Lioncast Arcade Fighting Stick Controller Joystick with Programmable Buttons, Sanwa, Turbo / Rapid Mode and Rubber Feet for PC / Sony PlayStation (PS2, PS3)

I'm a very happy customer! The arcade stick was delivered earlier than predicted, it was well packaged and the arcade stick is of excellent quality. The arcade stick is of sturdy construction and functions incredibly well, my laptop picked it up immediately so there was no messing about with installing drivers or anything like that. I've had a quick blast on a few games and it brings back the nostalgia of time spent in arcades in the 90s. I was dubious initially, but the decision to purchase the Lioncast Arcade Fighting Stick proved to be the right choice for me, well worth the money in my opinion :-)

I initially bought 2 of these for my MAME PC set up and sent them straight back. I was a tad hasty to be fair, and I quickly learned it’s important to do your research when purchasing something without a recommendation. Needless to say, I ordered another from Amazon Warehouse (saves another £3 odd) and I have subsequently ordered another one for some 2 player MAME action. The main issue? Windows sees the joystick as the ‘hat’ of the controller. Using the ‘Home’ and ‘Turbo’ buttons allows you to switch between normal joystick mode and ‘hat’. The best way to see this in action is using the Controllers app in Windows. This is also a handy way to understand the button mapping, which is a little bit odd in my opinion. I also made a plan of the stick with the button number mapping on a bit of paper For safekeeping. So, you wanna play MAME On your PC? You’ll find out if the box, it doesn’t work properly...but with a bit of effort you can get it working using a custom ctrlr cfg file: https://pastebin.com/J9hy8gGy Use the CFG file by setting it is the default control layout in your MAME.ini’s CTRLR section and BINGO - it works a treat. It’s really not a bad bit of kit for the cash. It’s no Hori but hey, Hori’s don’t cost £25...you can bash buttons all day long in this thing (try it with Killer Instinct) and still pull off combos with very little effort. Yes, it’s a bit clacky but it does the job and at this price, it’s a steal. If you’re prepared to muck about to get it working, go for it. Still don’t understand why the blue version is almost double the price though...

I use this on my raspberry pi. It worked well buttons were easily customised. Only issue I had was the small top buttons don’t work with the pi. I’m sure it works for other gaming formats but not the raspberry pi a little disappointing but with 8 buttons I used them instead. Very good value for money. Nice and chunky. feels better quality than the price. I would recommend this and would buy another one. The buttons feel like PlayStation buttons not the micro clicky switches of an arcade unit.

Used a product which is not mentioned, but there was a fault with the buttons. The home button was completely sunk. The circle button doesn't work, and the L1 and L2 layouts are different(In controller options, you can configure L1 to be a Low Punch, but after saving, it will be a Low Kick instead. Tested with PlayStation 3 Backwards Compatible, and PC, which had the same issues on both devices, PC and PS3

Good value for money but unfortunately one I received was faulty from day 1, the lever up direction has got mind of it’s own. The build is good and buttons seem to work fine. The cable length is generous. If you own a mayflash or a mid range or high end stick then of course you will not like this one as it’s for people who are switching over from joypads to arcade sticks. All in all I would have been happy if the stick worked fine, for the price I paid.

On opening this arcade stick and looking at the internals, I was expecting this to be fully moddable. Unfortunately, it has membrane circuitry which renders that pretty much a task not worth pursuing as the cost of replacing everything inside would equate to buying a more expensive arcade stick in the first place! Modding this would be like modding a lawnmower to be an arcade stick- you can do it but what is the point! So that then leaves us with a stock arcade stick with a membrane (spongy and loud clanging hollow) action buttons, which are as accurate as scud missiles! The joystick control though is actually is pretty good and is responsive, apart of the sheath that covers the joystick hole which is annoying and gets in the way of things when playing. The layout of the buttons is placed too low on the surface panel leaving little room to rest your palms on. Not great for prolonged usage. The surface itself is slippy and your hands just drift off the thing with ease (no need for WD40 help here!). The arcade stick housing itself is low profile and rather pleasing to the eye (it comes in 2 colors, blue and burgundy). The Stick was easily recognized on Windows 10 and a supplied disk with drivers will allow working on older operating systems too. The cable supplied will also connect to PS2 and PS3 game consoles. Overall then the question has to be asked - who is this stick geared towards? Is it beginners? Well, the annoying clanging for the hollow sounds of button bashing means you need a lot of paracetamols (expect headaches). The stick is not easily moddable (you need to replace nearly everything inside). Even if you modded it, the placement of the buttons (buttonholes) means that you are not going to have much space to rest your palm (unless you have tiny hands, like Donald Trump) Conclusion - buy something that has mechanical switches, is actually moddable, has plenty of palm resting space, and does not sound like you are banging drums (its flipping loud this thing!).

The joystick is very good for the price. Honestly, I expected it to be much worse. It's not clearly as good and accurate as more expensive ones like sanwa, hori, etc. and if you only like those, don't buy this one. But if you just want a cheap one for some random arcade playing this is just perfect. Worked plug and play with windows 10 without the need of installing any drivers. Works with Joy2key also. It has autofire and analog/digital options for extra compatibility.

Sono molto soddisfatto di questo fightstick. La qualità rapportata al prezzo infatti è decisamente ottima, il prodotto è robusto e funziona bene. Rapportandolo a prodotti più costosi si può dire che la leva ha un gioco leggermente eccessivo, mentre i pulsanti non hanno un buon feed, perchè danno l'impressione di non essere adeguatamente "molleggiati". Di bello però c'è che si possono sostituire con altri più buoni, rinnovando il pad! Compatibile con mame e windows 10, riconosciuto subito senza installare dirvers. A questo prezzo impossibile desiderare di meglio. Ultima cosa: la versione che ho ricevuto è nera e non verde come nella foto.

Tengo el mando desde 2017 (estamos en 2020) aunque esto no actualiza nada la fecha), tiempo suficiente para probarlo y seguramente comprar otro (los peques crecen y quieren jugar). El mando es bueno, funciona correctamente Los botones no son una maravilla pero funciona como tiene que funcionar un boton, es decir lo pulsas y manda el comando al juego no se que esperan algunos. La palanca igual, es un joystick de 8 direcciones, funciona como se espera. No se puede jugar a juegos como ikari warrior y similares porque no es rotativo, pero por eso no le voy a poner una estrella. Algunos se quejan de que el boton no se desmonta para cambiarlo por otro... no se para que hacer eso, si quieres uno con botones mejores compratelo desde el principio. No veo justo poner una estrella al mando porque el boton no se desmonta o porque la palanca suena un click al moverla... Hay mandos que triplican en precio a este, no se si tambien lo triplicaran en calidad. En fin 3 años jugando con el a infinidad de juegos arcade y cumple perfectamente con el cometido para el que esta diseñado.

Es gibt zahlreiche Fightsticks, meist völlig überteuert. Dieser hier ist für den kleinen Preis wirklich überragend. Klar, die teueren MadCatz Sticks sind nochmal um einige Ecken angenehmer, aber nochmals muss ich einfach dieses Preis-Leistungsverhältnis loben! Zu Beginn dachte ich mir schon fast das mich hier ein Plastikspielzeug erwartet, jedoch ist der Stick solide und schwer gebaut (was wichtig ist da der Stick sonst leicht verrutscht) und vorallem der kleine Joystick selbst erinnert doch sehr an Sanwa. Leider trifft dies nicht auf die Knöpfe zu, dennoch sind diese recht empfindlich und scheinen mir erstmal nicht zu schnell kaputt zu gehen. Der Sound beim Drücken ist wirklich nervig, das gibt einfach diesen Typischen Metallfeder Sound, hab ich aber nach ner halben Stunde schonwieder ausgeblendet und nichtmehr als störend bemerkt. Praktischer Weise ist auch ein Home und Turbobutton eingebaut. Ich habe den Stick nun schon rund 8 Stunden mit Super Street Fighter 4 getestet und finde ihn , gerade für Anfänger die noch keine 150€ für einen Fightstick bezahlen möchten, richtig richtig gut. Fazit: Für 20€ kann man an diesem Stick wirklich nicht klagen. Klar, wie gesagt, im Vergleich zu den teueren ist dieser nicht das gelbe vom Ei, aber für Anfänger und "Ausprobierer" wirklich spitze. Besser als mit einem normalen Controller spielt man mit dem Stick sowiso! Ein (nicht sehr wichtiger) Mangel wäre vielleicht nur das der Stick rein äußerlich sehr billig wirkt und nicht gerade gut aussieht. Tja, wie der Schein nur trüben kann :) Klare Kaufempfehlung!

Bien évidemment que ce stick ne peux pas être comparé aux étalons du genre comme les Hori ou les Madcatz qui coûte 4 a 5 fois plus cher mais à ma grande surprise nous voila avec un stick abordable et de bonne facture pour les personnes qui voudraient s'essayer aux sensation arcade sans investir plus que nécessaire. Difficile de connaitre à l'avance la durabilité de ce stick mais pour le moment après plusieurs dizaine d'heure sur USFIV je n'ai pas à me plaindre. Si je devais mettre un petit point négatif ça serait pour les deux derniers boutons qui sont décalé vers le bas et je ne suis pas vraiment habitué à cette ergonomie. Je rejoins donc les avis positif motivé surtout par le rapport qualité prix de ce stick.

Der Fighting Stick machte auf den ersten Blick einen soliden Eindruck. Doch nach 5 Minuten Gebrauch hatte sich die Halterung des Joysticks innen gelöst (gebrochen?). Der Joystick kratzte jedenfalls am Boden des Gehäuse. Nachtrag: Die Serviceabteilung der Fa. Lioncast meldete sich bei mir und bedauerte den Vorfall sehr. Sie schickten mir einen neuen Arcadestick zu, um mich, wie sie schrieben, von der hohen Qualität des Sticks zu überzeugen. Nun hier sind meine Erkenntnisse nach vier Wochen (ca. 20 Spielstunden) mit dem Arcadestick: Als erstes vorweg, der Stick funktioniert immer noch tadellos.:-) Ich betreibe den Stick an einem Raspberry Pi mit Recalbox. Er wird ohne Probleme erkannt. Arcadespiele kann man damit spürbar besser spielen als mit einem Playstation Controller. Einen Nachteil hat der Stick aber - und das sind die Tasten. Ohne definierten Druckpunkt kommt es schon mal vor, dass eine Taste versehentlich nur durch leichtes Auflegen des Fingers auslöst. Fazit: Der Arcadestick ist für mich als Gelegenheitsspieler die beste Wahl. Er ist günstig und trotzdem sehr wertig.