Whoa!!!!!!!
A friend of mine wanted me to buy him the fighting stick. When he gave me the money, I've orderd it on Monday and received it on Wednesday. When I got the stick, I've decided to test it out on my fighting games. I've tested this thing and this joystick was just amazing!!! The joystick is very accurate and the buttons respond perfectly. The only down side is that it's missing the L3 and R3 buttons which kind a stinks. Overall, this joystick is very awsome that you'll be having more fun with your fighting games collection. This fighting stick is good as the HORI Fighting Stick 2, believe me you defentley want to get this stick! For a fighting stick thats $29.90, the price was a steal!! Not to mention, the shipping was fast!

My first stick...
...and its great.

Only used it on my PS2 so far, but it works great. I can easily pull off moves I thought was hard with a regular controller. If you have never used an arcade stick before, but want to get more out of your fighting games, this is a great buy. The price is low and its worth it.

Great for Beginners
I bought this stick quite a while ago from Play-Asia and it came within a few days!
Buttons were a little stiff at the beginning but within an hour or so it was playing just like the arcade ones!
The ball on the joystick can come off quite easy i found, but screwing it on tighter or maybe even glue should help.
If youre looking for a cheap fighting stick then you can go wrong with this. Ive tried it on PS3, PS2 and PC and it played perfect.
Thanks Play-Asia!

Top value
For like $35 , you cant go wrong. I looked at the other arcade sticks, but they were so much (like $100+) I thought this to be way to much to spend on something I'd use only for a few games.

I used it with PS3 and my PC running MAME. Works great for both.

Great for modding
You shouldn't expect to get an arcade controller with good parts for $30, and sure enough the buttons are bad and the joystick is total garbage.

However, this is an excellent stick for modding (IMO the only reason to order one). The button holes are a little smaller than 30mm, but a rotary tool can easily increase the size to accommodate 30mm snap-in push buttons.

The case has screw holes on the inside for the joystick, which can be used unmodified with a Sanwa JLF and some 1.25 inch screws, no mounting plate necessary.

The PCB is clean and easy to work with, however the 2009 revision does NOT have a common ground for the joystick. Four jumpers connect the four joystick wire pairs to the PCB, and can be easily dis/reconnected. If you plan on installing a common ground joystick (such as many Sanwa JLF models), you'll need to sever the common ground and solder the joystick wires directly to the microswitches.