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(Now with double the Awesome–you can't tell, but I have a custom arrow dust-washer)

Yesterday, I was playing Street Fighter Alpha 3 on the PS2 with my huge Happ Arcade stick (the Street Fighter 15th Anniversary Stick modded with Happ parts–see below), and I remembered some advantages of the American style sticks. First off, the sticks are a lot bigger (my hands are huge). Second, and last, the sticks have a lot more spring to them and require more force to move (I'm 3 times as strong as the average Japanese person–just cause). Nothing can be done about the size (the Japanese bat tops aren't the same), but I added a second spring to the stick to make it stiffer and springier. This was an amazing idea. I can do my ultras, supers, and FADCs a lot easier now. I should have done this a lot sooner. When Super Street Fighter IV comes out, I'm going to whomp on so many nerds it's not even funny.

Street Fighter 15 Anniversary Arcade Stick

Complete List of Changes to my Fightstick TE Include:

  • Custom Dustwasher
  • Custom Art (pictured above)
  • 6 Seimitsu Clear & 2 Blue PS 14-KN buttons
  • Clear Plexiglass cover
  • Red Seimitsu Bubbletop Ball top
  • Octagonal gate
  • 2 springs in the joystick
  • 75% more awesomeness