Ascii or Hori?

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Guys, I know this is not really NEO related and I don't think that I need to be told by someone as I'm sure I'll get attention of the masses here.

Ascii or Hori for you?

ANY information pertaining to joysticks/pads made by them are greatly appreciated.

I said INFORMATION meaning durability, performance, quality.

Ever owned a Dreamcast or PS1/2 Ascii FT/FT2 Pad before? How did it work? Ever died on you?

ALSO, what joystick do you use on your PS2, DC, Saturn, etc.

Hori? Ascii? X-Arcade? Mas? Pelican? Anything else?

Alright, which is your MOST RELIABLE and FAVOURITE joystick as of current?

I'm not good at sentence structuring so I really really hope that this post isn't that hard to read.

Thanks guys...

BTW, Leave a reply here before you go play that new SVC cart of yours!

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Personally, I think ASCII.

The first not-official pad I bought for my PlayStation was a Hori.

Within months it was broken.

I'm using a Hori stick right now for my PS2, I really like it, and it works great, but I don't trust it at all in terms of durability.
 
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Had a bad experience with an ascii pad back in the day for my Super Famicom. Shit just gave me problems after 3 months but everyone I know that's bought an ascii pad after that has had little or no problems with ascii . Unlucky I guess...

I say go with the ascii pad... it has a better track record. Good luck with your decision.
 
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kshira said:
Had a bad experience with an ascii pad back in the day for my Super Famicom. Shit just gave me problems after 3 months but everyone I know that's bought an ascii pad after that has had little or no problems with ascii . Unlucky I guess...

I say go with the ascii pad... it has a better track record. Good luck with your decision.
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I bought 2 Dreamcast FT PADS but I returned it the next day due to a problem where I have to press harder than usual for a direction to be registered. I do not know why this happens but then again maybe I'm just not destined for an Ascii pad which everyone seems to love. (Especially the DC Ascii Pads)
 
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Guys, I know this is not really NEO related and I don't think that I need to be told by someone as I'm sure I'll get attention of the masses here.

Ascii or Hori for you?

ANY information pertaining to joysticks/pads made by them are greatly appreciated.

I said INFORMATION meaning durability, performance, quality.

Ever owned a Dreamcast or PS1/2 Ascii FT/FT2 Pad before? How did it work? Ever died on you?

ALSO, what joystick do you use on your PS2, DC, Saturn, etc.

Hori? Ascii? X-Arcade? Mas? Pelican? Anything else?

Alright, which is your MOST RELIABLE and FAVOURITE joystick as of current?

I'm not good at sentence structuring so I really really hope that this post isn't that hard to read.

Thanks guys...

BTW, Leave a reply here before you go play that new SVC cart of yours!

Ciao~
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Personally I would go for HORI.I use one with my AES and it is sublime.
With my SFC I have a JB.King stick which is an excellent,albeit heavy stick that is very precise.
I find ASCII sticks to be imprecise and don't tend to last very long.Plus all ASCII products seem to have been designed by a gang of punch drunk boss-eyed monkeys with glaucoma cataracts.
 
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Personally,I prefer Hori over most brand.

The Hori Joysticks are awesome.They're built to last,and handles like a dream.I cannot speak on the Hori pads,as I've never own one.

The same can be said about Ascii.

Ascii products are okay.They are not as well-made as Hori stuff,but they are decent,IMO.
 
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In my experience, Hori is much better for sticks. Ascii for pads.

Although the new Hori and Ascii products are not as good as the older products IMO.
 
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Seems like Hori would be the way to go. Good luck in your choice

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Depends

Pre-millenium: Hori

after 2000: Ascii

The Hori sticks for Saturn and the Neo kicked ass.

The Ascii sticks for the DC and the PSX/2 kick ass.

and that's all I use.
 
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I have yet to try any Ascii stuff but I just sold my old Neo Hori stick on Ebay. it had a rusted base place and the plastic on the top was melted, but it always worked flawlessly! it was a bit looser than the Regular Neo sticks which, for me, worked better for non-fighting games.

I have had two different Mas sticks and was totally blown away by them. I kind of suck at fighters with sticks instead of pads, but these were jsut awsome. The build quality is the best. Plus it's all real arcade parts.

I want to try to get one of the playstation Ascii pads (Capcom Vs. SNK versions) and use it with my PS > Neo converter. Does anyone else do this? How does it work? the regular PS controller is killing my hands.


OMG I just typed---- PS > Neo. I didn't mean it like that!
 
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I have a Hori PSX stick and it is freakin Golden. I've used Ascii sticks before and they are great as well. Both companies are miles beyond any other 3rd party controllers.
 
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I know this is a super old thread, but I had bought an ASCII Dreamcast FT pad and took it apart to clean. I was surprised to see that the rubber contact piece for the d-pad was made by Hori since I always assumed they were rival companies. Didn't think they would be producing parts for each others products or maybe they are secretly the same company?
 
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