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I edited the art work to be able to fit the piece, but it's not my original work. I had a guy make the box, paint it and ut everything into it but I got to pick everything that went into it. Sanwa parts, etcetc. I do need to fix it up a bit, mainly add a new tension spring because the stick is a bit on the loose end. I got the Round 2 one at christmas when they basically just came out. Also, yeah, Haku air dash combos still give me a bit of trouble. If we're talking IAD, that's pretty easy though. You can basically just do like 7 4 or 9 6 movements and it does it perfectly fine.

I'll take some pics of how I use the stick. One pointer you need to know about dashing is the reset distance to neutral position. I had so much trouble in SF4 trying to dash with focus attacks because I was tapping it too fast and not letting it reset to neutral position to pick up both taps. I had the same problem in BB for a while when it came to Nu's backdash. As for how I hold it, I use my index, middle and thumb to hold the stick. Ring and Pinky are supports on the opposite of the index and middle. It's like a hybrid wine glass, but it helps me with functions like 236236 and 214214.

Oh boy, mAc on a arcade stick. Axis basically pointed out all the starters =p I'll say to work on Defense, Punishing, then Massive damage. Once you know how to move around with the stick, it's much easier to get in and fight. Once movement is down, work on basic punish combos and such, like your sweep > 6B > 236A stuff. Once you have all those basics, work on the 623AA type combos. They should flow pretty easily if start light and build up. It won't take long to get used to it, but mastering a stick is a long road.

You're gonna have to give me tips on Jin when you get back. The fuck always cancels into a DP and I get caught by it because I don't expect them to do it every time. Maybe I just need to use jabs instead of trying to hit him out of it.

Happy birthday Golden Haku! We salute your services in slaying evil and purging the criminals from this world!

Well, happy early birthday there sir. Get an arcade stick! Shit's the best. Maybe I'll throw you some money if you aren't getting one just yet. Also, yeah, Ive been playing Resonance of Fate. Fun RPG but the combat is a bit complicated at first. It grows on you and shits awesome all over the floor. I'll be picking up Killzone 2 and Metro 2033 after I beat Resonance, then it's a clear shot to SSF4 and Record of Agarest. So busy!

Well, class let out an hour early so now I have a 2 hour gap instead of a 1 hour between my next class. Eatin` chicken stripes and lookin` at ssf4 and BB shit. Now only if I had a portable 360 or something...

Haku doesn't use fire. Stop experimenting.

My sub woofer has headphone jacks, which is what mine plugs into. You can buy a female to female 3.5mm adapter and plug headphones into it or whatnot. Radio Shack has them for like $2. I've been playing Resonance of Fate since Wednesday. Enjoying it. Good ol new RPGs.

Any luck yet on your HD adventures?

VGA inputs are HD compatible. Everything I have is in 1080p. So, no worries there. HDMI is just a "cheaper" route. But not really. It only worked for me because my monitor has HDMI ports, if it didn't it wouldn't be worth the investment. There'll be a huge difference in SD and HD. Most tourney players won't play unless it's in HD anymore. SD has a fuzzyness to it which makes it look like I'm not wearing my glasses. I couldn't even read the SF4 move lists in SD. I'll take pictures of my set up if you'd like. Otherwise, you can just youtube something like "xbox 360 vga" and you'll get some results on how to do it.

posted on my own wall again, fuck!

My monitor has 2 inputs it can pick up. HDMI and VGA. 360 is hooked up via the VGA Computer/Ps3 are on a HDMI switch and hooked into the monitor via HDMI. You don't need HDMI, no. Also, I'm fairly certain most LCD monitors lately have VGA and DVI inputs, so you should be good either way. Are you wanting to be able to swap between computer and 360 or just have it hooked up to a monitor?

Oh, another note. Some monitors don't have analog/digital outputs like mine does. My monitor connects to my computer via HDMI and my 360 is hooked into it via VGA. I can change my monitor to pick up analog (vga) or digitial (hdmi) and I can swap between the two. For my ps3, I needed HDMI since I didn't have a vga splitter, so I bought a $30 or so HDMI switch and my PS3 just swaps signals with my computer.

Most LCD monitors are at least 720p, you'd have to look up exactly what yours is though from the manufacturer. So yeah, if you wanted, you could get HD from your monitor if that's how you wanted to play. I couldn't stand SD tv anymore, so I went with my best approach of turning my computer into a gamer zone.

I have surround sound that ends with a 3.5mm cable, so I just swap that out from my computer to my 360/ps3 when I play those. Or I can just plug my headphones directly into the 360/ps3 and use those. The VGA adapter I linked has a 3.5mm adapter for the red and white audio jacks, so I just bought a female to female adapter and extended it with a male to male 3.5mm 5 foot cable. That then plugs into my surround sound so it'll play either xbox/ps3/computer. Whichever cable I have hooked into the system.

VGA cables for the 360 and a HDMI switch for my PS3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254043 Not my exact monitor, but same difference http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874103025&cm_re=xbox_vga-_-74-103-025-_-Product VGA cables. I get 1080p on all games and I have dual monitor, so I'm always at my computer while playing video games too. I'm a nerd, what can I say?

Wish I knew ahead of time that 5B whiffs a running Noel....