Neo Geo X stick to original AES stick
Jan 25, 2017 18:50:44 GMT -5
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Post by mayaman on Jan 25, 2017 18:50:44 GMT -5
I wanted to mod my NGX stick for ages because to be blunt I think the stick on it sucks. So I went in the attic and dug out one of my old broken AES sticks. I opened both up and to my surprise the innards are exactly the same, exactly. The main difference is everything in the NGX stick is of crappier quality.
So I just swapped over the entire joystick assembly and restrictor plate and bat top handle. I also used the AES bottom portion as the plastic is of better quality. The buttons where not changed, in fact they are identical in feeling to my AES stick so no use in changing them, they work great. Also, the cherry switches on the NGX are actually identical in feel to the AES switches, so no need to change those either. The biggest problem was the actuator, spring and ball top which were absolute garbage.
Fired up the NGX and its like night and day! I'm loving my NGX more than ever now. The difference in control is really amazing. You can pick up broken AES sticks from Ebay for nothing. This mod takes no more than 30 minutes. Transform your NGX.
So I just swapped over the entire joystick assembly and restrictor plate and bat top handle. I also used the AES bottom portion as the plastic is of better quality. The buttons where not changed, in fact they are identical in feeling to my AES stick so no use in changing them, they work great. Also, the cherry switches on the NGX are actually identical in feel to the AES switches, so no need to change those either. The biggest problem was the actuator, spring and ball top which were absolute garbage.
Fired up the NGX and its like night and day! I'm loving my NGX more than ever now. The difference in control is really amazing. You can pick up broken AES sticks from Ebay for nothing. This mod takes no more than 30 minutes. Transform your NGX.
