Man I binge watched all your videos last night, excellent production! Clear explanations, and I loved the various shots of the sticks. Keep up the good work, I subbed to your channel.
You forgot the main position of the VIRTUA stick: Virtua Fighter arcade position: Thumb always on the Guard button _Point finger on puch _Middle Finger on Kick. The Hand never moves for faster inputs and faster button combinations. as in Japanese arcades. 😉😎.
I'm working on a pair of refits - imgur.com/gallery/8dusclP I really love this layout. Somehow Sega made a layout that works for: - Mortal Kombat 3+ (run button!) - Guilty Gear (5 buttons across the bottom!) - Literally every 3/4/6-button fighter
@@jonathanthompson4296 Thanks so much! My next plan on the LED model is to: - Clean up that 100Yen sticker (Literally printed that one out and quickly taped it over the no-longer-in-use turbo switches) - Add an adafruit powerboost 1000 'n a second battery so the USB cable doesn't need to be plugged in for the lights - White antennas for the bluetooth, which should match the body better. Your video is 100% the inspiration for me gettin' this one. The actual Twin Sticks are hopefully going into a nice custom box that will be compatible with the latest PS4 V-On title (and all the older ones) edit: the top panels look like they use the "universal mounting bracket" you mentioned in the Hori Real Arcade Pro video! I didn't realize what that was 'til I saw it in your vid! 2nd edit: I wish I could buy HSS bodies. ^o^
I got converters just so i could use this stick with ssf4. the seimistu ls56 short shaft joystick is my favorite joystick. i still have the og buttons and iv had to repair it from raging in my late teen years (snapped the buttons from the pcb) also the layout of the buttons is genius. the left bottom button is exactly the AM2 fighter layout along with the neo geo/sf layouts. also unintentionally good for run button for UMK3/Trilogy play
The PS2 version that is black with silver accents and green joystick handle and buttons almost looked like if Sega released the Virtua Stick V2 in the US to match the American Saturn console colors....
Seeing this in 2023 and I’m thinking that button layout would actually be great for Street Fighter 6. Would be great to have drive party or drive impact on that thumb button below light kick.
The B button on my Japanese stick doesn't fire so I'm hoping its just the button and not the PCB that is fried there. Will swap it out soon to see! Great idea to add the quick disconnects. Thank you! Also why is this the first time I'm seeing this awesome channel! Definitely subscribing :)
I purchased 10 if those sticks on sale for 7,99 with the psx adapter included back in 2001, unfortunately I had to sell my video game collection after my hearth surgery in 2011 but I kept my neogeo arcade cabinet and a chipped segasaturn with 50/60hz switch and 4mb of ram ;)
As an owner of two of the American versions of the Virtua Stick, I can confirm that the joystick is super mushy and has no micro switches. Back when I bought them, I got the two with a pc adapter for like $60 altogether. So really no regrets at that price point. Also, if you're into using various console sticks and adapters on PC, you should totally get JoyToKey (joytokey.net/en/). You can map the stick inputs to the keyboard which is good for some games that won't recognize the stick as-is #notsponsored. Also, awesome intro. I subbed just for that.
To get to the joystick, you just need to pierce the art around the screws and then the LS-56 should be a drop in mod as long as you remove the mounting plate.
I love getting these comments asking about new episodes. It's not shot yet so I'd say a few weeks away. VSHG and Virtua Stick Pro are up next and perhaps I can do goblin mod after that.
Got the Playstation 2 Virtua Stick, Modded it with a fight board, I found that 16mm was a clean install in the Start, Select & Turbo. (Which I made Home.) Is there a way to buy new PCB for the Joystick? Also I was thinking about adding Styrene to my Saturn stick overlay. Going to experiment with that, also going to polish and Sand the stick so it feels smoother to the touch.
I might get me one of these when I get a Saturn this year. Kinda sucks that I have to peel off that sweet looking art if I want to replace the buttons and stick. I wonder if someone online has printable art for the stick...
This Video Inspired me to buy the HSS-0136 again, I bought the 0130 & was disappointed at my 136. But I realized I had enjoyed the layout on the 136 more than anything in the world. I modded my new one with a Taeyoung Joystick & Crown Buttons with a wireless brook Mod.
I have one currently I'm modding. I bought a universal mounting plate and was able to put a sanwa and or an ls-40 in it. I want to use crown buttons and a wireless brook board like you did. Was it hard to fit the brook wireless pcb in? I'm kinda worried it won't fit.
Awesome video, I have just got two. One is coming with an awesome Seimitsu joystick but the other one is ASCII. If I want to mod the ASCII one I saw the Seimitsu LS-56-01-SC-K in FA, I read that maybe I need to buy a plate compatible? Do you know what plate? Thx man!
Edit: Also, someone is working on a plexi plate layer for the HSS-0136, in case you're interested: www.arcade-projects.com/forums/index.php?thread/7690-alberto-s-repro-control-panel-group-buy-discount-available-for-large-order/&postID=172193#post172193 If you're looking to replace the art on that "clean" stick, there's this awesome French dood who made a printable Illustrator file for it from scratch: imgur.com/a/bYhYUN6
Yes it nearly identical to the Saturn version other than no "Saturn" logo and obviously a different PCB. Its also kinda cool that the USB cable has the Sega logo on it
This was my first real arcade style stick. I was so excited to clear games with it, but I ended up hating the feel on the joystick. Shortly after, I realized i got the ASCII version 💀
I would use three grit levels. Basically something super rough to get all the gunk off. Something in the middle to make a bit smoother and then something super fine to make it nice and smooth before you apply a clear coat. Very important to apply a clear coat so that it does not absorb your hand oils.
I know this is an old comment, but I just purchased a virtua stick being inspired by this video and want to do a similar mod, any other tips when it comes to sanding it?
So decided to revisit this series I was wondering are you ever going to do a Neo Geo video to me that stick deserves legendary status everybody knows the Neo Geo clicky joystick
I never got the love for this stick. With the odd layout and finishing work that potentially needs done it just seems easier to either buy a Hori stick or build your own with whatever buttons, stick and artwork you want. I get that owning the original thing itself it pretty cool for collectors, but for actually playing games on anything but the Saturn it seems needlessly awkward.
I'll try and remember to open mine tomorrow to see how similar it is to the Virtua stick high grade. Not sure it warrants a full video but perhaps a mod video?
Im a big sega fan but i hate the virtua stick and its not simple to mod either,the stick is too short and the button layout doesnt line up well with the stick and i expected arcade buttons,not spongy pcb ones. For what i paid for them,i expected alot better and not need to mod it I also dont like sanwa,i my goto arcade cuttons are concave jamma,i wish i could mod it with jamma Great video btw
I hate you ScanLine City ! Because of your fantastic video, I just bought the HSS-0136 seimitsu, HSS-0136 PS2 version and HSS-0130 !!!! you have ruined me :) Next step UFB modding
I don't see many people commenting that they have this, sounds like he and I are the only ones. Unfortunately... this stick is awful :( aged very poorly. I found a converter cable from Saturn --> Dreamcast, and it still doesn't feel good.
Stock and with and ascii joystick I may agree. But modded along with a seimitsu joystick I think it's pretty awesome....but that's not easy. Either way nostalgia is always a powerful thing. I think it's very fun to use
