Can you REALLY Build an Arcade Stick for $20?

Are you ready to add the power of ceiling fans and lube to your arcade experience? Want to understand what any of that’s about? Find out as I show you how to build a $20 DIY arcade stick.

There’s plenty to be skeptical of in these extremely inexpensive DIY arcade kits that online retailers like Amazon are flooded with. But is the skepticism warranted? Or are we all missing out? In this video, I go over what actually comes in these boxes. I also compare them with similar products, if not the ones they’re copies of. After a product comparison, I show what it takes to make a case out of a plain plastic box. Once it’s together, I go over some gameplay and give my thoughts on the entire project and if the build is worth it.

What do you think? Have you used one of these types of sticks before? Did I change your mind? Did I miss anything? Let me know!

Bookmarks:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Initial skepticism
1:17 Introduction to the parts
1:34 The buttons
3:11 Overview of the joystick
4:48 Taking the joystick apart
6:52 Talking about “zero-delay” boards
8:26 The wires, and fixing them
8:55 How to build out the case
11:16 Tekken 7
13:04 Guilty Gear STRIVE
14:05 (more) Tekken 7
15:00 So, is it worth it?
17:35 subscrib plz



The DIY kit used in the video (for as long as that’s still the listing):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078W7JN48

The Kuggis box used (I say $7.50 in the video, it’s $4. I was thinking of a larger version):
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/kuggis-b...

Input Latency Spreadsheet by MiSTer:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Slag Coin’s joystick templates:
https://slagcoin.com/joystick/layout....


Music (in order of appearance):

Sunny Days - Anno Domini Beats |    • Sunny Days  
Lifelong - Anno Domini Beats |    • Anno Domini Beats - Lifelong  
Sleepy Fish - I Main Samus Now https://chll.to/ce8de943