I'd recommend getting a legit joystick if you're going to be serious about it.

TE sticks are $170US, but you get what you pay for.  The cheaper sticks don't last too long.

If you want to be real cheap- Saitek offers 6 button PC pads that will do the job for $20.  You get what you pay for.  The $50 pads for sale SF4 branded aren't any better.

As for the quality of SF4- it has issues but by fighting game standards it is quite good.

Really, if you're a fighting game fanatic- consoles are better (and one of the few reasons to own a console), since PC's don't get the games usually.

Thanks for the replies.

Consoles never convinced me. I build my own PC's and trust me, no consoles come close.

If you're not aware of it, the SFIV arcade "machine" is only a very basic PC (Dual Core intel... blah blah). My 2 year old laptop has better specs, i ran the benchmark tool and it runs SFIV at 1680x1050 smoothly.

Consoles are not better for anything. Developers chose to start developing more for consoles, and it's sad to see awesome franchises turning to crap because they have to cater to the consoles crappiness.

Not even the controllers make sense, you have better quality and more variety of all kinds of controllers for PC than for all the consoles combined.

I even thought of building my own Arcade Stick, but i just moved to Australia recently and right now i don't have the tools or the time to do it.

I have Logitech Rumblepad 2 gamepad. Do you think it will work with SF4 or I must buy Xbox 360 Controller?

Anyone tried these?

https://www.xgaming.com/two-player.shtml

Because i just ordered one for $189 with shipping included to Sydney, Australia.

Not me, but some friend really experienced about beat'm up told me it sucks.

Too expensive for its genuine value.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16868999009

for $25

I bought a Trustmaster Firestorm Dual Power 3 gamepad a while back for about $43 and it's awesome quality. Very solid, no squeeking, no badly produced materials, very accurate and just on average a great feel of quality.

Yes, he has.

He says it's far overpriced, not so good and tough and so on.

With same moneys you can buy far better sticks.

Well, that's his advice, at least.

If by tough you mean they are a bit stiff, that can be adjusted.

How is $129 US for a 2 player 22 button arcade joystick overpriced? It even has side buttons to play pinball games.

Just the construction of the case alone is worth $100... the sticks and buttons are almost free. If i don't like them i can always buy better ones and replace them.

Tell me where can you get better sticks for this price... I´ll buy 4 right now  

You won't even find a decent 1 player stick for this price.

It should show up.

If is doesn't, are you sureyou are logged in as teh same email you used to purchase with?   Did you use paypal?

If you have teh serial, you can also register manually in Impulse.  Click on the ?  in the upper right.  Choose Register Product and fill in the form.

Still having problems?  Emails support@stardock.com

Go to the My Games tab.  Is it there?

Click on it.  Click the Download button in the lower right.

And you did the orb thing?  [First, click the orb in the upper left , then Preferences, then "Reset data" ]

Glad it worked out.