SWAP MEET FIND
Hori PlayStation Fighting Stick
By Shaun Hatton - November 2nd, 2008
This weekend, being Halloween weekend, was somewhat low-key in terms of game playing. I did, however, get to check out a video game swap meet in Brampton, hosted by the folks at CGCC.
Today’s time change threw me off, and having gone to bed at 4 a.m. last night, I was more than a little tired when I finally realized that today was the swap meet. When I arrived at the location, a friendly but grumpy drunk met me at the door, angrily asking why I didn’t say anything to him as I made my way inside. Did I have to give him a password? Who knows? He seemed to want me to ask him how he was doing, which is something I rarely do with anyone because people always say they’re fine anyway. I asked him expecting “fine” as a response but he started to ramble so I politely told him I didn’t really want to know how he was, and headed inside to the swap meet.
I met up with Jamie Love once I got in and told him the story of the angry but friendly drunk. Jamie laughed and reminded me we were at a bar, after all (technically, it was the “banquet hall” area of the bar).
The many vendors at the swap meet had a lot of games and accessories that I had never seen before. One of them had the Hori Fighting Stick, pictured above. I’ve always wanted to own one of these and was able to get this one, in used but good condition, for just $10. The best part is that it can be used on my PC as well as my PS2.
