The Beginners Guide to Making a Top Tier Arcade Stick
Hello Everyone, I wanted to make this guide after my realization of just how easy making an arcade stick has become. I’m not taking about the mediocre Hori sticks you see at Gamestop, but Japanese arcade cabinet quality. And by easy, I mean no soldering or woodwork. It’s basically a matter of ordering parts and plugging them in. This is by no means a cheap project. You get what you pay for. This guide is for hardcore fighting gamers or Mamers who always wanted to make a custom stick but where too intimidated by the woodwork, controller hacking, soldering and other skills needed.
To sum things up, I’ll tell you where to buy parts premade. I know it’s a cutting corners in the biggest way. But you will still need the time, dedication and patients to complete this project. In the end, you’ll throw enough of yourself into it that you’ll feel like you’ve completed something special. I’ve seen a lot of sticks made this way, by first time builders, that look better than mine that I’ve build from scratch. I too will follow this guide for making my main stick in the near future. It’s just too easy and results look too good.
Let’s start with crafting a wood box. I’m throwing this part out the window. This is simply the most important part to a stick and the main reason why people are intimidated away from making customs. The amount of work, time, money and dedication that goes into this part is great. Don’t get me wrong, I loved doing this and other craftsmen out there do too. But this guide isn’t for them.
I throw this part out because of an amazing new company that started last month, Norris Arcade Sticks (http://www.norrisarcadesticks.com/). I was a bit skeptical of this place a few weeks ago. Mainly because I am “build from scratch” person. But after reading their story, customer reviews, customer service, and looking at pics of their product, I’ve come to the conclusion that this is the biggest bargain out there. This isn’t some random guy selling empty boxes out of a forum. This is a professional company, selling boxes with the highest standers of quality.
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