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Hey folks, my name is Ben and I am currently a college student in NY. I live in NYC and I manage a storefront retailing in video games. I've been running the store, along with my boss, and long time friend for 7 years now. Our store is called GamePAD inc, located in Brooklyn for you toiders out there. We've got MvC2, A neo geo arcade for you KOF'ers out there.

To get to the point, I have been very active in the arcade scene for 10+ years now. I'm currently 21 years old, and I have seen alot of action on capcom fighting games. We have a couple of very good players in MvC due to many years of playing and practicing on the game.

Anyways I have interested in designing my own arcade controllers and I have seen the work around here. After researching numerous sources and experience in the arcade industry., I've decided to create my joysticks in Lexan I've managed to design a polycarbonate arcade case that will be durable and well stylish.

I've decided to start a business in making joysticks to pay off my debts from college(go figure) and also enjoy what I do.
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Hey folks, my name is Ben and I am currently a college student in NY. I live in NYC and I manage a storefront retailing in video games. I've been running the store, along with my boss, and long time friend for 7 years now. Our store is called GamePAD inc, located in Brooklyn for you toiders out there. We've got MvC2, A neo geo arcade for you KOF'ers out there.

To get to the point, I have been very active in the arcade scene for 10+ years now. I'm currently 21 years old, and I have seen alot of action on capcom fighting games. We have a couple of very good players in MvC due to many years of playing and practicing on the game.

Anyways I have interested in designing my own arcade controllers and I have seen the work around here. After researching numerous sources and experience in the arcade industry., I've decided to create my joysticks in Lexan I've managed to design a polycarbonate arcade case that will be durable and well stylish.

I've decided to start a business in making joysticks to pay off my debts from college(go figure) and also enjoy what I do.








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Dude, nice! You should make some shmup themed ones, or RPG ones. I enjoy playing RPGs on arcade sticks, it makes it more fun for me. What console are these for?
Those Balrog sticks are dope. Actually, all of them are awesome.
I'm actually making one right now, bought a cheap lame arcade pad and replaced the insides with authentic parts.
How much are the sticks? I live over in north NJ, but I come to the city and Brooklyn every once in a while. I'm also looking for another stick to go with my Hori EX2.

Also, what parts do you use?
I would buy one if it worked for the 360, my current arcade stick is dieing at an alarming rate :(
These are great! I love the Balrog art, and the Wii stick is really clever using the balltop as his nose. :)
Lurking the Shoryuken forums I saw the Balrog stick, nice stuff!
I really want to make my own stick so I won't be hunting all damn day for one once I get a ps3. But seeing all the homeade sticks make me so hopeless at times.

though those are nice. I agree on more Shump designs.
If you can get one working properly on the 360 I will purchase from you.
Those are seriously awesome, though i'm a little concerned that the doraemon one kind of looks like he has a cock on his face when viewed on it's side. :)
The Punch Out stick is great. So how about cost, shipping, custom orders?
wut electric toothbrush said.

I'd buy one for a PS3 easily. Just cause i'm too poor and smart to pay an assload for another TE stick on a different system.
That looks really sweet. If I used arcade style controllers for anything I'd think about dropping some coins on those things. As it is, I pretty much stick to the standard controllers unless a game calls for something else.

Hope you have luck selling them though! They look great.
Dear Lord those look EPIC. Balrog is just WIN.

Psst..you're on the TOP SAUCE for this.
These are all Sanwa parts for anyone that would like to know, and all these controllers you see here are for the 360, and Wii. I can also hook up the PS3 without a problem.

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