GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY people are fuckin dicks.....
For NON fighters I love the XBox big pad. And as long as the fighter only uses 4 buttons (Neo style or GGXX) the S-Controller is, with out a doubt, the best stock controller out of the 3 consoles for fighters.
PSX controllers for 2D fighters SUCK. Period. They do. I have pretty big hands, and so when I use a D-Pad I don't use the tip of my thumb for control, I use the ball or joint of my thumb to "roll" the moves off on the pad. I love the Saturn pad, DC pad, and the ASCII PS2 fighter pad. The S-Controller pad works well for me, but its not as good.
But that's why I built THESE:
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I have that going to a PSX converter which goes to an PS2 to XBox converter. I can also use my ASCII fighting pad if I want.
Its all about dedication, plain and simple. CvS2, MvC2, and now prolly GGXX on Live is a godsend if you want to play online and improve your game. Sorry, I don't know too many 2D fighting fans who can play all the time when I want to (around 2 AM or so). With Live I can play against thousands with no lag any time I want.
See it doesn't MATTER what system gives it to me, I'm happy just to get it. I'll adapt to make up whatever short comings there are. If it was only on PS2 or GC, I'd be there screaming about how happy I am. Honestly though, if you want to get picky, yes: PS2 and GC online plans SUCK. Nothing is as good as Live online for console gaming, period. I mean this is the entire reason that I like XBox the best now (even though I OWN ALL 3 SYSTEMS), simply because they're giving me ONLINE 2D FIGHTERS. Thats it, plain and simple.
Fuck you and your bitching "I don't want to buy an XBox". Its got online 2D fighters, if that doesn't make you happy then I don't know what will.
-JHendrix
<small>[ January 29, 2003, 12:58 AM: Message edited by: JHendrix ]</small>