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expired Posted by TattyBear | Staff • Feb 16, 2023
Feb 16, 2023 5:18 PM
Monoprice Dark Matter Arcade Fighting Stick + 0.5' Cat6 Ethernet Patch Cable
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I was going to pay around $50 shipped for replacement Sanwa parts. But for about $30 more I could get a new stick that also has Sanwa parts and I can switch components between the Qanba Obsidian and Dark Matter as needed to have a working stick for quite a while on the cheap. Well, that's the mildly retarded plan at least
Total order was $93.02 as I got a few other items to take advantage of the free shipping. In particular, I purchased five 2ft extension cords [monoprice.com] as I find them useful for managing large power bricks that take up half the space on a standard power strip. If you are into old school retro consoles you know what I mean and how annoying the problem is. (Looking at you Colecovision)
I also got a 3pack of Hook and Loop Fastening Tape [monoprice.com] to help manage cable clutter. If you do purchase the stick, I recommend getting a few other things that you might need to take advantage of the free shipping as I'm too much of a cheap basterd to pay for delivery costs on those previously mentioned items.
Also, I've heard a few users at Reddit complain that these Dark Matter sticks are using counterfeit Sanwa parts [reddit.com]. It would be nice if people here could confirm or disproves these claims; I'll try to post pics of the parts for future reference at least...
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With this price, it's a no brainer. it won't make you good in fighting games though lol
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For the price you can't beat getting a chassis with full Sanwa parts for $80ish though, even if you want to drop a Brooks into it.
EDIT: FWIW several reviewers said they didn't notice any input latency since it piggybacks off a native controller. YMMV.
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I was going to pay around $50 shipped for replacement Sanwa parts. But for about $30 more I could get a new stick that also has Sanwa parts and I can switch components between the Qanba Obsidian and Dark Matter as needed to have a working stick for quite a while on the cheap. Well, that's the mildly retarded plan at least
Total order was $93.02 as I got a few other items to take advantage of the free shipping. In particular, I purchased five 2ft extension cords [monoprice.com] as I find them useful for managing large power bricks that take up half the space on a standard power strip. If you are into old school retro consoles you know what I mean and how annoying the problem is. (Looking at you Colecovision)
I also got a 3pack of Hook and Loop Fastening Tape [monoprice.com] to help manage cable clutter. If you do purchase the stick, I recommend getting a few other things that you might need to take advantage of the free shipping as I'm too much of a cheap basterd to pay for delivery costs on those previously mentioned items.
Also, I've heard a few users at Reddit complain that these Dark Matter sticks are using counterfeit Sanwa parts [reddit.com]. It would be nice if people here could confirm or disproves these claims; I'll try to post pics of the parts for future reference at least...
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Use to play fighters quite a bit at arcades and on consoles, but I'm looking to get back into fighting games on PC and need a good, mod-able stick.
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