Mayflash F500 (+ Seimitsu buttons) is a great, cheap arcade stick alternative.
As a newcomer to classic arcade games played on the PC with a fightstick, I read all the reviews that said cheap sticks were a waste of time, and to get real quality you had to spend hundreds of dollars. Instead, I ultimately decided on the Mayflash F500 but I swapped out the stock pushbuttons for Seimitsu. I grew up on the mushy Happ switches of the old arcade cabinets, but Seimitsu buttons were a happy medium... not tiring to push, but not as lightly triggered as the Sanwa. And definitely crisper than the stock Mayflash buttons. The Seimitsu were easy to swap into the Mayflash, using only a screwdriver to remove the back panel, and needle-nose pliers to help with pulling the cable connectors. The joystick can also be swapped, so I may eventually replace it with a Seimitsu as well. The Mayflash works great with my Mac, using the shareware "USB Overdrive" utility (Google it). Recommended!
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