Despite the fact that arcades are no longer the exclusive playground of the 2D fighting game, the hardcore still flock to premium arcade sticks to duplicate the arcade experience. King of Fighters XII and Street Fighter IV both received their own branded arcade fighting sticks, but now BlazBlue completes the triumvirate with a spanking new MadCatz controller.

Officially licensed and designed by Arc System Works and Aksys Games, Mad Catz’ BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Tournament Edition joystick features a Japanese-style joystick & buttons, multi-speed turbo functionality, and artwork of your favorite BlazBlue characters. It uses the exact Sanwa joystick and 30mm buttons found in arcade machines, a 13 foot USB cable (with internal storage), an eight-button layout, and integrated headphone jack for use with Xbox Live. Groovy.

If you want one of these bad boys, you better act quickly. Only 1,500 of these PS3 and Xbox 360 joysticks will be produced, which you can purchase from Aksys Games for $200.