Should You Buy The Mortal Kombat TE Stick?
Aris ON Friday, March 4, 2011 at 12:36PM 
The Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition Fight Stick is apparently being made in a very limited quantity. Now originally when I saw this stick, I couldn't believe that they decided to use the old MK layout and American style parts. Eventually I found out that the stick is being produced by PDP which is the offspring of Pelican. As you can imagine, this was very discouraging. However, I decided to pre order one from my local GameStop.
Weeks went by, and deep down inside, it just didn't feel right paying $90 dollars ($150 for the whole bundle with the game) for for an arcade stick that looks like it was made in the early 90s and is being manufactured by one of the worst peripheral companies of all time.
Then Mad catz comes along.
Now it's obvious that the Mad Catz "Combat Panel" is just Mad Catz telling PDP to go fuck themselves and stop living in the past. What Mad Catz is doing here is merging two worlds. Combining the bootlegged MK layout of the past with the arcade stick parts and technology of the future. I mean there is a reason why American parts are extinct.
So naturally, my pre order for my MK TE was canceled. I refuse to support a horse shit company like Pelican. Now I'm not saying I will definitely purchase a Mad Catz Combat Panel, but what I am saying is, why the fuck would I pay a shitty company like Pelican for an arcade stick that I would literally be buying just to put on my book case and never use.
I'm a fan of Mad Catz fight sticks because I'm a fan of innovation, Fuck Pelican.
Reader Comments (29)
it's mainly the tank like movement of the american sticks which piss me off. I was going to cancel my pre-order but then I suck at modding so the madcats plate isn't really an option for me and there is no one in my area's that I am aware of that does this.
So I guess expect a review of this and the game from me when it drops...
This is a big gamble for me I hope the game is good.
Well, lets put it this way can't be as broken as MVC3 surely? =P
HAPP parts ARE nearly extinct! Yeah I remember going to the mall playing SF championship edition and back then having a ball top was just unheard of in the states. Madcats is doing what any SMART business would do. Taking something classic, Re- vamping it, and hoping to make money off it. Can you blame them?
The MK stick does have the classic feel to it which I do appreciate but it looks like a Coors light compared to a India Pale Ale style Beer nowadays. It's really all a matter of preference I guess. Either way I'm excited about this game big time. Lets hope with all the research and Tournament players on the MK team they really did a good finishing touch on this one.
yeah aris, the american parts may be extinct in tournaments but people are still using them.
they are not extinct just because everyone uses them in your tournaments doesn't mean that every arcade cabinet and sticks are forgeting the american parts.
and Madcatz was the worst of the worst, they have changed and all, what if pelican has changed too?.
and i dont' know how they chose the old mk layout. it's not practical. at least fpr people who hasn't played mk in the past.
i prefer the american parts than the sanwa parts.period. i like them doing *click*.
sanwa buttons feel kinda loose... but that's just me.
The stick looks sick! Too bad its only the MK layout. I rather try to play the game with my TE or SE with Semetsui parts.
just wondering if i can use ANY hori fighting stick for mortal kombat coming out
you may be like noob fag or w.e but its a good question considering you can only use the mortal kombat arcade stick for MK
would this mean it rules out all others? please get back to me asap
@getoverhere, You should be able to use any arcade stick.
You shouldn't be so quick to judge before you've actually held or tried the product. You missed out man, the Mortal Kombat stick is top quality.
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