The mother of all arcade controllers
updated 10:45 am EDT, Mon September 18, 2006
X-Arcade Tankstick
If you want the experience of a classic arcade machine, you could probably do worse than Xgaming's new X-Arcade Tankstick, a two-player behemoth that costs $199 US. Coming in at 20 pounds and 30 inches in length, it features a trackball, two start buttons, two analog sticks, and eight action buttons per player. The controller connects to a PC or Mac via USB, at which point players can load regular games or any number of MAME-emulated classic titles. Xgaming offers a choice of 18 bundled MAME games, plus support for miscellaneous titles on GameTap's download service. Some of the featured MAME classics are Joust, Gauntlet, Rampage, and Ms. Pac-Man.
