinet is only 23 in. wide but i think little modification to the cabinet should be fine.

3. how easy is to build your own controller with using i-pac? i-pac connect thru usb and it is programs able with it's software? to me the cost are very close (i-pac = $40 and buttons =50$)

thanks for all replies.
 
Personally, I would go with an ipac control board and wire it up yourself. Wiring is not difficult and it also helps you understand how it all goes together if you have a problem later.

I'm now on my 3rd x-arcade controller board after the first two went bad on me. They replaced each quickly, for sure, but I've been disappointed with my experience with it overall.
 
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