[Jamie] built his own USB connected arcade controller. We’ve been seeing a lot of these lately, and they usually involve soldering buttons to a keyboard PCB. But [Jamie] decided to go a different ...

This how-to involves a lot of wiring, a lot of balls, and a lot of love for old school arcade games like Frogger, Street Fighter 2, Galaga, and whatever early ’80s shooter they’re pumping out onto ...

If you fancy building your very own custom arcade cabinet, then the Howler all-in-one open source arcade controller designed by Josh Wolf based in Calgary, Canada is definitely worth more ...

Gaming at your own DIY arcade just feels like more of an event than just sitting on the couch again, controller in hand. And this arcade you can make with nothing but IKEA pieces. Honestly, the ...

Leverless controllers can appear daunting at first glance if you’re interested in picking one up for the best fighting games. The lack of a traditional joystick makes such controllers feel more akin ...

The arcade game shoehorned into an original Nintendo Entertainment System controller from [Taylor Burley] is certainly made slightly easier by its starting with one of those miniature cabinets that ...

It doesn't come cheap, though. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hall effect and other analogue input technologies are taking the ...

Back in early April—which seems like several lifetimes ago for so many reasons—YouTuber and portable console builder, GmanModz, showed off a custom Nintendo 64 that looks like a jumbo Game Boy Advance ...

All-button controllers promise greater precision, speed, and comfort, particularly for fighting games. Although its use cases have limits, the 8BitDo Arcade Controller is an affordable and, more ...

Finally, we get to the fun part. Fun for some, anyway, although if you’re not the type who gets a perverse glee from designing the perfect arcade control setup, this project just might not be for you.