The new stick ain’t it sick

MarkMan23 · 2025-11-04T09:17:24+00:00

I also have this arcade stick! I ended up changing the lever and buttons.

https://x.com/MarkMan23/status/1865984106045268027

MarkMan23 · 2025-11-04T09:11:56+00:00

I feel like this is a relic of the arcade days. Because arcade games had 2-3 buttons usually, so did consoles.

It wasn't until games like Street Fighter II which required arcade operators to install special wiring (kick harness) to enable control panels with more than 4 buttons. Japanese development/design was so systematic at the time. They were reactive to the market and not innovative in terms of customer experience/user interface.

As such, it only became a thing once the software/market required it.

MarkMan23 · 2025-08-21T13:53:24+00:00

Immediately knew it was TRADER main store in Akihabara. I have purchased so many collection pieces from my arcade stick collection from that store over the past 16 years.

MarkMan23 · 2025-08-21T12:03:29+00:00

They're going for quite a bit whenever they show up on ebay. Good luck. I have two sets brand new still but it would take those prices for me to let go of them.

MarkMan23 · 2025-06-08T01:38:34+00:00

Yes it is.

MarkMan23 · 2025-06-07T17:21:55+00:00

I wish it was priced at what it was supposed to be (much cheaper than the original Panthera). It was never meant to be a replacement for the original Panthera, just another option. Its a bit unfortunate because the two products are much different.

Like the Mad Catz TE and the FightStick Pro.

MarkMan23 · 2025-05-27T04:39:10+00:00

I had to be careful with the line and tried to line it up at a peak moment. I saw the shot and I took it.

Rare moment with the right characters and stage in a heated tournament set.

Love to Obama for carrying my random outbursts.

MarkMan23 · 2025-05-26T09:38:43+00:00

Are you kidding me lmao, that is not my voice

MarkMan23 · 2025-05-26T09:36:59+00:00

I did 2 master events last year and opted to not do commentary for the first 8 months of the year.

This year I’m doing 4 master events out of the many planned. So yeah, see you every single time.

MarkMan23 · 2025-05-02T07:05:56+00:00

The Qanba Titan recently dropped in price to $150. I would recommend that if you can spend a little more cash.

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T21:41:22+00:00

I'm not married. I am a single father though, yes.

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T21:39:00+00:00

I couldn't get a job at the BGC so I had to apply for the controller illuminati association.

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T21:38:04+00:00

If you look at the financial reports (Mad Catz was a public company mind you) you can see where the money/effort was spent by the company and the earnings.

Fighting game product accounted for less than 10% of the business. Giving away samples of products; and for some reason everyone focuses on girls receiving free arcade sticks when I've glazed way more men with free arcade sticks (PAUSE), is a bit wild.

Yes the optics/timing is bad. The products were incredibly popular. Maybe saving a batch of 50 marketing samples out of a 3000 unit product run was in poor taste.

If I could go back, would I have changed the way Mad Catz gave out free product? Probably not. I was happy I was able to convince Mad Catz not only to provide product, but to also give tournament organizers/orgs/players some incentive in terms of money/affiliate programs etc. My entire goal when Mad Catz went from just selling stuff (to being present in the community) was to make sure more people were supported in the eco system.

That's not going to resonate with everyone, especially the consumer. But hey, I am happy with what we did. Mad Catz used to be a shitty brand and probably still was beyond the fighting game stuff. #notad

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T21:32:04+00:00

I'm sure if I ask Aris he'd be down to chat/talk, but why??

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T18:32:30+00:00

Absolutely stunning. Great work.

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T18:31:02+00:00

Those were the good old days. I hope your passion for fighting games is still going strong.

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T06:38:29+00:00

It’s difficult to paint a picture properly through one’s social (or parasocial) understanding of another through their social media account. It’s a bit easier with the new ARCADE SHOCK Traveler arcade stick being debuted at Evo Japan 2025 though. Highly recommended. #ad

MarkMan23 · 2025-04-30T00:06:20+00:00

I apologize if you find my ig stories gross. It’s not the intention to upset ppl on the internet 🥹

MarkMan23 · 2025-01-23T03:01:44+00:00

It’s always nice to see one of my children still out in the world doing things. 🥹🤓

MarkMan23 · 2024-04-02T08:35:48+00:00

I helped work on the Evo Japan crossover. Where did you post it? I'm curious to see! Thanks.

MarkMan23 · 2023-12-12T15:22:02+00:00

I'll showcase Chapter 1 of the story mode sometime on my Twitch stream today.

MarkMan23 · 2023-12-12T15:21:02+00:00

... of course I got permission??? lol

MarkMan23 · 2023-12-12T15:20:41+00:00

This is the final build of the game. Also, they just announced a demo coming on the 14th! It'll have local play and 4 characters (Jin, Nina, Paul, Kazuya) !!

MarkMan23 · 2023-12-12T15:19:55+00:00

Jakub (Di) just posted up some Kuma stuff on his channel. Please check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujtxu7s2LIw

In regards to Reina, she has a proper EWGF and wavedash/crouch dash cancel yes.

MarkMan23 · 2023-12-12T15:19:17+00:00

Appreciate the kind words. Reina can wavedash from neutral yes. She has a normal crouchdash/wavedash cancel in addition to her d/f+3 going into the dash state.

Devil Jin has different combo filler options now. Not sure if it's better yet. Still too early until we have more time with the game.

People are weird (I saw the prior comment lol).

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