Namco Arcade Stick (PS1)

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.

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20 Responses to “Namco Arcade Stick (PS1)”

  1. Joe B says:

    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

  2. [...] my testing using a Namco Arcade Stick (PS1) and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, I found that the Pelican performed better when performing [...]

  3. SiC-0 says:

    ..compared to the tekken5 hori stick, is this stick better?

  4. SiC-0 says:

    ..compared to the tk5 hori stick, is this stick better?

  5. Stridajin says:

    yes better than the Tekken5 hori stick

  6. Behemoth88 says:

    Does anyone know the dimensions of the top metal panel for this stick?

  7. Letsfightlikegentlement says:

    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.

  8. Cameron says:

    Wanna buy one, but can’t find any :(

  9. Cameron says:

    Ooh! Got one now :)

  10. fwirth says:

    what would be a good price to buy these? because i want to buy one but i don’t want to spend too much

  11. fwirth says:

    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

  12. SolRahlX says:

    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?

  13. BenG says:

    Can’t find one of these anywhere…help.

  14. wil says:

    hi,

    I’m selling a namco arcade stick on ebay uk at the moment. I’d be willing to send it to the USA if anyone’s interested, though of course it may be a little expensive. email me on dj_wilhelm@hotmail.com if you’re interested

  15. Matt H says:

    OMG, no joke I got this stick BRAND NEW in 2002 at a Kay-Bee outlet in Indianapolis that was going out of business. Outstanding stick, worked like butter on ALL ps2/PS1/MAME fighters and shooters, a real keeper. my only gripe is that the cord could have been longer.

  16. Frank says:

    There’s one on sale on eBay Australia – worldwide shipping. Starting bid $0.99. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230390352052&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:AU:1123

  17. Jimmy says:

    Was cleaning up the house & found this in my old cabinet. Can anyone confirm what joystick & buttons are in here? I already gotta SF4 TE stick so I’m putting this up on eBay more than likely. Thx!

  18. Jimmy says:

    Forgot to also ask if these these buttons are QD’s, highly doubt it. Couldn’t hurt to ask before I bite the bullet & just open it up, LOL! Thx!

  19. d.steele says:

    I picked this up at a local goodwill computer works store for 15 bucks. works great!

  20. methmelter says:

    man just a few days ago i was walking through goodwill and came across the 1996 model namco fight stick for four dollars….it works great,its such a solid stick haha and ive finally got one!!!

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