Reddit mentions of Street Fighter Ryu 15th Anniversary Controller NEW PS2

Wow, this is coincidental. Just 20 minutes ago I was playing USF4 with one of my PS2 fightpads.

This one: http://www.amazon.com/Street-Fighter-Anniversary-Controller-Playstation-2/dp/B00062W2GW

I have two versions of the MadCatz fightpads (full-sized and SD) as well as a Hori Fighting Commander 5. When I play with a pad, I still go back to the old PS2 version. The dpad is very good (better than the Hori and Madcatz). Plus it's got a mega super awesome futuristic hologram.

Cons: honestly the shape is not quite as good as the original madcatz for large hands. Almost as good though. And the select button is too close to the other buttons, so I just removed it.

Can you elaborate on what a rotating D-Pad is? I can fuck with stick and the dualshock isn't ideal. This is what worked the best for me, but is was back in the PS2 days. Is this rotating?

I'm not a pad player but I recently have been trying to play Sonic 3 on steam and no xbox/PS controller had the D-pad response I wanted. I found one of these in my closet. The D-pad on this (personally) outshines any of the other pads i've played on. They're comfortable, the pad is amazing and its got a 6 button layout. They come in a variety of colors/characters. Part 2 of this--its a PS2 pad. Not really helpful on current console without an adapter. I picked up a few different ones from amazon and, since I'm a tad OCD about the lag, did a quick in game test. This one from may flash was leaps and bounds better than anything else and worked flawlessly for Sonic and my side scrollers, and i went into the lab to test some combos in USF4 to make sure it was the real deal. Not bad for about $30 total spent.

Runner up to me, would be the Mad Catz SFxT pads. They're pretty solid, but the d-pad itself feels a little too squishy to me. It just doesn't return to neutral fast enough, but a solid choice.

On a side note: sanwa is apparently making a pad that will be coming out with the bundle of Guilty Gear later this year. Maybe someone will want to sell just the controller? Thats a stretch though.

Most Dreamcast games are comprable to the PS2 counterparts. Some say the DC's graphics capabilities are better than the PS2's due to their graphics engine being more efficient.

The biggest problem with Street Fighter games on Dreamcast is lack of good controllers, IMO. At least with PS2 you can get good ones like these: http://www.amazon.com/Official-Fighter-Anniversary-Controller-Playstation-2/dp/B00062W2GW