Ultra Cheap DIY Arcade Table

[unknownguy]

Here is an example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l418q-EI6yM
Here is another example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nMW5tr_QWE
Here is what you need http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Player-USB-mame-happ-arcade-parts-kit-includes-2-4-8-joysticks-16-buttons-/171068993508?hash=item27d481afe4:g:05UAAOxyLiJR02P8 All the parts are there. Stop spending 200 plus dollars on those sticks.

[yum]

You get what you pay for. Your own fabricated 70-80 dollar stick will be nothing like any quality stick from Hori or Qanba. Those who played on cheap sticks as well as more expensive sticks know exactly how much better expensive sticks are.

[unknownguy]

The parts are the same as 200 dollar fight stick. You only paying for the name. You eat cheerios i eat budget O's. Same exact thing. Same thing with clothes. All t-shirts are the same. You only paying for the name.

[yum]

Originally posted by cash_money10:

The parts are the same as 200 dollar fight stick. You only paying for the name. You eat cheerios i eat budget O's. Same exact thing. Same thing with clothes. All t-shirts are the same. You only paying for the name.

LMAO

Wow. You clearly have no idea about arcade sticks and PC hardware. This mentality doesn't apply to everything. It may apply to foods but definitely not electronics, including gaming gear and hardware. Trust me, I also live by this mentality to some extent, I'm getting a lot of things from eBay and AliExpress, e.g. accessories. Just to prove how wrong you are in this case:

For example, a recent case with USB cables:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/4/10916264/usb-c-russian-roulette-power-cords

Have you heard of hoverboards?
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/14/10766976/hoveboard-catching-fire-video-bluebritish

I am not saying these buttons are dangerous. No, they are not, but they are very obviously worse than quality parts from Sanwa or Hori, by lightyears. These buttons will NOT be comfortable to press and to play with, and they will break very quickly and easily. As I said, you have no experience, if you tried quality parts you would know it doesn't work like that. My first stick was a budget stick I bought for 50 dollars. It was bad even for a toy. The stick I dropped 200 dollars on...godlike. And you can buy quality parts just like this noname stuff, if you want to DIY. There are dozens of stores that are selling such parts. ArcadeShock, for instance.

Please stop spreading this misconception, you have no idea what you are talking about.

[unknownguy]

I had a dead or alive fight stick for 360 i used for pc. Then I built a stick of my own. There's no difference. Just different pcb inside.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by cash_money10:

Stop spending 200 plus dollars on those sticks.

No one uses Happ hardware anymore because they are trash. They used to be decent, but those days have passed.

Originally posted by cash_money10:

I had a dead or alive fight stick for 360 i used for pc. Then I built a stick of my own. There's no difference. Just different pcb inside.

What stick did your DOA arcade stick have in it? Which model stick is it?

[MattoCat]

Sorry man but those parts are awful. And sometimes people like paying extra money to have manufactored product that comes with a warrantee and without needing to build it yourself and maintain it when it breaks.

[Brandon]

You can get all Sanwa parts and a zero delay encoder PCB(includes wires) for pretty much the same price as that eBay listing. It will only be for 1 player, but better to have 1 good stick than 2 crappy ones. It's totally possible for someone to build a stick that can compete with higher-end sticks for under $100, but most people don't want to build a case from scratch or out of wood.

[MattoCat]

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

You can get all Sanwa parts and a zero delay encoder PCB(includes wires) for pretty much the same price as that eBay listing. It will only be for 1 player, but better to have 1 good stick than 2 crappy ones. It's totally possible for someone to build a stick that can compete with higher-end sticks for under $100, but most people don't want to build a case from scratch or out of wood.

This is true. Also consider not all people have the tools to build a stick too. So there's the price of tools also.

[unknownguy]

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

Originally posted by cash_money10:

Stop spending 200 plus dollars on those sticks.

No one uses Happ hardware anymore because they are trash. They used to be decent, but those days have passed.

Originally posted by cash_money10:

I had a dead or alive fight stick for 360 i used for pc. Then I built a stick of my own. There's no difference. Just different pcb inside.

What stick did your DOA arcade stick have in it? Which model stick is it?

This was the stick I use to own. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xbox-360-dead-or-alive-4-arcade-stick-/281929780112?hash=item41a4530b90:g:Za0AAOSwWTRWt7LV Anybody reading this better hop on this deal before it's too late. Yeah and my new build has that same type of pacman stick like this one. No difference to me, Plays the same.

[unknownguy]

You can do it this way too if you wanted too. Look for something really old like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Sega-Saturn-Virtua-Stick-Controller-White-HSS-0136-No-Box-Japan-arcade-/141897832739?hash=item2109c51923:g:lqEAAOSwG-1Wt0u8 Open it and replace it with a new pcb, that's it. So simple! Now it's compatible with your pc. No matter what you guys say to me, all fight sticks are the same.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by cash_money10:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xbox-360-dead-or-alive-4-arcade-stick-/281929780112?hash=item41a4530b90:g:Za0AAOSwWTRWt7LV

That's a junk throw away stick. No one should buy that unless they plan to sink another $50 in upgrades into it to make it good. Same goes for that Sega stick.

Stop telling people what they should buy when you have no idea what you're talking about.

Originally posted by cash_money10:

No matter what you guys say to me, all fight sticks are the same.

Your version of reality =/= reality.

Believe whatever you want, but stop trying to give advice.

[unknownguy]

Ok then, maybe i should start making them and slap logo on it. Sale them on ebay for 300 like everybody else. Nobody will take the time look inside to see how it's made any. Name them Madkats. Idiots won't notice the spelling on it from the real thing. Someone from here would buy it say it's the best fight stick ever. They do it with hoverboards,and 300 headphones. Mind as well get it on the scam.

[Dhampir]

1 Happ stick: $9
16 Happ buttons : $12
usb board: $13

This isn't much of a deal. Happ makes some good products, but these are their cheapest parts. Their competition stick is only $16 on amazon and doesn't turn to mush like the one in that pack.

If you're going to build 1 stick you're better off with:
8 sanwa buttons: $24
6 happ buttons: $13
1 sanwa stick: $29
then buy a sacrificial controller: wired 360(~$15), XBone($40 wired or $50 wireless), and/or PS4($50) depending on which console(s) you may have.

You'd have a stick equal to an actual arcade and the expensive Madcatz sticks. Even building a stick that works on all consoles is still half the price of a madcatz stick.

[Brandon]

Originally posted by cash_money10:

Ok then, maybe i should start making them and slap logo on it. Sale them on ebay for 300 like everybody else. Nobody will take the time look inside to see how it's made any. Name them Madkats. Idiots won't notice the spelling on it from the real thing. Someone from here would buy it say it's the best fight stick ever. They do it with hoverboards,and 300 headphones. Mind as well get it on the scam.

You still don't get it. Madcatz uses Sanwa parts in their higher-end sticks. That is what makes them good. Sanwa is a high quality Japanese manufacturer. Japanese arcade machines use Sanwa parts for a reason.

As I already said, you can build or upgrade a cheap arcade stick with Sanwa parts for under $100. But your assertion that all parts are the same is just idiotic. And your arguments don't even make sense. The Madcatz brand itself is not well respected. Most people would rather avoid Madcatz whenever possible. Their expensive arcade sticks are the only decent thing they have, and that is only because they use Sanwa parts. People are paying for convenience, not the Madcatz brand. But go ahead and make a crappy knock-off of an already crappy brand and see how that goes for you.

[unknownguy]

Originally posted by Punymeyer:

Originally posted by cash_money10:

Ok then, maybe i should start making them and slap logo on it. Sale them on ebay for 300 like everybody else. Nobody will take the time look inside to see how it's made any. Name them Madkats. Idiots won't notice the spelling on it from the real thing. Someone from here would buy it say it's the best fight stick ever. They do it with hoverboards,and 300 headphones. Mind as well get it on the scam.

You still don't get it. Madcatz uses Sanwa parts in their higher-end sticks. That is what makes them good. Sanwa is a high quality Japanese manufacturer. Japanese arcade machines use Sanwa parts for a reason.

As I already said, you can build or upgrade a cheap arcade stick with Sanwa parts for under $100. But your assertion that all parts are the same is just idiotic. And your arguments don't even make sense. The Madcatz brand itself is not well respected. Most people would rather avoid Madcatz whenever possible. Their expensive arcade sticks are the only decent thing they have, and that is only because they use Sanwa parts. People are paying for convenience, not the Madcatz brand. But go ahead and make a crappy knock-off of an already crappy brand and see how that goes for you.

Check this out http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Arcade-DIY-Kits-Parts-USB-Encoder-To-PC-China-Sanwa-Joystick-China-Buttons-/201330258408?hash=item2ee037f1e8:g:rSMAAOSwfZ1Waj6R Sanwa like you said, I don't see a reason to spend 200 or 300. When you can buy this and drill holes in a box. Made exactly the same like those 2 videos i posted. 30 bucks,drill holes in a wood tool box and your good. All made the same regardles the parts. So I'm sticking with my argument, every fight stick is the same. Everybody continue to be brain washed by illuminati's Mk ultra and keep spending huge amounts of money. I'm aware of the matrix, stay asleep sheep.