** Focusattack.com fighting game store **

jmanDMC

Hey all,

Thought it was high time to formally introduce myself and my shop. I'm Jaleel, the owner of Focusattack.com and fellow Guile main (Akuma looks great as an avatar, though). Focusattack was started in 2009 with the intention of bringing all sorts sweet of fighting game merch to the community. It's grown to highlight the modding community, with joystick parts, custom accessories and other unique items. The shop also embraces unique items designed by players right in the community.

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So what's the deal? Why go to focusattack.com?

* Competitive prices on joystick parts. Sanwa and Seimitsu joysticks, buttons and balltops/battops. We may not have everything the big guys do, but we strive to offer the best prices on them, and the list keeps growing.

• Order fulfillment is fast. We usually ship within 1-2 business days of your order, or sometimes within 24 hours!
• Unique items from the community. Check our unique section "Made in the FGC" for a list of products made for players, by players!
• Contests -- we often offer our products as great contest prizes for players around the world!
• Worldwide shipping: We'll ship anywhere that USPS can deliver. We also ship to US forwarding mailboxes courtesy of BONGO.
• Helpful, Quick Service - No one likes to wait...Have questions about your order? You can now contact fulfillment@focusattack.com. Any other questions? You can hit me up via email ([URL='http://mailto:service@focusattack.com']service@focusattack.com[/URL]), Twitter, Facebook or here on SRK with any questions. I'll personally respond within 24 hours.
• Focusattack.com is giving to the tournaments you attend with prize sponsorships, adding to the winner's pot, and participating in other community related events. We do this more than most other arcade shops.

Those are just some reasons to check out the site. :) You might know a friend or two on SRK that purchased from focusattack and have good things to say. If you have any questions, hit up any of the places I mentioned or post them here on this thread. I'll gladly answer them.

That's it for now. Remember that we always highly value you, the player, the joystick builder, and the joystick enthusiast. If you have any questions, drop me a line via SRK PM, Twitter, Facebook, or [URL='http://mailto:service@focusattack.com/']email[/URL].

Take care.
Jaleel
Final Boss
Focusattack.com

Chad

Where do you ship from?

Also, you should consider changing the photos of things like buttons for the main page. At a glance it looks like you only have a few specific button colors, and it isn't until you click on it that you find the drop down menu with all the colors.

It'd be better if that initial image was a group shot of a bunch of multi- colored buttons.

jmanDMC

Hey Chad,

All orders ship from Philadelphia, PA.

Regarding the photos, I'll go through the site and adjust the photos with group shots, similar to what I did for the Toggleme battops. Yes, perhaps it's misleading that a single button color appears for the whole set.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Chad, post: 4799245 wrote:

Where do you ship from?

Also, you should consider changing the photos of things like buttons for the main page. At a glance it looks like you only have a few specific button colors, and it isn't until you click on it that you find the drop down menu with all the colors.

It'd be better if that initial image was a group shot of a bunch of multi- colored buttons.

Chad

Looks like a great start though, I like the big Seimitsu banner at the top. Big visual stuff like that looks awesome. Do more of that!

Good luck with the shop.

Deluster

cool, I will consider buying some Dark Hai buttons off you, I need 4 more to replace my whites in my TE, I hope for 6 dark Hai and my black and violets are in the 3x buttons, With my violet bubble top, Purple anodized 7-11 shaft guard and my bison artwork it should look sick

jmanDMC

Thanks - I like big, simple visuals to show off the good stuff. :) And thanks for the good luck - I'll need it.

Chad, post: 4799247 wrote:

Looks like a great start though, I like the big Seimitsu banner at the top. Big visual stuff like that looks awesome. Do more of that!

Good luck with the shop.

jmanDMC

Deluster, post: 4799248 wrote:

cool, I will consider buying some Dark Hai buttons off you, I need 4 more to replace my whites in my TE, I hope for 6 dark Hai and my black and violets are in the 3x buttons, With my violet bubble top, Purple anodized 7-11 shaft guard and my bison artwork it should look sick

That's a sweet config -- will you post photos when it's done?

ShinMessiah

i actually came across your site a couple weeks ago when i pricing some parts...and out of 8 different places pricing Seimitsu PS-14-K-Ns (Clear) i believe you were the 2nd cheapest including shipping to new jersey. so i may definitely be browsing again soon when i am ready to order parts.

a couple notes about your site: i really loved the design and layout. everything was clean and easy to follow. pages loaded very quickly and everything felt responsive. overall it was a great experience and i would recommend others check it out.

jmanDMC

Shin,

Thanks for mentioning that. I know players are always looking to save because, well, most of us don't make much money. :) If I can offer some good prices on parts, I will definitely try to keep that going. That said, if you and others find a lower price on parts, please let me know where you saw the deal and if I'll do my best to match it.

And thanks for the great feedback about the site. There are plenty of ways to improve it, so I'll keep trying to do so. This is especially true for navigation and search.

BTW: Your avatar is dope! Shin Akuma would be in love right now, I think. lol

ShinMessiah, post: 4799251 wrote:

i actually came across your site a couple weeks ago when i pricing some parts...and out of 8 different places pricing Seimitsu PS-14-K-Ns (Clear) i believe you were the 2nd cheapest including shipping to new jersey. so i may definitely be browsing again soon when i am ready to order parts.

a couple notes about your site: i really loved the design and layout. everything was clean and easy to follow. pages loaded very quickly and everything felt responsive. overall it was a great experience and i would recommend others check it out.

xvynx

kinda new to buy stuff abroad so heres a probably silly question, do you ship to mexico?.

As for feedback the design on your website and interfase is professional and neat, other arcade online shops seem to be too "cool" and less business-like. Yours is great.

kpxcho

wait WTF xbox 360 compatible custom pcb?

when the hell did this hit the community? how did i miss this? im ALWAYS on tech talk

NoWisdom

Great site, I ordered cleared Seimitsu buttons a few weeks back, got them in about 5 days or so using the cheapest shipping method, to Toronto, ON. Will order from you guys again! Thanks!

PaperTigre

I've ordered two or three orders from Jaleel, nice guy to deal with, shipped very fast (and with little bonus' like cards from that Street Fighter VS TCG lol).

It's definitely nice to see you going out of your way to get new stuff, like stocking those PS360 PCBs (those will pick up in sales after the pre-orders go out, most everyone was interested snatched them all up from Akishop with the pre-orders), as well as expanding your range of stick parts.

xvynx, post: 4799253 wrote:

kinda new to buy stuff abroad so heres a probably silly question, do you ship to mexico?.

First post. Says he'll ship anywhere USPS ships. Worldwide.


If I order an LS-32-01/2 and a set of buttons, would you mind swapping out the LS-32 balltop for a Sanwa yellow one?
Also, I've got a few ideas for some stuff I would like to see at FocusAttack... if you'd like to hear them.

DIGITALFRAG

jake here....

i have a question.. at about 28 seconds into your intro video through 29 (almost 30) seconds into the video, dudley does a combo... how many hits was that?

lol just kidding. but seriously i like the website. it is decorative.. lively. i also think it is easy to browse.

when i receive my slave labor reimbursment (aka paycheck from work) i am going to put some ps360 pcb's on order because i need those now.

i am going to be building a few more sticks and the features of this pcb are very convienent.

look forward to seeing more as well =P

NoWisdom

Just placed a pre-order for the PS360 PCB...will it also be free shipping to CAN? It didn't give me any option besides free shipping, I will pay the difference if its a problem.

jmanDMC

NoWisdom, post: 4799258 wrote:

Just placed a pre-order for the PS360 PCB...will it also be free shipping to CAN? It didn't give me any option besides free shipping, I will pay the difference if its a problem.

You're fine, as you live in Canada. I can ship there with reasonable cost. One thing I'm working out with the store is switching shipping rates for international buyers vs domestic. Should have that adjusted soon.

jmanDMC

Was about to look up the combo hits in slo-mo until I looked further into your message. lol Thanks for the kudos - the design was fun to put together. You'll see more of that when I have more time to design some graphics. You'll see some t-shirts designed by myself and others coming in the near future.

I currently have an order for 30 PCBs with Akishop. The pre-order page will reflect how many are left. I'll definitely get more if that limit is nearly met by the time the orders are ready to ship.

DIGITALFRAG, post: 4799257 wrote:

jake here....

i have a question.. at about 28 seconds into your intro video through 29 (almost 30) seconds into the video, dudley does a combo... how many hits was that?

lol just kidding. but seriously i like the website. it is decorative.. lively. i also think it is easy to browse.

when i receive my slave labor reimbursment (aka paycheck from work) i am going to put some ps360 pcb's on order because i need those now.

i am going to be building a few more sticks and the features of this pcb are very convienent.

look forward to seeing more as well =P

jmanDMC

Hey!

Glad you liked the orders I sent...still working out the packing process so it looks much more professionally done. :) The bonus cards will ship with every order, as long as I can find 'em. lol. Orders over $100 get free shipping, plus a Street Fighter "Midnight Bliss" Japanese Mini toy (Gashapon). Urien as a girl is pretty hot:

Free Gift Capcom Fighting Jam Gashapon for TE Stick Purchase ... on Twitpic

Sure I can swap out the Seimitsu balltop for a Sanwa balltop, especially if you're already ordering some buttons.

I'll try to add new items as they come along. It's tough being a new business and having so many different pieces to offer, but if you and others buy them, I can get more. :)

As for suggestions, I'd love to hear them. It will help if others post what they would like to see, so I can get an idea what demand there is for it.

Thanks!

PaperTigre, post: 4799256 wrote:

I've ordered two or three orders from Jaleel, nice guy to deal with, shipped very fast (and with little bonus' like cards from that Street Fighter VS TCG lol).

It's definitely nice to see you going out of your way to get new stuff, like stocking those PS360 PCBs (those will pick up in sales after the pre-orders go out, most everyone was interested snatched them all up from Akishop with the pre-orders), as well as expanding your range of stick parts.

First post. Says he'll ship anywhere USPS ships. Worldwide.


If I order an LS-32-01/2 and a set of buttons, would you mind swapping out the LS-32 balltop for a Sanwa yellow one?
Also, I've got a few ideas for some stuff I would like to see at FocusAttack... if you'd like to hear them.

jmanDMC

Xvynx,

Yup - Focusattack.com will ship to Mexico...I've done that before. Most items shipped abroad will receive insurance as well.

Thanks also for the kudos on site design. Initially, I was worried the design was not "cool" enough. I think I'll stick with it for a while. :)

xvynx, post: 4799253 wrote:

kinda new to buy stuff abroad so heres a probably silly question, do you ship to mexico?.

As for feedback the design on your website and interfase is professional and neat, other arcade online shops seem to be too "cool" and less business-like. Yours is great.

corrosivefrost

Those are hot. ^_^

Nice job, Gummowned.

xvynx

jmanDMC, post: 4799262 wrote:

Xvynx,

Yup - Focusattack.com will ship to Mexico...I've done that before. Most items shipped abroad will receive insurance as well.

Thanks also for the kudos on site design. Initially, I was worried the design was not "cool" enough. I think I'll stick with it for a while. :)

should have read the first post heh, i just clicked the lnk and surfed your site, tnx for the reply and congrats on your site, will be buying the octagonal restrictor soon.

NoWisdom

You're fine, as you live in Canada. I can ship there with reasonable cost. One thing I'm working out with the store is switching shipping rates for international buyers vs domestic. Should have that adjusted soon.

OK thanks alot! Do you have a timeline for when these will ship out to us?

PaperTigre

Thanks :) I'm all ready to order, the only thing i'm seeing that I need is a Black Rim/Yellow plunger OBSF-30. They're not listed with the Black Rim Sanwas, do you carry them?
<edit> What are these Light Blue/Dark Blue in the Black rims? Sanwa only makes one blue...

WhySee0210

This is what happened to my TE-S when I ordered from Focusattack.com



It became awesome.

sakabato24

@ WhySee0210 :
Nice, I like the "Absolute Zone" logo on it too.

EpiiiC

PaperTigre, post: 4799266 wrote:

What are these Light Blue/Dark Blue in the Black rims? Sanwa only makes one blue...

They make a Blue and a Dark blue. The main picture on the black rim page is blue. Dark blue is kinda purple though.

jmanDMC

Timeline

I'll make the order with Akishop within a day or so; they should have a rough time estimate once the order is processed. I anticipate early December, but once they provide a more accurate delivery estimate, I'll pass it onto you.

NoWisdom, post: 4799265 wrote:

OK thanks alot! Do you have a timeline for when these will ship out to us?

jmanDMC

EpiiiC, post: 4799270 wrote:

They make a Blue and a Dark blue. The main picture on the black rim page is blue. Dark blue is kinda purple though.

Epiiic is right - Sanwa makes a dark-blue/purplish black rim button. It matches their balltop, which I have. i have another order going out to the suppliers, who finally got a shipment in from Sanwa... If you've noticed some parts at Focusattack.com were in low-supply or missing, that's why. Will ask them to send some dark blue regular buttons as well.

I'll also have yellow/black rim buttons -- again the supply issue, but will have those stocked soon.

jmanDMC

Shoot - I just supplied the buttons. You put in the awesome. :) That is a sweet mod -- especially coloring the case white.

WhySee0210, post: 4799267 wrote:

This is what happened to my TE-S when I ordered from Focusattack.com



It became awesome.

jmanDMC

Just wanted to post a quick note: If you live within 1-2 hours of Philly and need something to do the evening of Black Friday, Play2, Antifanboy.com and Focusattack.com will have plenty for you: SSF4, Blazblue, T6 and any competitive game you want to play. We're doing Super Street Fighter 4 big that night, and you're playing to win. Will have details very soon!

In the meantime, check out http://www.chickiesandpetes.com/play2/


Untitled by Chickie's & Pete's / PLAY², on Flickr

PaperTigre

Well derp, that's right :p I don't think of the dark blue as blue, lol.
Just put in my order for parts, #504 if you wouldn't mind swapping the Seimitsu LS-32 balltop to the Sanwa Yellow one (I can finally get the matching Blue bubbletop for my ex2 lol), I think I selected Red in the options.

I'll see what I can do about coming down on Black Friday... Its hard to say when I'll be working though :[

jmanDMC

lol - it's cool...I've been trying to restock with all colors...it's tough sometimes. I'll process your order and swap the Seimitsu balltop for the Sanwa one.

The fun doesn't start til after 5 so if you're working early (g*d help you), you can definitely unwind here. There's drink and food specials I'll have listed in the SRK event section. :)

PaperTigre, post: 4799275 wrote:

Well derp, that's right :p I don't think of the dark blue as blue, lol.
Just put in my order for parts, #504 if you wouldn't mind swapping the Seimitsu LS-32 balltop to the Sanwa Yellow one (I can finally get the matching Blue bubbletop for my ex2 lol), I think I selected Red in the options.

I'll see what I can do about coming down on Black Friday... Its hard to say when I'll be working though :[

jmanDMC

Just wanted to remind you that Gummowned and Elis's TE wood sides are now available at Focus Attack. Easy to install and look awesome for those who are looking for a classic, refined style that few others have.

Order Gummowned TE Wooden Sides

I'm working with the Fightstick, the creator the fight move generator, to potentially bring his super-sweet programmable LED PCB, Sparky to focusattack.com. Can I get a show of hands on anyone that is interested?



Details here:

Sparky - RGB LED Controller

PaperTigre

Oops, I completely forgot to mention the extra things you should carry lol.
.110 Quick Disconnects would be great, you can't find them in most hardware stores, wire's not necessary (thats easy to come by), but being able to get QDs with orders would be a HUGE help.
You may also want to talk with Arthong about carrying his custom dustwashers and other products, means you seem to be big on extra customization options such as the wooden sides, or the custom battops.

jmanDMC

I'll look into the QDs...I may have to limit the kinds of items I have only because I'm just starting out, but will try to find and pick them up. Actually I need to restart discussion with Arthong, since he was nice enough to offer the chance to carry his plates and dustwashers. I'll also look into shaft covers. Again, may not get everything right away, since I'm new, but will look into worthwhile items to get for you.

Thanks for the suggestions!

PaperTigre, post: 4799278 wrote:

Oops, I completely forgot to mention the extra things you should carry lol.
.110 Quick Disconnects would be great, you can't find them in most hardware stores, wire's not necessary (thats easy to come by), but being able to get QDs with orders would be a HUGE help.
You may also want to talk with Arthong about carrying his custom dustwashers and other products, means you seem to be big on extra customization options such as the wooden sides, or the custom battops.

jmanDMC

Broken email addresses

Hey guys,

Just wanted to mention that a few emails addresses from new registrations have caused bounce-backs. If you ordered something recently, but haven't received any emails confirming your purchase, you may want to recheck your email address. You can your info right after logging into your account. Thanks!

RoyalFlushTZ

I'm interested in buying that Tri-modded PCB, but I want to know how easy it is to wire up specifically to a TE/SE PCB.

jmanDMC

I haven't gotten the PCB yet so I couldn't readily mention how easy it is to install into a TE/SE, the specs provided on Akishop may provide some clarification:

https://akihabarashop.jp/images/PS360HookUpSmall.jpg

If I understand you correctly, are you asking if this PCB could hook up the PCB already provided in the TE/SE? I would believe that this PCB would replace it. The specs should also help in clarifying that.

RoyalFlushTZ, post: 4799281 wrote:

I'm interested in buying that Tri-modded PCB, but I want to know how easy it is to wire up specifically to a TE/SE PCB.

PaperTigre

You would have no need for either TE PCBs, 360 or PS3. That would make no sense. The P360 already does both 360 and PS3, so you would be replacing it. From there you could go the easy Route and wire the buttons and ground up to the barrier strip and just go from there. should be a fairly easy job.

RoyalFlushTZ

PaperTigre, post: 4799283 wrote:

You would have no need for either TE PCBs, 360 or PS3. That would make no sense. The P360 already does both 360 and PS3, so you would be replacing it. From there you could go the easy Route and wire the buttons and ground up to the barrier strip and just go from there. should be a fairly easy job.

My main concern is keeping the Home and Turbo panel. I want to keep the panel without having to drill and install extra buttons on the arcade stick box.

PaperTigre

You can absolutely still use the panel. You just need to connect the two signals to the PCB, and the ground to the daughter board.

e_med

any chance of slimmer wooden sides?

WhySee0210

sakabato24, post: 4799268 wrote:

@ WhySee0210 :
Nice, I like the "Absolute Zone" logo on it too.

Thanks. Wait for my next work featuring Mio Akiyama.

RoyalFlushTZ, post: 4799281 wrote:

I'm interested in buying that Tri-modded PCB, but I want to know how easy it is to wire up specifically to a TE/SE PCB.

Someone can correct me on these notes. also i will speak from a PS3 TE perspective.

1. If you still want full functionality of your TE/SE PCB, you will have to daisy chain all the points from TE PCB to PS360 PCB to End Devices (buttons, joystick, switches, usb, etc.) Though the boards might conflict this way since it will run through multiple chips.

2. Other wise, for sure, you can just forget the TE/SE PCB and just hook up everything directly to your PS360. You will still have to daisy chain your buttons since the PS360 has common ground in it's set up and will still have to get under your turbo/home panel to solder the turbo/home points. You will also lose the turbo led lights and lock switch but you can still utilize the lock switch with simple soldering by doing a PCB to switch circuit to button.

Thoughts to share. This board is mainly geared up for building you own custom fightstick. If you have a 360 TE, there are easier methods since the board is easily accessed. PS3 (this is what I have) TE on the other hand has everything under the turbo/home panel and just annoying to work with.

SlimeBeherit

will the PCB work on a HRAP3 SA?

WhySee0210

SlimeBeherit, post: 4799288 wrote:

will the PCB work on a HRAP3 SA?

Just remember to go from USB to PS360 PCB to End Devices.

SlimeBeherit

WhySee0210, post: 4799289 wrote:

Just remember to go from USB to PS360 PCB to End Devices.

Thanks for the quick response but I'm not very familiar with how this PCB business works. So if i understand correctly your saying to make sure it goes USB (from PS3 or 360) to the PS360 PCB (getting rid of the other components in the HRAP3) to the buttons?sorry if I'm all backwards.

WhySee0210

SlimeBeherit, post: 4799290 wrote:

Thanks for the quick response but I'm not very familiar with how this PCB business works. So if i understand correctly your saying to make sure it goes USB (from PS3 or 360) to the PS360 PCB (getting rid of the other components in the HRAP3) to the buttons?sorry if I'm all backwards.

Correct, I will also go in depth too. Your System will provide power via USB to your PCB. Your PCB will make a full circle to and back from your buttons, joystick, etc by power and ground wires. This hook up picture https://akihabarashop.jp/images/PS360HookUpSmall.jpg helps a lot by showing that you can connect multiple ground wires together by chaining them into a single ground terminal while they each have their own power wire going to the correct terminal. The buttons connectors flow either ways so it doesn't matter which connection is the power and which is the ground, just don't hook up two power or two ground to one button. The Joystick on the other hand, you may want to take off the restrictive gate and follow the circuits to find out which cable is which microswitch unless you orient it to have the wires on the right side also, then follow the picture.

The PS360 basically replaces your existing PCB.

jmanDMC

e_med, post: 4799286 wrote:

any chance of slimmer wooden sides?

I'll ask Gummowned and his friend Elis about that.

jmanDMC

Can I get feedback on these?

Focusattack.com is working with SINIX Design to create t-shirts based on their popular SINIX SSF4 character pins. We're working with a 3 color design with a small Focusattack.com logo on the back. The shirt color will depend on the character. Currently we have Ryu against grey and Chun Li in her natural blue. Two versions are available - , and one with a tagline below. Below are the two versions:


Version 1 - solo character:



Version 2 - character with tagline:



What do you think? If you haven't checked out the SINIX Design SSF4 pins before, they're definitely worth a look.

Order SINIX SSF4 Character Pins

PS: We'll update the font to something more readable. :)

jmanDMC

Aww...no one likes the shirts? :(

rdPhreak

The shirts are nice, if they are available i'll order one next week if I dont make a big purchase on black friday/cyber monday.

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