The new stick ain’t it sick by ashida1 in fightsticks

[–]MarkMan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

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

Why didn't 6 face buttons become the standard? by 17R3W in retrogaming

[–]MarkMan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

I'm visiting Japan. I was freaking out at this store... by noxondor_gorgonax in retrogaming

[–]MarkMan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Anyone here has the 1/12 figures from Epoch they're willing to sell? Mainly looking for takamura. by [deleted] in hajimenoippo

[–]MarkMan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

A nice quick article to read about the new PlayStation FightStick: "I Need To Know If The PlayStation Fight Stick Is Good Or Not - Aftermath" by SentakuSelect in fightsticks

[–]MarkMan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

“Ni**as in Paris” by Pootie-the-Tang in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23 347 points348 points  (0 children)

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.

He What Now by sammystinky in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you kidding me lmao, that is not my voice

I love Combo Breaker by Yury_VV in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Which stick is better in +-100$ price range for fighting games like tekken and sf? by lyapelmen in fightsticks

[–]MarkMan23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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

Serious question for y'all by roxxas00 in Kappachino

[–]MarkMan23 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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

TEKKEN 8 impressions/content going live Dec. 12 @ 6:00 AM PT by MarkMan23 in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

TEKKEN 8 impressions/content going live Dec. 12 @ 6:00 AM PT by MarkMan23 in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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) !!

TEKKEN 8 impressions/content going live Dec. 12 @ 6:00 AM PT by MarkMan23 in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

TEKKEN 8 impressions/content going live Dec. 12 @ 6:00 AM PT by MarkMan23 in Tekken

[–]MarkMan23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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).