HORI Announces Arcade Classic Pro Controller with Four Interchangeable Units
HORI is building a controller around Hamster's Arcade Archives reproduction concept rather than around a single game, which lets trackball, paddle, and loop lever controls reach Switch and PC players who have no other way to reproduce them.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
HORI announced the HORI Arcade Classic Pro for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 14, priced at 39,980 yen with tax. It works with Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC (XInput-compatible games only), and pre-orders run through October 2 at the HORI Store. The unit supports the Arcade Archives series and takes stick, trackball, paddle, and loop lever units.
The housing carries eight buttons across the center of the top surface, with a unit slot on either side. A stick unit supports 8-direction input and can be locked to vertical and horizontal only, which the article notes would make QIX easier to play.
The other units are a trackball unit for Cybattler, a paddle unit for Arkanoid, and a loop lever unit for Front Line. The loop lever works in 8 directions and the lever itself rotates like a dial. Rapid-fire, rapid-fire hold, and button assignment are included, with rapid-fire speed set at 5, 10, or 20 times per second.
- Stick unit: 8-direction input, with diagonal input lockable for 4-direction play
- Trackball unit: for Cybattler
- Paddle unit: for Arkanoid
- Loop lever unit: for Front Line; operates in 8 directions and rotates like a dial
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