Tutorial: How To Mod Your Madcatz TE Arcade Stick

[ClaudeHuggins]

The song is Adagio For Strings by DJ Tiesto in case anyone was wondering

[Finlex]

Thanks man! Just changed my faceplate last night. Will post the result soon!

[IeatHappyTomatoes]

can you give me a link to a blank template?

[schoolprojects00100]

hey man my 2.5mm head phone tip broke off inside my arcade stick and i cant get it out do you have any suggestions?

[lordyrich]

Thanks for th video dude, your pet human did a good job at following your instructions.

[diazt350]

Nice tutorial and thanks for showing the part about how to switch the plates :D I'm thinking about changing mine , I would change the art but it's the chun li and it's look so bad ass haha

[TheDudeI998]

holy crap is this a homeworld remix?

[M3rchantodeath]

How would you go about swapping the art work on an SE stick? I got the wwe brawl stick for christmas which is the same size as the sf4 se stick, I plan on swapping the art and putting sanwa buttons

[OverKiiiillll]

tip #1...do NOT remove the buttons with a screw driver. you will end up forcing it too hard and push the piece, that keeps the buttons in, too far and break it and will end up going inside the button and get it stuck and you can no longer press the button. luckily for me it was one of the extra 2 buttons that i broke (which i can give 2 shits about. i ended up removing by hand the rest of the way...

[tiagoallister]

Very useful vid, mate. Thanks a lot !! + credibility for using Tiësto soundtrack :P

[WasItTehChad]

is there a specific size that the image has to be? Looks to me that the TE is bigger then a normal piece of printer paper. (could be a trick) but if there is a "preferred" size would be great

[AoBfrost]

@WasItTehChad The templates you'll find online are larger than 8.5x11 and will need to be printed on 11x17 paper at 300dpi and 100% size. No scaling!

[judegines]

i really love the artwork, i'm just wondering, how did you customize it and what type of material did you use to make it? thank you :) going to replace my stock artwork. :)

[randalolc]

what kind of driver did you use to get the screws out?

[CTDash]

@randalolc

Late reply but 3mm allen wrench if you're still wondering xD

[Omegax9000]

What program do you guys use to get the art work onto the template?

[FeltAndFrets]

Okay, this is probably going to be a really dumb question, but I don't have a TE yet, so I would love to know more about modding it...

Rather than placing new artwork on it, I was hoping to have just a plain black top panel. Do you think there would be a problem reinstalling the stick or the buttons if I were to just spray paint the preinstalled panel black after removing the artwork?

Thanks in advance. Loved the video.

[AoBfrost]

@FeltAndFrets Unless you sand the panel properly, coat it with several layers of primer, sand that, coat it with black paint, then several clear coatss, it'll all rub off with use.

[loool183]

How do you create artwork to put on your stick? And any tips on that process? And what tool did you use to remove the face plate scews?

Anywho, easily the best TE tutorial on Youtube. Thanks for replying! ^_^

[AoBfrost]

@loool183 I forget the name of the tool since i just happened to have it included in a old tool box. It's a head to a interchangeable screw driver.

You can really design your own artwork, or get high res images online, then in photoshop size it to a template you can also find online. Save as a 300dpi .tiff or .PDF from photoshop. You can go to a local print shop, or fed ex office/kinkos and print it on 80-90 pound card stock.

[eatZeppelin]

3 people are dog lovers.

[DaShonuff]

Whats the difference between the stock gate and the Octagate? People say it's about preference but maybe I might like he Octagate, whats the deal?

[AoBfrost]

@DaShonuff You have 8 points where the stick can be pushed to, stock gate has 4. Some people say circular motion moves in fighting games are easier with the octo-gate because it has more points for better accuracy carrying out the right moves.

I prefer the octo-gate myself.

[toragonzo]

韓国TV三星？

[AoBfrost]

@toragonzo はい。それは2-3歳ですが、私はそれを愛する。

[RRReviews]

If i ordered new buttons would it be the same process? Just switch the wires around? Also, suggestions on putting a new stick in would help :p

[AoBfrost]

@RRReviews Not much to suggest really, it's the same exact process. Depending on what stick you ordered, you may/may not need an adapter to make it fit.

[Rionval21]

I heard The octa gate makes moves easier very good I like ur video

[Tristen91795]

what does the octa gate do diffrent than just the original one it gives u

[Theihatecampers]

where do u get plexi glass ? please tell me

[AoBfrost]

@Theihatecampers Google "tek innovations"

[concernedagain]

Oh, so this is why i get my ass kicked on ssf4 :(, how is that fair when i play online with my ps3 pad against some dude with one of these arcade sticks?,..damm cheats :(

[gr8libo]

i modded my arcade stick but mine has 12 buttons i can use i had to buy 4 more and modded mine

[katanamack]

where do you get the octa gate from??? i hate the square one. kinda hard to do dragon punch moves on the square gate.

[AoBfrost]

@katanamack tons of stores online sell them, but I got mine off Lizard Licks. Just google search "Lizard lick amusements"

[katanamack]

@AoBfrost yeah right on man. thanks alot. i cant stand the square gate.

[RodmanIsASadPanda]

I never thought about labeling the colors above the button holes, before I would tape around a pair of wires and write which button they are

[kristofferrer]

brilliant video - im pretty keen on trying this myself now. thanks for posting.

[XxRAINISM]

LMAO! that cat is like what in the world!

[aquapyro1]

What games can i play with a street fighter or mortal kombat arcade stick, i know beat em ups, some Sega Genesis and shooters, but i mean like other fighters: like

MvC3

MvC2

Tekken

you know things like that.

Also what do u use to customize your own artwork.

[AoBfrost]

@aquapyro1 Really any fighting game can be used with an arcade stick, usually between games though you'll change up some settings since some games have different button configurations or layouts.

Also, I created that piece in Adobe photoshop CS5. 

[iLiketoSayRawr]

@AoBfrost How would one go about with their own custom art piece... What size paper/printer would you need for it to fit?

[DJEvilYun]

@AoBfrost your cat stole your last button. because he is a madcat

[DancingOtaku]

@DJEvilYun lol I see what you did there! XD

[FiresDestiny]

KITTEH!

[Mastergurt]

you sucks with yours octo gates. On Youtube A vid= A square gate replacement :(

play with pad for do that.

[CANADIANcuber]

Will i strip the screws. have not even took my stick apart once and they are already almost stripeed

[Giroutte]

where can i get the artworks from??

[PabloTheAwesomee]

who cut the laminated label out for you?

[Flipboy189]

What's the screw driver called to open the first six screws? And what size?

[fkylw]

That cat is adorable.

[Yerak]

At 3:14 "I laminated it using my special machine" i loled at that. What is your special machine?? i would love to make a custom artwork but would be perfect to have a pro work like yours. 

[NissanZaxima]

That cat is the best stick modding cat alive.

[JayJay160]

what is it that I have to do to put my artwork on my TE stick? I heard something about going to Kinkos and having it laminated or w/e, but how would it have the adhesive on the other side. Any tips would be appreciated.

[PabloTheAwesomee]

@JayJay160

At fedex kinkos when you ask for the laminated label its already sticky on the back.. i had the same concerns lol.

[cuahtblanco]

I have heard you can mod you mad catz xbox 360 arcade stick so it can work on the ps3 is there a way you could do a tutorial on this please. Much appreciated thank you

[ozzyo602]

@cuahtblanco its called dual moding. its VERY hard for you average joe and it would PROBABLY just be better to get a new pre-dual modded stick as it is

[AoBfrost]

@ozzyo602 Yep, it's pretty difficult, but there are some kits which are easy. Most of them are easier if your stick is made for xbox in the first place. If not though and you want a nice stick from out of the box, just get a Quanba, they use all Sanwa parts and recently released a PC/360/PS3 compatible stick.

[cerzzz]

You're cat is godlike hahaha

[GiveMeThoseCheetos]

very very helpful gonna do this as while im watching it Xd lol cat is cute X)

[TheG107]

lol at the cat

[BehindTheLight99]

Great Video. Two questions:

1. How can I get some custom artwork? Can you buy that double sided material you used? What are the dimesions of the image you need to print out?

2. What if I want to put a bat top on my joystick? Can I just buy any Sanwa bat top?

Thanks

[jiraiyasama13]

on 4:19 I don't understand how you got the Joystick out : /

[AoBfrost]

@jiraiyasama13 If you watch earlier in the video, I took a flathead screw driver and "unscrewed" the shaft from the ball top. The balltop then fully pops out. Once the balltop is off, you can just use a philips and take all 4 mounting screws off.

[BreaktheChainsofFate]

What song is this?

[AoBfrost]

@BreaktheChainsofFate DJ Tiesto - Adagio for Strings

[Nemestrokus]

I like how your cat watches haha.

[idkwhoiamlol]

i got a question, is it possible to remove the top left panel. and if you do how does it affect it?

[sbmsuperman]

Where can i get that octagon gate?

[AoBfrost]

@sbmsuperman

I bought mine from lizard lick arcade. Google them, cant post links in comment.

[sbmsuperman]

@AoBfrost Thanks

[chris0419]

Thank You. 

[YoungBasedSausa]

The wire part is way to risky but I do have ome nice art I wanna use to mod mine with. Maybe I'll get someone lese to do it.

[ishinoe]

umm iwas wondering what machine do you use and how can i make a new face cover?

[AoBfrost]

@ishinoe I myself own and use a canon digital imagepress c4. But you can just go to any good print shop or fedex office store and have them print your artwork. The laminated material is from a xyron proffesional laminator, costs about $500 to purchase one.

[markybhoyuk]

Thanks for the vid, looks pretty simple to mod, Im going to do some mods to mine soon.

[samuraikatana1]

KITTY

[AoBfrost]

If you mean the hate restrictor, yes/no. It's a personal prefrence. As far as the joystick and buttons themselves, they're pretty much the best out there currently. Replacing them would only be for color customization.

[tuber123asd]

Does replacing the hardware give you any better performance?

[bunnybreaker]

Awesome tutorial. This will come in handy :)

[littlechakchak2]

nice cat