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The legality of arcade controllers is a controversial subject. Some argue that the controller's capacity to do otherwise impossible techniques, such as multiple simultaneous actions and performing complicated actions with greater ease, gives users an unfair advantage over regular controllers. Some players within and outside the ''Smash'' [[community]] have gone as far as to consider these types of controllers [[cheating]] and advocate for their banning. Others argue that their inherent downsides, such as steep learning curves and loss of subtle intricacies regular controllers possess that lead to more limited and predictable gameplay, offset their advantages. Players for arcade controllers also cite the accessibility enhancements for those with hand problems, which has allowed many ex-competitors to return to tournaments. Hax$, one of the biggest proponents of these types of controllers, has gone as far as to [[nerf]] his B0XX controller for the sake of making it tournament-viable, largely appeasing community members. Outside of the ''Smash'' tournament scene, some controllers have explicitly been banned, with that ruling sometimes bleeding over into ''Smash'' tournaments. A notable example is the "GafroBox" that was popularized by {{uv|Street Fighter}} player Daigo Umehara. On top of the already controversial Hitbox layout, this controller has a unique simultaneous opposing cardinal directions (abbreviated as '''SOCD''') cleaner, meant to algorithmically decide which directional input would take priority over others held down at the same time, | The legality of arcade controllers is a controversial subject. Some argue that the controller's capacity to do otherwise impossible techniques, such as multiple simultaneous actions and performing complicated actions with greater ease, gives users an unfair advantage over regular controllers. Some players within and outside the ''Smash'' [[community]] have gone as far as to consider these types of controllers [[cheating]] and advocate for their banning. Others argue that their inherent downsides, such as steep learning curves and loss of subtle intricacies regular controllers possess that lead to more limited and predictable gameplay, offset their advantages. Players for arcade controllers also cite the accessibility enhancements for those with hand problems, which has allowed many ex-competitors to return to tournaments. Hax$, one of the biggest proponents of these types of controllers, has gone as far as to [[nerf]] his B0XX controller for the sake of making it tournament-viable, largely appeasing community members. Outside of the ''Smash'' tournament scene, some controllers have explicitly been banned, with that ruling sometimes bleeding over into ''Smash'' tournaments. A notable example is the "GafroBox" that was popularized by {{uv|Street Fighter}} player Daigo Umehara. On top of the already controversial Hitbox layout, this controller has a unique simultaneous opposing cardinal directions (abbreviated as '''SOCD''') cleaner, meant to algorithmically decide which directional input would take priority over others held down at the same time, to prioritize the last input. The previous standard was to return the character to a neutral position. This change alters how games not designed for it are played, such as walking forward while charging inputs and allowing frame-perfect reaction times not possible on other controllers, and thus it was officially banned in all [[Capcom]] sanctioned tournaments.<ref>[https://www.oneesports.gg/street-fighter/the-gafrobox-the-banned-tech-that-made-daigo-ditch-his-arcade-stick/ The GafroBox: The banned tech that made Daigo ditch his arcade stick]</ref> | ||
Arcade controllers are generally considered legal for tournaments given they comply with the same stipulations as all other controllers, specifically not including macros or turbo functionality or having specific firmware that alters how the game or characters are played.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200302113040/https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SWT-2020-Rulebook.pdf Smash World Tour ruleset, pg. 19]</ref> However, this standard is not universal, and specific rulings are sometimes made on a case-by-case basis by [[tournament organizer]]s with each individual arcade controller being inspected prior to a game to make sure no player is trying to smuggle unauthorized controllers into a tournament with malicious intent. | Arcade controllers are generally considered legal for tournaments given they comply with the same stipulations as all other controllers, specifically not including macros or turbo functionality or having specific firmware that alters how the game or characters are played.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200302113040/https://smashworldtour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SWT-2020-Rulebook.pdf Smash World Tour ruleset, pg. 19]</ref> However, this standard is not universal, and specific rulings are sometimes made on a case-by-case basis by [[tournament organizer]]s with each individual arcade controller being inspected prior to a game to make sure no player is trying to smuggle unauthorized controllers into a tournament with malicious intent. | ||
