EG STARTS Arcade Buttons 1 Player DIY Kit Joystick 5V LED Arcade Button for Arcade Stick PC Games Mame Raspberry pi

As an avid arcade enthusiast, I've used several DIY kits over the years, and the EG STARTS Arcade Buttons 1 Player DIY Kit is by far the most impressive combination of quality, fun, and value I've found. This kit is absolutely deserving of five stars. Installation Simplicity: Everything in the kit is clearly labeled and designed for easy plug-and-play assembly. The wiring harness included makes connecting the joystick and buttons to the encoder a breeze. I had it installed and running in my custom fight stick cabinet in under 30 minutes. Beginner-friendly, professional results. Crisp, Responsive Feel: The star of the show is the performance. The 5V LED buttons have a satisfying, responsive click and register inputs instantly—crucial for fighting games and shmups. The joystick is smooth, features a classic ball-top design, and provides precise 8-way movement. There is zero noticeable input lag. Fantastic Aesthetics: The LED lighting is bright, vibrant, and really brings the arcade experience to life. It adds that authentic, flashy look you want in a custom build. The lights power easily via the 5V USB connection. Incredible Value: You get everything you need for a full one-player setup (joystick, buttons, encoder, and all necessary wiring) for a price that simply can't be beaten. This kit punches well above its weight class in terms of quality. If you are building a MAME cabinet, a retro console controller, or a custom arcade stick, STOP LOOKING AND BUY THIS KIT! It delivers on every promise.

This is a good value. Everything worked as expected. I was pleasantly surprised to find mechanical keyboard switches inside the buttons. They are soldered in place, but if you know how to solder you can easily swap them out with different switches if they were to break or if you want a different feel or to add some more sound with some clicky switches. The joystick is very solid feeling.

Perfect Plug and Play. I used these buttons to make my Virtual Pinball Machine for Pinball FX these were very simple and just required using a step bit that went up to 32m all I had to do was plug them into the connector and the buttons go into steam on the controller setting program them then go to Pinball FX and properties and enable the controller. These buttons are 100000% easier then doing the Back Monitor on the machine as one literally has to hand code the back glass monitor settings with image downloads using a special program to even run it the buttons took me less then a hr to do and the back monitor took me multiple days to figure out.

Works great so far! Made a simple controller to test it out of the box it came in and everything works great. Appreciate that they have a link to make some layout templates for when I build something more permanent.

I used mine with wagnerstechtalk dot com / opencade and it is great! I've built 3 controllers so far, one is a Robotron controller, 1 single-player box and 1 2 player. Pics attached. It's awesome to just be able to print up a new arcade whenever I want, the buttons are inexpensive enough but feel/play very well. I did have one button that didn't work, but I had plenty of others so it wasn't a big deal. I have noticed the manufacturer has changed the wiring recently which I find really dumb. Be sure and check the instructions that come with yours, sometimes the red+yellow wires go on the left, other versions they are on the right. Sure to tick someone off at somepoint, so be sure to watch for that. If you plug them in and the lights don't come in, swap the red+yellow wire to the other side and you'll be fine. Other than that, still worth every penny!

Great button and joystick set for a RetroPi/Batocera setup. The buttons light up nicely and aren't distracting. I'm also very pleased at just how well the buttons feel as I'm playing. Very satisfying tactile feel to them, exactly like a standup arcade machine. The installation was painless. Just attach each button to the supplied usb interface and you are good to go. The plugs are small but they are keyed so you can't plug them in wrong. It was all instantly recognized inside my RetroPi setup and Batocera. After going through the configuration, I was playing within minutes.

Upon receiving and installing, I was upset to find one axis not working on the joystick. I contacted seller at the email given with producr, with no response yet. Luckily Amazon sent out a replacement in short order. I am a little concerned about quality with this initial issue, but I will update review after I replace joystick and play some games. Hopefully this was just a fluke and doesn't represent what will be in store for the future. I will say that the backlight on the buttons looks very cool on my machine. Installation was straight forward polarity is marked on the buttons just pay attention to which pins go where, which is shown in a picture in the directions. Worked for the pi 3 B (except for the non functioning axis) hence the 3 star, which I might alter after I have some play time on it.

These look very bright and feel great. The actual pushbuttons (caps) are a bit smaller than other 30mm arcade buttons, but the units fit nicely into the same size holes. The "blue" microswitches give a nice, tactile and audible click when pressed. The three-pin terminals and matching motherboard make set-up easy, as opposed to separate terminals for LED power and button triggering. The included lever feels nice and the five-pin connector is super convenient. I love how the motherboard has additional +5V terminals for things like an illuminated joystick lever if you were to buy one of those separately. Also you can pop off the caps with a screwdriver to add labels to the colored buttons like the "COIN" and "Start 1 Player" buttons have. If you don't mind a slightly smaller button surface and want some illumination in your arcade setup, grab these.

Best starter kit for the price. Quality is also admirable.

found out the buttons will only light up in a different configuration to actual guide, had to check YouTube video for same and video was wrong but look at the comments about the wiring to find the right way to install cables. White buttons received are also smaller than the others with no sticker like other comments, yeah they mentioned u might get version 1 or 2. Stick screws also way to short had to removed the metal plate to install without it. Pain in butt to have to take it all apart for return.

Easy to essemble, Retro Feel. Product received as described. For the 8 large buttons use a 1 1/8 inch drill bit. 2 Smaller buttons and joystick require a 1 inch drill bit hole. Very happy with product. Yes there is clicking sounds hitting buttons and using joystick, but this is how it was in the arcade. The music and noise usually drowned it out. Already recommended to friends.

Wow, these are the brightest lights I've ever used on an arcade cabinet. Not the best quality buttons but exactly what you expect for the price. It all works fine.

I built a real nice custom arcade controller out of this kit I love it use it daily buttons feel great joystick feels great no input lag ever definitely worth buying.