Console shmups - pad or stick?

grendelrt · Oct 15, 2014

Been playing a lot of Saturn shmups and was thinking about picking up a stick, but not sure if it's worth it. The Saturn pad is pretty amazing and I've always played my other console shmups with pads. But on my blast city, neo shmups feel wonderful, so what do you guys do on your consoles.

Kid Panda · Oct 15, 2014

I used to do pads on consoles for shooters, but now....I'm all stick.

cr8zykuban0 · Oct 15, 2014

I use the stick as well. feels great playing shmups, fighters and beat em ups on an arcade stick

K-2 · Oct 15, 2014

Saturn pads are awesome for street fighter, however I use a Namco PSX stick with a Tototek adapter for shooting.

Neorebel · Oct 15, 2014

Stick when at all possible. Still looking for that PCE stick at a good price lol.

Kid Panda · Oct 15, 2014

Neorebel said:
Stick when at all possible. Still looking for that PCE stick at a good price lol.

Which stick are you talking about? Cause if your looking for the XE-1, good luck, used ones go for 150+ on YAJ.

Teddy KGB · Oct 15, 2014

Depends on the stick. I'd recommend just getting a decent late-model Hori stick with Sanwa parts and have Lemz dual mod it for you to work with all of your consoles. You'll end up saving money in the long run and will have 1 consistent stick experience across all platforms.

grendelrt · Oct 15, 2014

Damn that's a pretty overwhelming response haha. Might have to pick up a stick for the Saturn now =)

skate323k137 · Oct 15, 2014

One more vote for arcade stick.

Find one you like, and multi console mod it. Consistency across platforms is awesome.

OMFG · Oct 15, 2014

It really depends on the mood. I use both for PCE shooters. Whenever I play The Soldier Collection on my PSP, I obviously use a gamepad. My stick of choice for PCE is the Hori. Since I'm not picking up an XE-1 any time soon, it was the most cost effective and useful stick out there for the system.

The only game that I've tried to play with a pad that didn't feel right was the emulated version of Armed Police Batrider. The control of the shots and bombs felt foreign when compared to playing the PCB in my cab.

andsuchisdeath · Oct 15, 2014

ggallegos1 · Oct 15, 2014

I have always used the NGCD pad, but I have a stick lying around that I'd like Lem to dual mod for me for everything possible. Then I'll be set

indierocklocks · Oct 15, 2014

I find it easier to do fast nudges to avoid bullets or graze them with a stick...but it's all relative. You now have top fighting game players (a genre of game which had people crying for AGES about the benefits of using sticks) using pads all the time.

Neorebel · Oct 15, 2014

Kid Panda said:
Which stick are you talking about? Cause if your looking for the XE-1, good luck, used ones go for 150+ on YAJ.

I'm looking for any stick for the PCE, Hori, XE-1 or even the PI-PD4...

NeoGeoNinja · Oct 15, 2014

Console fighters or shmups: pad all the way.

Sticks are just so much fucking hard work. I like the advantage of finger access to all the face buttons at one time for quick combo-ability, but on the whole, I just find Pads so much less work. I also have have much better accuracy and execution of moves etc on a pad.

I attended a retro gaming event in the Uk recently and, in vs or shmup situations, sucked hard with a stick...

skate323k137 · Oct 15, 2014

NeoGeoNinja said:
Console fighters or shmups: pad all the way.

Sticks are just so much fucking hard work. I like the advantage of finger access to all the face buttons at one time for quick combo-ability, but on the whole, I just find Pads so much less work. I also have have much better accuracy and execution of moves etc on a pad.

I attended a retro gaming event in the Uk recently and, in vs or shmup situations, sucked hard with a stick...

At the end of the day it's personal preference, but I find buttons (especially multi button combos) way easier to access on a stick than a pad.

Microswitches fo lyfe.

opt2not · Oct 15, 2014

This may seem a bit weird, but I prefer horizontal shooters with a pad, but vertical ones with a stick.

moonwhistle · Oct 15, 2014

If there's a single bullet on screen I'd crash into it playing with a stick. Always pads for me.

skate323k137 · Oct 15, 2014

Pads are for bleeding vaginas... or platformers, but mainly vaginas.

ebinsugewa · Oct 15, 2014

Pad is beyond terrible. I use it for PCE caravan games only.

GohanX · Oct 15, 2014

I'm not super picky with shooters to be honest. Pads suck in general, but the Saturn pad is read and I rarely desire a stick when using it. However, auto fire is a must when using pads for some games,I simply can't mash the button like a madman on a pad, but few shooters I play really require it.

andsuchisdeath · Oct 15, 2014

skate323k137 said:
Pads are for bleeding vaginas... or platformers, but mainly vaginas.

Shut the fuck up.

EDIT: Describe to me the shape of a tampon applicator.

terry.330 · Oct 16, 2014

Depends on the console really.

PCE, Saturn, SNES & MD pad

PS1/2, DC and up stick

SNKorSWM · Oct 16, 2014

Stick. Back when the SNES port of Fatal Fury Special was released, the Capcom Fighter Power Stick was the only controller I could reliably pull off desperation moves with.

MySoberCompanion · Oct 16, 2014

Teddy KGB said:
Depends on the stick. I'd recommend just getting a decent late-model Hori stick with Sanwa parts and have Lemz dual mod it for you to work with all of your consoles. You'll end up saving money in the long run and will have 1 consistent stick experience across all platforms.

I agree, with a custom stick I'm in heaven, it's not just the speed in execution or the comfort for the layout, it's a question of user experience.
Nothing beats the "clickness", it gives phisicity to the game, for me.

On the other hand, between a scarce (or old/dirt/not in perfect working order) stick and a regular pad, I prefer the pad which with its durabilty at least doesn't affect the performance.

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