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X-Arcade Tankstick MAX
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- X-Arcade Tankstick™ MAX
- X-New RED LED BUTTON (Configured For Mouse 3 Function)
- Includes Free USB Cable and Keyboard PS/2(controller only) For Any Computer
- Purchase Game Adapters Separately
- 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
- 100% Compatible With Any Operating System (XP, Vista, Mac™, Unix, Linux, etc)
- Dual Joystick + Buttons Work With Existing X-Arcade Adapters
- Trackball operational with any mouse-supported game
- 2 Industrial Grade Spinners Combo functions as a mouse device for all spinner games
NEW VERSION WITH RED M3 LED
This new version has a special added function on the top right corner of your Tankstick which can be configured as EXIT in MAME or your emulator.
Includes built-in, brand new Zerolag Trimode Upgrade Kit.
ARCADE2TV WITH ANY RASPBERRY PI
If you'd like to connect this unit to your HDTV for classic arcade gaming, it works out of the box via USB with any computer. If your computer doesn't connect to your HDTV, you can buy a simple off-the-shelf $35 Raspberry PI 3 computer (Connect Your X-Arcade To Your HDTV) Easy to setup as the X-Arcade Joysticks work out of the box via USB (2 Needed If Trackball and Spinner Connected) See Raspberry PI software setup info here.. You can also just connect to your existing computer or any game system.
X-ARCADE TANKSTICK™ FEATURES
The Industrial-Grade 3™ Trackball located in the center of your Tankstick™ separates this controller from the Dual Joystick and allows you to control thousands of classic arcade games. Since it's recognized as a standard mouse--you can also enhance any of your favorite games that support a mouse, with no drivers or software required. with an indestructible arcade trackball ripped from a standup arcade machine! It's like having your own personal time machine with guaranteed fun for the entire family!
Featuring a pair of recently developed, top-notch arcade spinners, these spinners, created with the same dedication to excellence and performance, provide unmatched precision in games requiring precise adjustments, making this controller the ultimate tool for both traditional and modern gaming enthusiasts.
OPTIMIZE YOUR X-ARCADE TRACKBALL™ & SPINNER EXPERIENCE
After hours and hours of extensive playtesting, we've compiled a list of the best PC, MAC™ and console games to optimize with your X-Arcade Tankstick™. Use these great games with our hardware to create a truly enjoyable gaming experience.
If you've played a game you think would work great with our X-Arcade Tankstick™, please let us know so we can test it out to determine if we should share the love. Find a cool game, email us and we'll add to this list.
100% Compatible With Golf Games Like Tiger Woods™ Online
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Trackball will work with any game which supports a mouse!
Online Playable Flash Games
- Fluid - Great game by MTV Game Studios:
- Missile Command - Arcade game emulated in Java (click Guest)
- Tailgunner - Arcade game emulated in Flash (downloadable)
- Bowling- Bowling
- Atomadors - Like Space Invaders (downloadable)
MAME Trackball Games
- Centipede
- Missile Command
- Arcade Classics
- Marble Madness
- Marble Madness 2
- Golden Tee Golf 3D
- Mini Golf
- Cabal
- Boot Camp (Combat School)
- Danger Zone
- Liberator
- Simpson's Bowling
- World Class Bowling
- Capcom Bowling
- Silver Strike Bowling
- Strata Bowling
- Coor's Light Bowling
- Shuffleshot
- Tri-Sports
- Birdie King
- Atari Football
- Gimme A Break
- Quantum
- Tekhan World Cup
- Rampart
- Tempest
- Tempest Tubes
- Millipede
- Crystal Castles
*Visit our Arcade Center for directions on using MAME
MAME Spinner Games
- Tempest - A pioneering vector graphics game where players navigate a spacecraft along the edge of a geometric landscape, shooting enemies approaching from the center.
- Arkanoid - A breakout clone that uses a spinner to move the paddle horizontally across the bottom of the screen, breaking bricks and collecting power-ups.
- Breakout - The original brick-breaking game that inspired many clones, requiring precise control to keep the ball in play and clear the screen.
- Pong - The classic table tennis-themed game, where players use the spinner to move their paddle vertically to hit the ball back and forth.
- Super Breakout - An enhanced version of Breakout with additional game modes and increased difficulty, requiring finer control.
- Blasteroids - An update to the Asteroids franchise, where players navigate and shoot in a multidirectional space environment, using spinners for rotation and navigation.
- Kaboom! - Although originally released for consoles with paddle controllers, in its arcade emulation form, the spinner is used to catch bombs dropped by the "Mad Bomber".
- Circus Atari - Players use the spinner to move a teeter-totter back and forth, bouncing clowns in the air to pop balloons.
- Warlords - A game where players control shields to protect their castle corners from a bouncing ball, using spinners for shield movement.
- Tron - The spinner makes many of the mini-games in Tron even more fun! Although it's not used in the light cycle game, the spinner does make games like the Tron I/O Tower, MCP Cone, and Battle Tanks more exciting and precise.
PC Games
- Rolling Madness - Awesome 3D Marble Madness remake!
- DX Ball - Like Breakout, play with a trackball!
- Hamster Ball - like Marble Madness
- Trackballs - like Marble Madness
- Neverball - like Marble Madness
- HyberBowl - PC version of popular bowling-style arcade game
- Magic Ball - 3D Breakout clone, with crazy power-ups
- Magic Ball 2- 3D Breakout clone, with crazy power-ups
- RocketBowl - Not realistic, but futuristic
- Worlds Largest Collection of Bowling Games (Rated)
Mac™ Games
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour™ - Play just like your local arcade
- Atari Arcade Classics - Pong, Centipede And Breakout
- Airburst Extreme (3D paddle game)
- Amju Super Cool Pool
- Armageddon: First Strike (Missile Command-like shooter)
- Atlantis (puzzle shooter)
- BugThug (puzzle arcade)
- BZFlag (network 3D tank shooter)
- Critical Mass (Galaga-like shooter)
- Galactic Patrol (3D shooter)
- GardenGolf (sports)
- Gridrunner (shooter)
- Gutterball 2 (bowling)
- Islands Mini Golf
- Phoenix Ball (paddle)
- Shufflepuck Revolution (3D paddle)
- Space Guards (3D shooter)
- Crystal Quest - First color game for the Mac!
- Apeiron X - Updated Centipede Clone
- Garden Golf - Minigolf
- Macmame - Any Mame Trackball Titles
Downloadable PC Golf Demos
- Tiger Woods™ PGA Tour Series
- Tiger Woods™ 2004 - Use TrueSwing
- Tiger Woods™ 2005 - Use TrueSwing
- MS Links 2003™
- Golden Tee™ PC - (Win98/ME only)
DIMENSIONS
Inches: Approx: 28.75x13 Base: 25.5x10.25 15lbs.
Retail Box: Approx.: 33 x 11 x 16
RELIVE ARCADE CLASSICS WITH BUILT IN TRACKBALL AND 2 SPINNERS!
Your Tankstick™ MAX is an indestructible beast which lets you relive thousands of classic arcade games like Galaga™, Ms. Pacman™, and gaggles of others on ANY computer. Use on any HDTV with a Raspberry PI ($35). Works out of the box with any computer (USB Cable) or use with any game console (game console adapters sold separately).
LIMITED TIME: FREE MAXIMUS ARCADE SOFTWARE WITH PURCHASE ($25 VALUE)
Purchase any X-Arcade and the guys at Maximus Arcade will send you an unlock code (there is NO CD) for great arcade gaming software! Relive arcade legends on any computer with this special, limited-time free bundle of Maximus Arcade.
X-ARCADE TANKSTICK™ MAX FEATURES
The Industrial-Grade 3™ Trackball located in the center of your Tankstick™ separates this controller from the Dual Joystick and allows you to control thousands of classic arcade games. Since it's recognized as a standard mouse--you can also enhance any of your favorite games that support a mouse, with no drivers or software required.This new version introduces two additional spinners on top of the existing setup, expanding control options and compatibility with a wider range of arcade classics. These spinners, designed with the same commitment to quality and performance, allow for unparalleled control in games requiring fine-tuned adjustments, making this controller the ultimate tool for both traditional and modern gaming enthusiasts.
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X-ARCADE TANKSTICK™ INDESTRUCTIBLE BENEFITS
- 100% Compatible With Any Operating System
- 100% Compatible With All Windows Versions
- 100% Compatible With All Emulators and Front Ends
- Use On Your Mac
- 100% Compatible With MAME™ + Pinball Emulation
- 15 LBS Of Authentic Arcade Parts Ripped From A Real Arcade Machine
- Trackball and Spinners Functions As two Standard Mouse Devices
- Double Left/Right Pinball Flipper Buttons
- Play Head To Head Fighting Games Like The Local Arcade.
- Withstand Thousands Of Hours Of Button Smashing Action.
- Hardware-Programmable (Must Connect PS-2 Keyboard To X-Arcade)
- Only Game Console Games Supporting A Mouse Can Use Trackball
- Use With Android Devices, Raspberry PI and Ouya
- Dentists & Dr's: Great For Patient Waiting Rooms!
First off, I love my Tankstick Max. It is my third X-Arcade controller, The other two I have had for I'd guess 20 years and they are going great even after getting abused in the most heated games of Robotron. I was going to mod my old tankstick with spinners and then I saw the max. My only issue it shipped with what looked like the same manual that came with my original stick from 20 years ago. Apart from no mention of the spinners, it didn't correctly tell me what the 4 position sliders do. I had to fumble around on the web to find out how to get alternate inputs to work. Still don't know if I can adjust the spinner sensitivity since I can't locate any documentation on them. They make great hardware and it lasts forever. I'm just irritated you couldn't even put a slip a paper in the box telling me to go online for updated documentation. Don't worry though, I still love you guys.
I purchased the original Tankstick in 2002, and it served as a great joystick. I did a USB upgrade to it back in 2016 when it came out of my old MAME machine, and kept using it til this year when it went to my son as a graduation gift and I got the new Tankstick Max. Great to see the same durability with the addition of a trackball and spinners.
I bought the newest tankstick two weeks ago and love it so far. The biggest downside is the instructions that come with it are not updated for the newest model. I wasted 30 minutes trying to program keys based on the instructions and the internet came through as always.
Update the instructions and you get 5/5.
The joysticks are solid, the trackball is smooth and the buttons seem sound.
That board from XGaming is all you need. Do not try to satisfy yourself with any cheap boards from China. You will not even get close to the quality of that tankstick!
I bought the original dual tanksticks + trackball six+ years ago and have been loving it, but the keyboard-only output was limiting and I just didn't want the hassle of upgrading the pcb... so this version with the dual spinners (that are SO frictionless it's ridonk) and the Mode4 output was worth the upgrade.
I bought a Pi400 to use with it and so far, it's working great pretty much OotB. I also bought the spinner/trackball usb mixer - it had an issue, but XGaming support were right on top of it, very responsive.
Keep up the good retro work guys!
