This puts a smile on my face... Mainly cause it means I'm not crazy! Other people DO build custom controllers too! Granted, _my controller build_ is a desk mounted instrument panel for Kerbal Space Program, with analog gauges, an actual navball, digital readouts, toggles, joysticks, buttons and dials to get telemetry and control the vessel being flown in game.
pretty much this. you can get a small table from ikea for cheaper then the price of most DIY fightstick cases..... now to just show up to my local tourny with an ikea table fightstick
@Black Ice no its completely incorrect. the buttons are reversed. they should curve in. like that it would be difficult to reach them all comforably. also its just ugly
Your L and R would have been a bit easier if you just used the solder points on the edge of the boards instead of the pads. It's always better to find existing solder points rather than do the scrape method, where possible. Other than that, GREAT WORK!
At least it's an easy mistake to fix. The only thing he permanently ruined was that cheap tupperware container. I just used the layout on my Razer Panthera stick. Are there other layouts that would be better if I were to build my own arcade stick?
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@@Thalanox its a very personel choice. I guess it is best to preview the layouts that are shared on the internet on a card board before you proceed with the real material
I did something similar. I built an arcade stick controller for my old school NES. Used the guts from a turbo controller and a joystick kit like yours. Works amazing. Should have built one back in the day.
I got an idea for a switch tabletop arcade dock this morning and here you are with a tutorial on how to solder/put together a switch arcade setup. You're the best, spawnwave.
Couple this with one of those cheap switch arcade cabinet kits and you have yourself a real switch arcade experience, once I finally get my hands on a switch that is exactly what I'm gonna do.
Nice video. Personally I would avoid using tupperware or anything too light weight. I find that it is very pleasant to use arcade stick that is a bit more heavy and sturdy. Something that really doesn't move around at all on the table or on your lap when you move the stick around. Anything wooden or metallic will do fine. However, I realize you mentioned you can use any material but I just wanted to point out the reason why something more heavy is preferred for me. Wood is usually easier to work with than metal so I'd go with a wooden box by default.
Off topic, but I watched the vid of you guys playing Fire Pro Wrestling World. Could not get my Xbox controller to work for Player 1. Only P4. Decided to use my arcade stick and map it to the game with JoyToKey and it works perfectly. I guess my point is, Arcade/Fight Sticks are pretty much essential to so many classic games. It totally changes the experience. Glad to see a workaround for the Switch. I have so many NeoGeo Fighting games on my Switch that are begging for a fight stick. I was a teenager in the early '90's, so arcade sticks just feel like the way some games were meant to be played.
Good and fun project! If you're going to use a plastic box, here's a way to prevent it from cracking when drilling the holes; Use a piece of scrap wood to "back" the plastic. You can temporarily glue the wood to the lid if needed. This gives the plastic some strength when drilling the holes.
This is fantastic, but the only problem I have, is that you can connect the snes30pro to the switch with usb, only wireless (you can in Pc, but not on switch). Hope you do a tutorial on one that you can connect directly to the switch, just like the Hayabusa.
The was cool G....point blank period.....Anybody hatin on that is just click baitin children. Very simple process. I think I will get my old Street fighter arcade stick & hollow it out & replace it with the 8bitdo snes controller board...... That way I'll have all the street fighter logo designs and a perfect arcade stick enclosure..
Get urself a brook universal board and you can use ur stick on any new console (ps4,xbone,switch and PC) connecting to the board is way easier than the soldering job u'd have with that and if you ARE handy with soldering u can make it compatible with older consoles
Your too cool for school spawn! This was fun though! Hell, YOU made the very first arcade stick that works, for the switch.. go ahead and build a slicker version, manufacture a bunch of them, and start a kickstarter! You feel like getting rich today my man?! Hehe! Jokes aside though, this was super cool! Great work man! Cheers!
Outside of the birds nest you got going on there, this is a pretty easy and cool build. I would have chosen a wood box over plastic though. That box just doesn't look sturdy at all.
There is a firmware update for the Mayflash F300 arcade stick. It allows the stick to be used on the Switch. For $60 it's a really good stick. Playing Sonic Mania and Garou Mark of the Wolves on my Switch and Skullgirls on PC with it was fantastic.
If you're really looking to get into fighting games and you want to build your own stick, don't cheap out on parts. Buy sanwa parts. A sanwa JLF and 10 buttons (8 face buttons and 2 for start and select) will not cost you much and for the PCB. Well you can buy a brook PCB if you really want some high end stuff. Or you can just recycle an pad like he did here. Be careful about input delay though. You want as little delay as possible.
Brutal.. why didn't he just get a pcb made with the cutouts already done and use that as the lid? It's much much stronger than a lunchbox lid and your cutouts will be perfect as they are routed
Late to the party but I assume the new 8bitdo Zero 2 thats coming out could now be used as a donor PCB? 8bitdo make mod kits that i'd use but in the UK they are more expensive than a controller
Yeah, we found that BangGood has a kit that includes a USB board that is picked up by PC's and apparently Raspberry Pi systems. Technically you could build everything into a cabinet with a little PC or Raspberry Pi.
@@David-zz9zq nope haven't started yet. Taking inspiration and doing research on different controllers. Have any advice. I've already made a raspberry pi arcadr stick and now trying to get an arcade like experience with the switch.
Awesome. Does this work for any console? For example using the mother boars of a ps4 or Xbox controller to built a fighting stick for their respective consoles?
This tutorial is pretty helpful, albeit the end product seems to be a bit shoddy as a result of the fact that this was a very experimental project, but one thing about the 8bitdo controller PCB, they straight up sell those standalone PCBS as a product on their website as a replacement PCB for old controllers like the NES and SNES controllers, they even have ones for the Sega Master System and the NES and SNES classic editions, however they do lack a couple of the buttons like the power and sync buttons, unlike the SNES30 that was used here, so the more advanced models of pcb like the N30 pro or SN30 pro might be better suited, however the two directional sticks might pose a problem as far as connecting goes, since this video only covers button input connections, also I personally hate to see a good controller go to waste, or at least the shell, finally i'd say, use the PCB idea from this video and find another tutorial on how to DIY a proper arcade stick if you really want a bluetooth wireless stick to use on switch, PC or whatever system the 8bitdo firmware supports, and they support a lot of stuff :P
As a competitive fighting game player... I APPROVE! I've never built an arcade stick from scratch, but I HAVE modded mine to unrecognizable levels. I bought a Qanba Q1, used it for years, then I changed the joystick, buttons, and even the board!
Superb video. Many thanks. Do you have any ideas for a USB encoder that allows this to work on a Nintendo switch? Rather than buy another controller to rip apart.
The only thing you MIGHT have done wrong is that you didn't make it 8 button and then use a Brook Retro Board. PlayStation 1-3, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast, Nintendo Entertainment [and Super Nintendo Entertainment ]System, Microsoft Xbox [original] and 360,. Then again, you'd lose wireless connectivity as that PCB is wired only. That said, this is extremely good, and will help many people who own Switches and don't have arcade sticks, or want to play SNES [Super Nintendo] games on an arcade stick. It accomplishes all his said objectives perfectly.
Did this with an old ps2/3 arcade stick and my pokken controller, works great and is even easier to solder because it has all solderpoints exposed as well as the ground. Have you opened up the pokken controller yet?
I know you guys are typically busy, was wondering if you knew anything about the UltraStik360 and if it could be wired to something like the circuit board of a power A wired controller (Switch)?
This puts a smile on my face... Mainly cause it means I'm not crazy! Other people DO build custom controllers too! Granted, _my controller build_ is a desk mounted instrument panel for Kerbal Space Program, with analog gauges, an actual navball, digital readouts, toggles, joysticks, buttons and dials to get telemetry and control the vessel being flown in game.
richfiles I need a video on this now please
yeah seriously how are you gonna say all that and not let us see
No no, you're still crazy.
leet us see it
I wonder if I could build one into a table. TO IKEA!!!!!!
pretty much this.
you can get a small table from ikea for cheaper then the price of most DIY fightstick cases.....
now to just show up to my local tourny with an ikea table fightstick
I go to my local tourneys with my ikea picture frame fightstick
Good idea
Did the button layout trigger anyone else?
Jackson Mcquade yeah...
YES
IT JUST LOOKS SO UNCOMFORTABLE
@Black Ice no its completely incorrect. the buttons are reversed. they should curve in. like that it would be difficult to reach them all comforably.
also its just ugly
@Black Ice he just didn't bother to print out a template. rookie mistake.
Your L and R would have been a bit easier if you just used the solder points on the edge of the boards instead of the pads. It's always better to find existing solder points rather than do the scrape method, where possible. Other than that, GREAT WORK!
Your holding the Switch upside down in the thumbnail. Very helpful video though. Seems affordable
Ha, glad you noticed ;)
instead of a fight stick you can do a hitbox too
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Tj277 Is the switch upside down, or is it an upside down picture of him?
Jon thinks he's too asymmetrical for anyone to notice ... he's wrong ... I almost didn't recognize him
skilarbabcock 🤔
2:14 Small correction: That's neither an Octogonal or Circular gate. That's a square gate (AKA "4-gate")
True...
I like how he is pretending to have a staff.
This is really cool actually, I haven't ever used an arcade stick on a console so this seems pretty cool
will work technically but it is ergonomically flawed, I would recommend another shell.
At least it's an easy mistake to fix. The only thing he permanently ruined was that cheap tupperware container.
I just used the layout on my Razer Panthera stick. Are there other layouts that would be better if I were to build my own arcade stick?
@@Thalanox its a very personel choice. I guess it is best to preview the layouts that are shared on the internet on a card board before you proceed with the real material
Love the tutorials man!! Keep up the good work!
Loving this guy's content it's so fresh
I did something similar. I built an arcade stick controller for my old school NES. Used the guts from a turbo controller and a joystick kit like yours. Works amazing. Should have built one back in the day.
I got an idea for a switch tabletop arcade dock this morning and here you are with a tutorial on how to solder/put together a switch arcade setup. You're the best, spawnwave.
Couple this with one of those cheap switch arcade cabinet kits and you have yourself a real switch arcade experience, once I finally get my hands on a switch that is exactly what I'm gonna do.
Oh that's cool, do you have some images or footage?
Nice video.
Personally I would avoid using tupperware or anything too light weight. I find that it is very pleasant to use arcade stick that is a bit more heavy and sturdy. Something that really doesn't move around at all on the table or on your lap when you move the stick around. Anything wooden or metallic will do fine. However, I realize you mentioned you can use any material but I just wanted to point out the reason why something more heavy is preferred for me. Wood is usually easier to work with than metal so I'd go with a wooden box by default.
He could always just but some weight in the container, then you can control just how heavy you would like it to be.
@@VRIceblast Its still gonna flex weird
You Can Do It
With the ability to remap buttons now on switch, this is pretty fantastic.
look out ben heck, there's a new sheriff in town
Off topic, but I watched the vid of you guys playing Fire Pro Wrestling World. Could not get my Xbox controller to work for Player 1. Only P4. Decided to use my arcade stick and map it to the game with JoyToKey and it works perfectly. I guess my point is, Arcade/Fight Sticks are pretty much essential to so many classic games. It totally changes the experience. Glad to see a workaround for the Switch. I have so many NeoGeo Fighting games on my Switch that are begging for a fight stick. I was a teenager in the early '90's, so arcade sticks just feel like the way some games were meant to be played.
Since you're using the SN30 Bluetooth PCB, you can use the Retro Receivers, if you got the NES and the SNES consoles...
This is awesome. It's LITERALLY Tupperware.
if you drill tiny holes through the circuit-board you will have much more secure mounting for your wires.
Jason McCreary and also a broken controller.
Good and fun project!
If you're going to use a plastic box, here's a way to prevent it from cracking when drilling the holes;
Use a piece of scrap wood to "back" the plastic. You can temporarily glue the wood to the lid if needed. This gives the plastic some strength when drilling the holes.
My suggestion for making a 1 " hole in plastic is a 1" hole saw, drilling in reverse, you will thank me later lol.
This is fantastic, but the only problem I have, is that you can connect the snes30pro to the switch with usb, only wireless (you can in Pc, but not on switch). Hope you do a tutorial on one that you can connect directly to the switch, just like the Hayabusa.
Wow just what I needed
That's awesome Spawn! Keep up the dope ass videos
This is y i subscribed....love the vids john keep it up
That sterilite logo on the tupperware box looks a lot like Nintendo's Logo.
Nice! Now all we need is a stand that looks like an arcade cabinet
I like the music, It fit the video very well
The only problem most of fighting games today uses R1, R2, L1, L2 buttons and that 8bit snes only have L and R.
The was cool G....point blank period.....Anybody hatin on that is just click baitin children. Very simple process. I think I will get my old Street fighter arcade stick & hollow it out & replace it with the 8bitdo snes controller board...... That way I'll have all the street fighter logo designs and a perfect arcade stick enclosure..
Get urself a brook universal board and you can use ur stick on any new console (ps4,xbone,switch and PC) connecting to the board is way easier than the soldering job u'd have with that and if you ARE handy with soldering u can make it compatible with older consoles
Wait really? Is there a tutorial?
Jon, this is awesome!
Dude you should start doing more build tutorials this is pretty damn cool
Love the Contra decoration in the background!
I love this idea, going to have to build a few.
Great video, but I have one question where did you connect the ground to on the PCB Board?
Dead Spawn Wave, if you connect SNES30 via usb, will switch see it? and you can use it via usb?
tpax3p was yes
Awesome video !!! Great idea!!!
Your too cool for school spawn! This was fun though! Hell, YOU made the very first arcade stick that works, for the switch.. go ahead and build a slicker version, manufacture a bunch of them, and start a kickstarter! You feel like getting rich today my man?! Hehe!
Jokes aside though, this was super cool! Great work man! Cheers!
great video :) you're becoming such an awesome youtuber :D
What an amazing idea! Great video :)
I might still get the 8bitdo arcade stick just for the novelty but this still seems to be a great idea!
get a wood box man. plus that button layout is wack!!
Oh wow dude… way to go for you … I’ve been following you for a year or so.. didn’t know you lost so much weight.. congratulations
I would so make this, great idea
Only Spawnwave, awesome channel😎
Outside of the birds nest you got going on there, this is a pretty easy and cool build. I would have chosen a wood box over plastic though. That box just doesn't look sturdy at all.
Amazing work!
To avoid Tupper cracking. Place a tape on the location where u wanna make holes
This is actually kind of awesome
on the botton of stick one foil of plexiglass and was perfect!
Great job guys
I'm about to do this with the power a GameCube controller
How did the project turn out?
There is a firmware update for the Mayflash F300 arcade stick. It allows the stick to be used on the Switch. For $60 it's a really good stick. Playing Sonic Mania and Garou Mark of the Wolves on my Switch and Skullgirls on PC with it was fantastic.
Wait really? Do you have footage?
When i am done building mine the layout will be like the SNK machines but with 8 buttons.
Ecks Gaming Benchmark better use a controller with R2 / L2 then.
Playing with an Arcade Stick really makes you feel like a true gamer 😄
UltraZakii agreed 😊
I think IPEGA 9058 has a smaller form factor than the 8bitdo controller, if possible can you revisit this project with this specific model?
Starting on mine today
Out of a plastic storage case, that's resourceful!
If you're really looking to get into fighting games and you want to build your own stick, don't cheap out on parts. Buy sanwa parts. A sanwa JLF and 10 buttons (8 face buttons and 2 for start and select) will not cost you much and for the PCB. Well you can buy a brook PCB if you really want some high end stuff. Or you can just recycle an pad like he did here. Be careful about input delay though. You want as little delay as possible.
Hey, I was wondering if you could do something similar to this using a 8bitdo lite controller? That way, you could map buttons to d-pad and 2nd stick.
I have a five pin joystick and a switch pro controller. Would this process still work?
Brutal.. why didn't he just get a pcb made with the cutouts already done and use that as the lid? It's much much stronger than a lunchbox lid and your cutouts will be perfect as they are routed
AHhahahah... was thinking doing something like this 🤣🤣
This is so awesome, I also want to make something like this but I want to add some sort frame so I can attach the Switch to the controller
Wonder if it's possible to turn my coffee table into one...lol cool video guy you've got a new sub
Late to the party but I assume the new 8bitdo Zero 2 thats coming out could now be used as a donor PCB? 8bitdo make mod kits that i'd use but in the UK they are more expensive than a controller
Can you use a different mother board?
As long as it works with the Switch, yes.
I have an old ion icade sitting around. Its probably the same process correct? Would make a great little cabinet for the switch.
Could this also be used to build an arcade stick for, say ,a MAME cabinet?
Yeah, we found that BangGood has a kit that includes a USB board that is picked up by PC's and apparently Raspberry Pi systems. Technically you could build everything into a cabinet with a little PC or Raspberry Pi.
Sweet, I've been planning to get a pi or two and start playing around with emulation, especially after you showed just how easy it is.
I'm building an arcade cabinet using this controller
So am I. Have you started yet? I have run into issues with the controller working when docked, works in table top mode though.
@@David-zz9zq nope haven't started yet. Taking inspiration and doing research on different controllers. Have any advice. I've already made a raspberry pi arcadr stick and now trying to get an arcade like experience with the switch.
I'm building an arcade cab with my switch driving it so this is helpful!!!
You can also use a Pokemon controller PCB or any 360/PS3 controller and a Brooks adapter.
You could take an existing wired arcade stick and do this. Thanks for the idea.
Awesome. Does this work for any console? For example using the mother boars of a ps4 or Xbox controller to built a fighting stick for their respective consoles?
This tutorial is pretty helpful, albeit the end product seems to be a bit shoddy as a result of the fact that this was a very experimental project, but one thing about the 8bitdo controller PCB, they straight up sell those standalone PCBS as a product on their website as a replacement PCB for old controllers like the NES and SNES controllers, they even have ones for the Sega Master System and the NES and SNES classic editions, however they do lack a couple of the buttons like the power and sync buttons, unlike the SNES30 that was used here, so the more advanced models of pcb like the N30 pro or SN30 pro might be better suited, however the two directional sticks might pose a problem as far as connecting goes, since this video only covers button input connections, also I personally hate to see a good controller go to waste, or at least the shell, finally i'd say, use the PCB idea from this video and find another tutorial on how to DIY a proper arcade stick if you really want a bluetooth wireless stick to use on switch, PC or whatever system the 8bitdo firmware supports, and they support a lot of stuff :P
You could also get an wired 360 controller to do this with a usb converter on docked mode.
Okay. Attempting this over the next week. Will let you know if the house is still standing.
As a competitive fighting game player... I APPROVE! I've never built an arcade stick from scratch, but I HAVE modded mine to unrecognizable levels.
I bought a Qanba Q1, used it for years, then I changed the joystick, buttons, and even the board!
Superb video. Many thanks.
Do you have any ideas for a USB encoder that allows this to work on a Nintendo switch? Rather than buy another controller to rip apart.
Mr.Spawn sir, is it possible to build a twin stick arcade stick for games like TOTAL CARNAGE and other twin stick games?
use a 30mm hole saw not a wood bit for easy cutting
Great video!
2022 gang!
Wow thanks. I need this.
The only thing you MIGHT have done wrong is that you didn't make it 8 button and then use a Brook Retro Board.
PlayStation 1-3, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast, Nintendo Entertainment [and Super Nintendo Entertainment ]System, Microsoft Xbox [original] and 360,. Then again, you'd lose wireless connectivity as that PCB is wired only.
That said, this is extremely good, and will help many people who own Switches and don't have arcade sticks, or want to play SNES [Super Nintendo] games on an arcade stick. It accomplishes all his said objectives perfectly.
Any other suggested controller. I happen to have all the other items since i was going to build a bartop arcade. Thanks
How big is the tupperware case?
I’m thinking of using this concept, but making a controller for Pinball FX3
Is there anyway to do this with a wired controller?
You Tha Man! 👍🏽
I feel like the title should include "pad hack"
Can this be done for the dreamcast.?
I was trying to do this with the 8bitdo lite but uses buttons on the board so I dont know what to do :(
Which is the used in gamepad...???
Did this with an old ps2/3 arcade stick and my pokken controller, works great and is even easier to solder because it has all solderpoints exposed as well as the ground. Have you opened up the pokken controller yet?
Yo could i see a video or a tutorial? I'm interested.
I know you guys are typically busy, was wondering if you knew anything about the UltraStik360 and if it could be wired to something like the circuit board of a power A wired controller (Switch)?
God blesss you brother. You are legit.
God bless you man.