Arcade-in-a-box announces $300 Xbox 360 Arcade controllers

[Zeus]

PRESS RELEASE: Arcade-In-A-Box announces Xbox 360 Arcade Controllers

Xbox gamers can now experience the authentic excitement of real arcade controls, including the choice of convex or concave buttons and optional Sanwa JLF joystick.

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Tucson, AZ - Oct 23, 2007 Arcade-In-A-Box (www.arcadeinabox.com), announces the immediate availability of single and dual-player authentic arcade controllers for the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 control panels feature authentic arcade controls that are identical to those used on your favorite arcade machines including Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Galaga. In addition to being compatible with the Xbox 360, the arcade controllers can also be used with a Windows PC.

"Xbox 360 gamers have a wide variety of classic arcade games to play, but until now there hasn’t been a high-quality, stick with the authentic controls that hard core gamers demand" Says Ed Farias, Owner of Arcade-In-A-Box. "Our goal was to design and deliver a product for the gamer who wanted the most elite, most authentic, and most thrilling Xbox 360 arcade experience possible."

The Xbox 360 arcade controller joins other items that are at the top of home arcade gamer’s holiday wish lists, including the Arcade-In-A-Box home arcade console, Jamma-In-A-Box featuring authentic arcade PC Boards and the extremely popular home arcade cabinet kit. More information on those products can be found at: http://www.arcadeinabox.com

[grapeape]

I had an X-Arcade for the PC with a ps2 adaptor, they are very similar. They use real arcade parts and are of good quality. I thought the $199 price of the x-arcade was a bit steep but this one is insane. Since then I have just made my own.

If you really want arcade type controls why not build your own? All you need is a wired controller and parts from your nearest vending and amusement company (or just order the parts I'd suggest http://www.happcontrols.com/). The best joystick available at Happ for instance is only $14.00 :) Buttons run a couple bucks and you can get really good quality buttons for around $2.50 each. A sheet of MDF and a can of paint and your all set. Rewiring from existing buttons to new ones isnt real difficult there are tons of tutorials on the web to show you how if your squeamish about it. In the end you get the layout you want, the color you want and a savings of around $200. Plus you get the bragging rights of knowing you made your own.

[SoCalSRH]

pfft...this is a total waste of money! maybe if the 360 had homebrew mame emulation it would be different but it doesn't and you have to seriously have more money than brains if you would buy this p.o.s. for only the 360 arcade games alone.

[Hootermancs]

i agree with you grapeape. except I went one further, i converted a wireless controller in mine ;)

[[ACF]Umax]

i agree with you grapeape. except I went one further, i converted a wireless controller in mine ;)


Now THAT is a neat idea. :cool:

I also built a stick myself, but for mame.