Today, a package was waiting for me in the mail. It took about 3 weeks from when I paid and placed the order to delivery, but I finally got my custom made arcade fighting stick in the mail. It was ordered according to my specific instructions. It is awesome. There is a novelty factor here because it is one of a kind. There may be another one that is similar, but none out there is exactly like mine. I couldn't be more pleased with this joystick. Without being too wordy, I'll just show it to you:

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Is it pretty or what? I've already had a round at Street Fighter Alpha 3 with it and I got my ass handed to me. That's probably because I haven't played with an arcade stick in about 10 years. All excuses aside, I vow to get good with it so I can call myself a true fighting game fan. It'll take some practice, but... but nothing. What am I typing for when I could be practicing?! See ya'll later!