desertcart.com: MAYFLASH Arcade Fighting Stick F101 for
Switch/Switch 2, PC Windows, PS3, Android, NeoGeo mini, SEGA MEGA
Drive mini, GENESIS mini : Everything Else
Review: Amazing (especially for the price!) - A great arcade
stick that works with almost everything. I almost bought the Hori
Switch-exclusive fight stick mini, but I'm so glad I picked this
one instead! It works with PC (so I can use it for my Steam
fighting game library), and Playstation and Android (both of
which I'll never use) along with Nintendo Switch! I imagine it
will work with XBOX also even though it isn't mentioned since it
works with Xinput. Yes, the button labels can be a little
confusing because they're meant to be "universal" and Nintendo
swaps the B and A, X and Y order... but everyone knows that,
right? The only thing you have to remember is that the buttons
are pretty much where you expect them to be when playing on your
platform of choice! The stick and buttons feel arcade style (and
better than the sticks that came with, say, an original NEO GEO
AES and about the same as the venerable Dreamcast stick) and seem
rugged. It also has nice quality of life features like anti-skid
pads if you put it on a table/desk a size that's "just right" for
lap use, but still not enormous, plus a velcro strip built into
the cord for easy storage. All for only $40!
Review: A better-than-expected controller with hands down the
easiest upgrade path I've ever experienced. - This stick has the
easiest Sanwa conversion I've ever done. Without any soldering,
you can unplug the old buttons, pop them out of the case, pop in
the new buttons, and plug them in. The circuit board takes both a
5 pin Sanwa stick (4 direction wires + ground) and an 8 pin
traditional stick (4 directions with hot and ground for each).
Note that the 5 pin cable doesn't always come with the stick, (at
least, not with a header), so you will probably have to buy a
separate cable with headers. Switching out the buttons probably
took a total of about 2 minutes. The stick probably took 10, once
I had ordered the proper cable. Also note that both stick inputs
seem to be available simultaneously, so I've modded mine to have
both a d-pad and a stick, depending on how I feel like playing. I
feel slightly bad about modding this stick, because the hardware
was actually pretty good. In this price range I was expecting
horrible cheap action, terrible inconsistent button detection,
and a clunky stick. But I could have happily used all of the
buttons and the stick without issue. They're not the best I've
ever used, but they're probably in the upper half. If you're
looking for a good low-cost stick, this is clearly one of the
best values. If you're looking to mod up to arcade-quality Sanwa
components, this is one of the easiest and cheapest options. What
can I say? I'm genuinely surprised and happy.
