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I got two of these on a whim when they were briefly on sale for $30 dollars each, and having spent a couple of days with them my experience has so far been mostly positive. This stick is quite similar to the previous mayflash arcade stick, but it is noticeably improved in many respects. Overall the stock joystick and buttons feel good to use and respond nicely (certainly better than the stock parts on the old mayflash stick), though as one might expect they are not 100% arcade quality. This stick also features individual turbo switches for all eight buttons, a switch to have the joystick register as either the d-pad or left analog stick and a PS3 home button (the last item being notably absent in the old mayflash).
The stick base itself is a little more compact than most arcade sticks I've seen, the horizontal dimensions being roughly 12 in. x 8 in. and the top plate to base height being only about 1.5 in. (38mm). The plate to base height in particular might prove problematic to modders as I suspect nothing bigger than a Sanwa JLF or a Seimitsu LS-33 would fit in this thing. However, from what I've seen of the guts of this stick, the buttons look almost identical to standard snap-in arcade buttons and would be fairly easy to replace for those with soldering experience.
I tested this on the PS3 and a PC with third-party drivers and can confirm it works on both platforms with no noticeable input lag (or at least no more than a plugged in Dualshock 3). Tried it out on SFIV, MVC2, Tekken 5 DR and Space Invaders Infinity Gene, all of which the stick handled admirably. On the whole I'd say this is a pretty good budget arcade stick, and I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a spare for guests or those who would like to learn how to use a stick without spending too much money.
EDIT: These sticks are apparently plug and play on the PC and don't require any additional drivers or software to work. I plugged one in on a fresh install of Windows XP and it was immediately recognized and able to register inputs in games. Even the joystick/d-pad and turbo switches work straight out of the box.I had a friend who always told me to get Swansa arcade stick and never buy any of the real cheap ones. But I didn't wanna blow that much for my first arcade stick so I took a chance and bought this one from Mayflash. Great decision might I add! It doesn't have an 8-way gate but I'm fine with four, plus I think 4-way gates are pretty good for charge characters :D, very responsive and I've actually got a good bit of my friends wanting to buy the same one and modify it. Also you can mod this arcade stick and is compatible with Swansa parts. Go you Mayflash!
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