Dreamcast Arcade Stick
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The Dreamcast Arcade Stick (アーケードスティック) is an official arcade stick peripheral for the Sega Dreamcast, released on the day of the system's launch in all major territories. It is a controller optimised for genres typically associated with arcades - one-on-one fighting and 2D shoot-'em-up games.
In North America it was released by Agetec.
Hardware
The Dreamcast Arcade Stick is an evolution of the Virtua Stick released for the Sega Saturn. Like the later iterations of the Virtua Stick (and the Virtua Stick Pro), it uses parts similar to those found in the arcades, though opts for a more Dreamcast-esque aesthetic rather than mirroring that of Sega's multi-purpose arcade cabinets.
The Arcade Stick consists of seven face buttons (the standard START , 
, 
, 
and 
found on a regular Dreamcast Controller, plus 
and 
, which are effectively re-mapped versions of 
and 
)) and an eight-way digital stick (emulating the D-Pad), mounted on a metal faceplate. It lacks analogue controls and contains a single slot for a VMU.
The design has made the Dreamcast controller a popular choice for home modifications and projects, such as MAME cabinets.
Compatible games
Like the Sega Saturn and Virtua Stick before it, Dreamcast consoles do not recognise the Arcade Stick as a "special" controller, so, as with the standard controller, technically works with the vast majority of Dreamcast games. However, as the stick lacks analogue controls, many games are made more difficult, if not unplayable.
For example, in Sonic Adventure, characters are moved with the analogue thumb pad. This control scheme cannot be changed, so while the Dreamcast will happily let you try, it is impossible to play the game properly with an Arcade Stick.
The following is a list of games that were consciously designed with the Arcade Stick in mind:
- Alice Dreams Tournament
- Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen BB
- Baldr Force EXE
- Border Down
- Cannon Spike
- Capcom vs. SNK 2 Millionaire Fighting 2001
- Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
- Chaos Field
- ChuChu Rocket!
- Confidential Mission
- Cool Cool Toon
- Cosmic Smash
- DUX
- Dead or Alive 2
- Dengen Tenshi Taisen Mahjong Shangri-La
- Doki Doki Idol Star Seeker Remix
- Dreamcastnoid: 128-bit Wars
- Dynamite Cop
- Expendable
- Fast Striker
- Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
- Fighting Vipers 2
- Flea!
- Ghost Blade
- Giant Gram 2000: Zen Nihon Pro Wres 3 Eikou no Yuushatachi
- Giant Gram: Zen Nihon Pro Wres 2 in Nihon Budoukan
- Giga Wing
- Giga Wing 2
- Godzilla Generations Maximum Impact
- Guilty Gear X
- GunLord
- Gunbird 2
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2
- Heavy Metal Geomatrix
- Ikaruga
- Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage
- Intrepid Izzy
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Karous
- Kidou Senshi Gundam: Renpou vs. Zeon & DX
- Last Hope
- Mars Matrix
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
- Mr. Driller
- NFL QB Club 2001
- NFL Quarterback Club 2000
- Namco Museum
- Netto de Tennis
- Nightmare Creatures II
- Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
- Plus Plumb
- Pocke-Kano: Yumi-Shizuka-Fumio
- Pop'n Music
- Pop'n Music 2
- Pop'n Music 3 Append Disc
- Pop'n Music 4 Append Disc
- Power Stone
- Power Stone 2
- Project Justice
- Psychic Force 2012
- Psyvariar 2: The Will To Fabricate
- Puyo Puyo Da! Featuring Ellena System
- Puyo Puyo~n
- Quiz Aa! Megami-sama: Tatakau Tsubasa to Tomoni
- Radirgy
- Railroad Tycoon II
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2
- Redux: Dark Matters
- Roadsters
- Rush Rush Rally Racing
- Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
- Sega Tetris
- Shadow Gangs
- Shikigami no Shiro II
- Silent Scope
- Soul Fighter
- SoulCalibur
- Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
- Spirit of Speed 1937
- Sports Jam
- Street Fighter Alpha 3
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
- Street Fighter III: Double Impact
- Stunt GP
- Sturmwind
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service
- Sydney 2000
- Tech Romancer
- The House of the Dead 2
- The King of Fighters 2000
- The King of Fighters 2001
- The King of Fighters 2002
- The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
- The King of Fighters: Evolution
- The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai
- Trigger Heart Exelica
- Trizeal
- Twinkle Star Sprites
- UEFA Dream Soccer
- UEFA Striker
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Under Defeat
- Urban Chaos
- Vampire Chronicle for Matching Service
- Virtua Athlete 2K
- Virtua Cop 2
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
- Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1
- Virtua Tennis
- Virtua Tennis 2
- WWF Royal Rumble (Sega)
- Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles
- Xenocider
- Yeah Yeah Beebiss II
- Zero Gunner 2
- Zombie Revenge
Gallery
Side view
With VMU inserted
Magazine articles
- Main article: Dreamcast Arcade Stick/Magazine articles.
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:DreamInformation Vol00.pdf, page 7
- ↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:ODCM US 04.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid
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