Pre-Order Street Fighter Alpha 3 for a D-Pad
2 Comments Published by Jakanden 4 years, 6 months ago in Hardware, News, PSP.Gamespot reports that if you pre-order Street Fighter Alpha 3 from the Capcom website, you will get a free D-Pad cover. This D-Pad was released with copies of Alpha 3 when it was released in Japan.
Capcom points out that the pad “will work on most console and handheld systems on the market.” However, the D-pad is not an officially endorsed Sony product, and its permanent adhesive could potentially void the warranty on the system
This D-Pad is Capcom’s answer to previous complaints with Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower concerning the difficulty in pulling off the special moves on the PSP (a valid complaint). Hopefully this D-Pad will correct those issues.
I had A3 with the D-Pad imported from Lik-Sang. It’s decent quality, and I can pull off circulars easier… but I didn’t have as much of a problem with Darkstalkers as most. It’s rather thick, and it seems like it may become uncomfortable after too long.
It definitely uglifies your psp a bit, so I decided to throw the largest analog nub I have on my psp, too. I’ve been forced to move from my Logitech case to an Aero Case. Oh, the humanity.
And for the record, Alpha 3 requires firmware 2.50 =(
2.50! Damn you guys!
Thanks for the info jv, you saved me a purchase =)