Widely considered as one of the best arcade sticks to hit retail shelves, the Namco Arcade Stick is a Japanese styled arcade stick that has built up quite a reputation amongst the fighting game crowd.
First released in late 1996, the 10 year veteran arcade stick has aged gracefully over the years and many consoles. So if you can find one, get one, as they are getting harder and harder to find! Prior to the release of the Hori Real Arcade Pro series of arcade sticks, the original Namco stick was king of the hill.
In the early PS1 and even the PS2 era, high quality arcade sticks were few and far between. The Namco stick offered a quick and easy solution to someone that wanted to emulate a good arcade experience. Even today with PS2 to PS3 USB converters the Namco stick lives on and is one of the best sticks around for newer fighting games like Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection and Virtua Fighter 5.
April 20, 2008 at 10:23 am |
I recently received this stick for my birthday by a friend who said this stick is highly regarded. Personally, I have no info on what kind of buttins/stick this arcade stick has. Can anyone link me to more info on the the stick mentioned above [Namco Stick]. Thanks
May 8, 2008 at 11:37 am |
[...] my testing using a Namco Arcade Stick (PS1) and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, I found that the Pelican performed better when performing [...]
May 23, 2008 at 3:23 pm |
..compared to the tekken5 hori stick, is this stick better?
May 23, 2008 at 3:24 pm |
..compared to the tk5 hori stick, is this stick better?
October 24, 2008 at 7:20 pm |
yes better than the Tekken5 hori stick
February 8, 2009 at 7:31 pm |
Does anyone know the dimensions of the top metal panel for this stick?
April 16, 2009 at 2:27 am |
This stick is absolutely legend…wait for it…dary. I’ve had three of these to date and they completely destroy most of the middle tier sticks to date. Not bad for a 12 year old piece of equipment. Holds value and reliability. If you’ve got one neglected in the attic or somewhere, hold on to it. It’s gonna be a piece of history in a couple years.
April 22, 2009 at 8:13 am |
Wanna buy one, but can’t find any :(
May 10, 2009 at 5:58 am |
Ooh! Got one now :)
May 25, 2009 at 4:50 pm |
what would be a good price to buy these? because i want to buy one but i don’t want to spend too much
May 26, 2009 at 3:41 pm |
i messed up when i phrased the question, i got a friend selling one and i want to know what would be a good price to ask him for it
June 25, 2009 at 11:35 am |
I got mine for $5 from a gaming store that didn’t know any better. You can probably get one on ebay for a bout 40. That’s how much I saw one sell for a few days back.
My Ball is always coming loose. I tried using a different ball and it still comes loose… does anyone have a salution?
June 29, 2009 at 12:25 pm |
Can’t find one of these anywhere…help.