It probably is, just not out at many stores. Many 3rd party things tend to be spread out, cause its too many accessories for a store to hold.

I used that top one last summer. Decent, has that arcade button feel. Didn't get it try it out on any game I was good at though, so didn't do much comparing.

And that green DC one r0x0rz!

The only console arcade stick I have ever owned was for NES.

I agree with Joeiss, it sucked playing THPS with the analog stick. It was nice while you were skating around, but doing tricks became much tougher. The only kind of games I like using the analog stick with are shooters, racers, and action/adventure games. When I play fighters, rpgs, or 2d games I like using the d-pad.

Basically, I only use an Analog stick when analog controlls are required...

like in tony hawk, the D Pad can make your eight tricks as simple as pressing a button, while the Stick is more pron to making errors.

For example, with a stick you can't stop on a dime because the button is still pressing a little when you let go... so precision movement becomes more diffucult. A game like Mario or Zelda is good for the stick, but when you play a game where you come off a ramp and try to stop exactly after 3 spins that loss of precision stopping makes it harder to land.

in sports games, like Madden, I use the D-Pad because when running I need to stop some times to take the defense off of thier feet... while in basketball games I use the analog stick because angleing towards the basket becomes eaisier.

Overall, I prefer the D-Pad... the stick is only used in special occasions for me.