Over the years, the prestige surrounding “arcade stick” controllers has ballooned into something epic. Back in the days of the NES Advantage, stick controllers were made to help ease old-school gaming fans, who weren’t as comfortable with the NES “joypad,” into the new world of gaming. Like the Wii’s Classic Controller, these sticks were relatively cheap and simple to come by, and were made specifically for people who weren’t too keen on Nintendo’s latest innovation in game control.

It was only after Street Fighter II