8bitdo Arcade Stick - How to Mod - Easy Guide

[@StarScreamX]

Best arcade stick channel around.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the kind words, still learning 🙏❤️

[@ctrl_alt_deleter]

oh yeah yeah

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏

[@roguelites5225]

Agreed

[@xgrezfelipe5226]

by far, we really appreciatte your guidance and help.

[@enriquebonis6041]

The new revision that comes with philips screws, even fits a Seimitsu LS-32 without any changes. Just use the plate that comes with the 8bitdo. Before you used to have to dril a hole or sand the plastic. It also bits the LS-55, LS-56, LS-58, etc. as they are even smaller.

[@ostmedkommensmag]

Have you tried installing a LS-32 in the Arcade Stick? I really don’t see how it would fit without sanding down the bottom of the Arcade Stick or drilling a hole in it 🤔

[@ostmedkommensmag]

Well. I ordered a LS-32-01-SE and it fits. Perfectly. Without any modifications. And I didn't even have to use the plate that comes with the 8bitdo, it fits perfectly with the original SE plate the LS-32 comes with.

[@Lopsho]

I usually hate when tutorials show the same thing over and over but for some reason your take on that type of tutorial just works. Very clear and simple instructions, and actually entertaining. The best channel about sticks for newbies like myself for sure :)

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the kind words, that means alot ❤️🙏 i will continue to improve and make the video better step by step

[@newnorman6766]

what size is the sanwa buttons?

[@steventhomas8960]

The amount of time you take to clearly explain the steps is crazy helpful. Thanks man!

[@fmdesperado6110]

Top notch quality and well produced. Thank you so much for your effort and details. You definitely earned my sub and I look forward to watching more of your content.

[@fmdesperado6110]

I also want to let you know that I bought a JLF joystick from the link below as well. I hope that you make more videos like this in the future. I really appreciate all that you do.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much for the support 🙏❤️ i will keep going and make more videos, currently have alot of video on my list, and over time, make them on my days off 🕹

[@aldizzle]

Thank you for taking the time to show all the methods to modify this stick. Very appreciated. I'm so happy to find your channel. Well done

[@ericbloodsmith5161]

I love how thorough this guide is, taking people through this process step by step. The various methods were a great inclusion. Thank you.

[@JoystickNY]

Happy to hear it helps, ❤️🙏 i feel is always good to give more info than to miss info

[@dirkboon3296]

I just got the new 2023 8bitdo stick (for xbox and PC) and it's really good.. already in the modding process with it, i've changed the buttons from stock to Seimitsu and i'm waiting for a Seimitsu LS56 stick to arrive shortly which i'll be installing using the soldering method. A tip for anyone is that not all Seimitsu joysticks will fit into this box (same as the previous 8bitdo arcade stick) you must check the depth of each model as there is limited space unless you want to start cutting holes in the base to accommodate it. The LS40 for example will not fit, it's too deep.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for sharing the amazing info ♥️

[@wanabdulhadi1268]

I love how much effort you put into these videos. You could have settled with one method but you actually gave us different approaches to modding it. Kudos to you, sir.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, i also try to practice my video making skills too, i still have alot to learn 😊

[@Slaegar]

I love the ability to modify arcade sticks. Fighting games can get players a little... enthusiastic and even with high quality parts any moving thing will eventually wear out or break.

[@JoystickNY]

Yup, thats 1 reason i love sticks 😊

[@TV-Girl-Enjoyer]

Very educational! Super brave of you to commit to all the options rather than just to talk about the hypothetical

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, there are actually a few more, but its very similar and just variations of what the video, and i didnt want to make it too long as its already quite long 😂 🙏❤️

[@thecountscastle4860]

Thank you for contributing to the fighting game community with these great tutorials!

[@JoystickNY]

My pleasure ❤️

[@tracq8494]

Just upgraded my 8bitdo Stick with the help of this video. Bought basically everything mentioned and it is working great! Love the channel

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support, very happy to hear it helped ❤️🙏🕹

[@MrShaka1221]

What joystick lever and buttons did you buy?

[@specjalNSA]

Would love to see series like “from beginner to intermediate” using Akuma

[@JoystickNY]

As for now, i still have a long list of foundation video to make, because the channel is still consider new, when i get to a certain point, i can get in to characters and explore more type of content 🙏❤️ thank you

[@josephkhashi7919]

Thank you for this video I decided to go for broke and attempt to solder for the first time in my life and it worked out with no problems, and I feel great!

[@JoystickNY]

Happy to help , enjoy my friend

[@davidlescarbeau521]

That’s a fantastic tutorial!! I went the solder route and boy am I glad you figured out the pinout for me! :) thanks

[@bohenian]

I don't even have an arcade stick and I watch your videos. Now I want one. I'm going to buy this one in particular. Nice to know it is modifiable.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much for watching, appreciate the love

[@BLACKDISC]

Hands down the best arcade stick channel on KZbin. Thanks for uploading!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much for the support and retweet, appreciate the love 🙏❤️

[@maruxiii3496]

thanks so much! I was able to fully sanwa-ize my arcade stick without soldering. I love it! The joystick and buttons feel so much better now

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support, i am glad it was able help 😊🙏❤️

[@drmadrid1]

Thank you for the tutorial. I really liked the look of this stick. It reminded me of the NES Advantage I owned as a kid. I wasn't going to get it because of the joystick mod. Now I think I'll pick up the stick and the 5 pin connector. Thanks for the purchase links.

[@JoystickNY]

thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@rafcar693]

This is hands down, the best arcade stick joystick swap out video. Every practical method covered.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much, i actually wanted to cover a few more ways, but it would have made the video 1 hour long, so i left it at this , and i also cut out soo much already, i personally dont like cutting video, but it can get too slow for some viewers, everyday is a learning experience for me, 🙏❤️

[@SMASHINGblargharghar]

Fantastic video, thank you for this. I have never modded a joystick before and thought the process might be a little intimidating. I was clearly wrong. Your video gave me the confidence to give it a try.

[@JoystickNY]

Happy to hear it helped 😊👍🕹

[@PizzaHomeSlice]

This was a very helpful tutorial. I put a Seimitsu 56-01-AS stick in mine and the only difference was I had to flip the connector to the stick to have the tabs facing up. Just in case anyone else runs into that issue.

[@JoystickNY]

Appreciate the info ❤️🙏

[@jpad0929]

This makes me wanna mod my 8bitdo even though i'm just a noob at these arcade stick thingy. Such a great tutorial man !

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏 you can play with the stick as is for now, is not bad, once you get familiar with it, then you can explore more parts ❤️🕹

[@bagbaggegaming5566]

Thank you so much for this! I just got my arcade stick today and was looking for someone who knows how to solder and thanks to this vid I don"t need to solder anymore just to upgrade the fight stick..

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, happy to hear it helps 🙏❤️

[@peterk1837]

So clear and helpful seeing the various options. Love that I enjoyed this AND learnt something too. Thank you!! Great work :)

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏❤️ very happy to hear the video helps 🕹

[@skymoone]

i've been afraid to modify my stick for a while, assuming it was too complicated for me. thank you for making it so easy to understand! just bought some color coded buttons for guilty gear and i'm excited to pop my stick open.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, happy to help, i am so hype for guilty gear 🙏❤️

[@carlcouture1023]

I love how in depth this was! Even though my favorite method would be pulling in the adaptor, knowing how to do more ways gives me ideas like making a separate adaptor extension cable. Thank you!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watching ❤️🙏

[@datfrogjj]

Most people would've stop the video after the first joystick option. This channel is AWESOME!!!

[@JoystickNY]

Appreciate you 🙏❤️

[@jfmoraux2632]

Thanks a lot, specially for the first method :) Really appreciate.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you , happy to hear it helps 🙏❤️

[@jacebeleren1703]

I have a spare Madcatz SE that i bought modded with Sanwa lever + buttons for about 80$ (including the original lever and buttons) so i'm tempted to buy this 8bitdo stick, move over the Sanwa hardware to it, and have it as a Player-2 Switch stick (my own is the Hori RAP that i use quite often) if a friend ever wants to try playing on stick (while the Madcatz SE will be modded back to stock). Thank you very much for your quality content! Keep up the good work!

[@JoystickNY]

Thats a great deal you picked up, and thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@HoshMyTots]

I love your videos so much!! Insanely detailed yet incredibly easy to follow tutorials, thank you so much for all of it!!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️ i will continue to improve the videos over time

[@amongallothers]

One of the best subscription decisions I've made on this site. God speed sir.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much for the support, you motivate me to do my best and keep learning to improve my content 🙏❤️

[@RedBoyke.]

thank you so much for this video. i learned so much.

[@JoystickNY]

Happy to hear it helped 🙏❤️ thank you for watching

[@austinreise]

Thank you for the great vid. So engrossed that I jumped up and shouted "NOOOOO" when you wanted to cut the 'up' cable.

[@feyd9232]

I've been trying to do that dudley combo forever, I had to watch you do it in slow motion and I still cant get it.

[@JoystickNY]

Give it a few practice, once you get it down, it becomes 2nd nature 🙏❤️ you got this 🕹

[@Quothnor]

I don't even have this stick, but I just love your tutorial videos. Very pleasant to watch.

[@JoystickNY]

Appreciate the love and support ♥️

[@Hammid]

Yeah, looks SOOOOOOOOOOO easy! xD

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@christiangarrity6889]

I’m relative to most electronics stuff, yeah. But still kinda daunting lol

[@JoystickNY]

Take it slow my friend; take your time, i am a newbie my self , still learning 🙏❤️

[@MrSunny-fj3eg]

I never thought I would be interested and into to arcade and arcade sticks... but luckily I found a channel who does everything!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏❤️ i will continue to make more over time

[@nickhem12]

Much appreciated. I got gifted one of these and heard that they are a great platform for upgrades so I’m looking at a lax nobi pro and qanba KS gravity buttons. Thank you for the 5 pin method really makes things doable. I’ll shave down the little tooth so it sits flush.

[@maruxiii6891]

If you're planning to mod your 8bitdo fightstick, this is a great video! Thanks for making this!

[@JoystickNY]

Appreciate the love

[@SmashFury]

Yo, that 5-pin method was a great idea.

[@Mrblackgoldfish]

I'm glad that Focus Attack is making an easy plug-in for Sanwa for stick.

[@JoystickNY]

A new product? Can you link me ?

[@Mrblackgoldfish]

@@JoystickNY It was shown on their Instagram and Facebook a few weeks ago.

[@JoystickNY]

I ll check it out, thank you ❤️

[@blackred666]

This is hands down the best channel I have found for fight sticks.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much ❤️🙏 more to come

[@FMorison]

Thanks man!. Just swapped out the stick and buttons for Sanwa parts. Used your link to buy the items. You made this super easy.

[@hartdr8074]

I cant believe how informative this tutorial is.

[@JoystickNY]

Appreciate you 🙏❤️

[@DMC_stg]

Great help there with adaptor caple for the stick. There is a lot of "you have to solder-comments" about this stick, but your recommended method worked like a charm. Thanks!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, glad it helped 😊👍

[@devincurrie4145]

Thanks for showing us the various methods that we can use! I have recently purchased the same 8Bitdo fight stick and I'm not really satisfied with the feel of the stick itself so thinking to mod the stick for something more sturdy and more arcade-like. The buttons seems okay to me as-is.

[@suburbanflower]

I just modded my Tatsunoko Vs Capcom stick (from 2010!) with pink Sanwa silent buttons and I love them so much! Sanwas are loud but so satisfying when doing combos

[@JoystickNY]

They are amazing, i also use hayabusa buttons, i like that it is very sensitive 🙏❤️

[@MrBartyaN]

Hello! Hope i will get an answer from you - what size did you baught those buttons? 30 or 24?

[@1337n]

i really enjoyed the wiring with the electrical tape really soothing at least to me

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@madpuppet666]

great video. I'd definately just buy the 5 pin adapter cable, but cool that you went through all the options for the more keen modders.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watchin

[@FranktheTank319]

I just bought this because I got the samurai showdown collection physical edition from Limited Run Games the other day. Your video came right on time. Thank you.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, happy to hear it helps 😊🙏❤️

[@Kristoffer113]

Modification part is what I got my interest of this channel. Cheers for the tutorial mate!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@CorporalDanLives]

Thanks for this video. I ran out and bought some Gravity buttons and popped them in, it's heavenly!!!

[@ezgoodnight]

Well, this solved all of my problems in changing out my joystick. Subbed!

[@LemurKrazy]

Bought one last week and now know how to upgrade it. Such a good tutorial - Thank you.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, happy to help 🙏❤️

[@PolarBearKing.]

You're like a dad teaching their kid to mod a fight stick :) Just ordered the stick, not gonna mod it tho.

[@sobskii]

I've finally finished customizing my 8bitdo Arcade Stick. I put the buttons on the Qanba Garvity KS (Purple and Green) and the Seimitsu Nobi Pro stick, so that the stick didn't grab the bottom it had to be milling hard, even melted a small hole.

[@crankyhead1089]

i was really considering buying this stick for the nostalgic aesthetics, the only dealbreaker was the small size. But it's good to know that modding the controller wasn't as difficult as one might think

[@greenchillify]

Great video. Finally decided to mod my one and watching this gave me the confidence that I wouldn't completely stuff it up 😆. One thing that did happen to me when I was installing some new Sanwa buttons, was that when pressing in the L-connector wire, I actually ended up bending the button's connectors. So just be careful that you've pushing the L-connectors in dead straight. Also, another observation was that my copy had standard Phillips head screws holding the case together. I suspect that this is a regional difference (mine was purchased in New Zealand).

[@luluacv2]

Your video is the most informative mod solution that I've seen. And you gave three ways on how to. The best.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, happy to help 🙏❤️

[@seanlaw5415]

Glorious tutorial, quality content.

[@JoystickNY]

I really appreciate you for support the channel, as i dont have sponsor or get gifts from companies, it helps alot. ♥️🙏

[@eventstreamcraft]

excellent video, a great explanation. I vote like and I subscribe

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@Spewa-em8cm]

I'm brand new to arcade sticks so this guide helped me a lot, thanks!

[@marcianoacuerda]

Very good video. Thorough, informative and well explained. You don’t see many of this quality. I’m glad you went over many options in varying degrees of “invasiveness”

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support🙏❤️

[@jmv8775]

Definitely is the best arcade stick channel. Thanks for the video on the 8bitdo. Been looking forward to this one and the option outside of soldering!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support ❤️🙏 somehow this comment slip thru the cracks and didnt send a notification. Sorry for the late reply

[@threshusa2352]

Thank you so much for the review and modding guide JSNY! I just bought 8bitdo today, feels great for my first arcade fightstick ♥

[@JoystickNY]

Enjoy my friend thank you for watching

[@RosaAndAlberto]

Thank you for this video! I nodded my stick with no problems! I did end up taking one of the bottom metal plates (mine had two) because it weighed a little too much, especially for traveling. Thanks, again!!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@adamcroxton]

Best tutorial on this! Watched several but your detail on the connector and wires for the stick was so much better. Nice work

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@jakesmith5278]

Fantastic video. Just got myself a 8bitdo stick and thinking of changing the stick. Will use this video as reference. I'm an old timer, so soldering is the way for me. You got another subscriber here and thank you.

[@JoystickNY]

Appreciate the support 🙏❤️

[@Mentallyuntouchable]

such a sick video, thanks for getting really in depth with this. There are not a lot of channels that I see teaching how to mod sticks very in depth like this.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏❤️ i am happy to help and share the info, 😊 more to come

[@technozombie789]

I just swapped the buttons on my 8bitdo stick today, thanks for the guide

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you , pleasure to help 🙏❤️

[@yoshijai116]

Great guide not just for 8bitdo arcade stick but for any other arcade projects, keep up the good work man.

[@JoystickNY]

thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@CatFish107]

About 8 and a half minutes in, and this has me curious about why the stock stick would have 3 extra ground wires? Thank you for the clear instructions, and for giving me something to go read about!

[@CatFish107]

Ah, think I figured it. The stock stick has individual circuits for each switch. The Sanwa has a common ground pin, with its own circuit to each switch

[@ToonMatt]

wowza, this guide was incredibly in-depth and I appreciate the work that was put into showing off the different methods to change the joystick, so this guide can help as many people as possible. Keep up the great work :)

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, i prefer to give more info and longer videos

[@broguardians5952]

Your videos are relaxing 😌 informative and well produced 👌 Watched your whole video and I don't even own the 8bitdo arcade stick. Even so I enjoyed it very much.

[@JoystickNY]

Wow thank you so much for the support 🙏 you motivate me to do better and continue to learn, i still have a lot to learn in the video making area ❤️

[@faisalsajjad7396]

Best channel to learn as a beginner.. beautifully explained and appreciate your efforts in videos..thanks for uploading these contents..love you bro❤️

[@JoystickNY]

I am happy to hear the videos helps, thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@gargonovich]

Really clear and easy to follow. I had wondered if that trick with the 5-pin would work, good to see that it does!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏❤️ happy to hear it can help 😊

[@shadowman1595]

When you labeled the wires i subbed and liked and am leaving this comment, genius

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much for the support ❤️🙏

[@el3m764]

Good detailed video, I just modded mine with Seimitsu LS-62 and Seimitsu buttons! I had a 5-pin to five single dupont connectors cable which also worked great for connecting the lever

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, i am glad to hear a seimitsu fiits 👍🕹

[@cloud4an]

Hugely helpful, I know nothing about electronics but this made it so upgrading couldn't be easier

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you, happy to hear it helps 🙏❤️

[@cloud4an]

@@JoystickNY I changed the stick and want to change the buttons, what size are they?

[@DKMaester]

I did the tape method and it works like a charm. Thank you so much!

[@JoystickNY]

Good to hear 👍🕹

[@pochouayang8788]

I don't know how to solder so I'm having someone solder, I will appreciate it whenever you have the free time to respond back, thanks again

[@ricardoramirezvelez841]

Congratulations!!!! Another great video, looking forward to your next video, Greetings from Mexico

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much for the support 🙏❤️

[@YuushaRuby]

I’ve learned so much from this, thank you! Very glad I found your channel! Excited to customize my arcade stick eventually!

[@JoystickNY]

Apreciate the love 🙏

[@armyofninjas9055]

Good guide AND sf3 gameplay from someone who clearly plays sf. Well done, sir!

[@JoystickNY]

thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@sportshoops8582]

I agree to my fellow viewers that this is well produced. I learned a lot for your methods even I don't have any arcade fighting controller. But after I watched this video I will now buy this controller. They should sponsor your channel =) thanks.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@jakesmith5278]

Agreed.

[@SkateSoup]

Wow, incredibly comprehensive and clearly explained tutorial, I wish even half of KZbin did things as well as this. This totally made my decision between the 8BitDo and Mayflash sticks since I have an old Seimitsu LS-33 I'm planning on using that doesn't have the 5 pin connector, the Mayflash will be much easier. Thank you so much for the hard work to put these videos together.

[@wakaroso1]

Semitsu lever fits on mayflash fightstick?

[@JoystickNY]

Yes

[@wakaroso1]

@@JoystickNY cant find seimitsu lever on Amazon, what is a good online shop to get one? Thanks 😀

[@JoystickNY]

I use Focus attack Paradise arcade Arcade shock

[@Dem0nCerberus]

Thank you very much for the tutorial, it was very easy to understand (My English is basic). By the way, my arcade stick came with star screws (cross screws) instead of the T10 screws.

[@JoystickNY]

Must be diff location have diff product designs

[@ArchGeek]

Thorough, well explained, and very very thoughtful. Amazing video buddy, really well done!!!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you ❤️🙏

[@RoTeNdO]

Actually, if you remove the PCBs first, you'd be able to use buttons that you can screw on. Since they fasten down and sits flush, it'll clear the PCBs. If you're concerned about it rubbing against the plastic chassis, you can sand down or dremel down those walls. They're there to help keep the PCB sitting flat.

[@JoystickNY]

Good to know, love all the info from everyone, i learn something new everyday 🙏❤️ thank you

[@JTC1979]

Thanks a lot both of you guys that good to know I was wondering if I could switch to screew in

[@daxuss]

thanks a lot, that is exactly what I need. I just ordered Sanwa Joystick. I cannot get anywhere 5pin adapter cable. So your movie is just great !

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you so much

[@BigChunkySkates]

You are so incredibly helpful it’s amazing. Thank you so much for this content. I wish i watched this before my last arcade project lol.

[@JoystickNY]

Anytime my friend

[@bobbysteurer]

Excellent video. I appreciate how thorough you are in these explanations.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you 🙏 sometimes i dont know if i should make them shorter, my coworkers says they r too long lol, i am stil looking for a good balance ❤️

[@lordofsquad]

Thanks for the great tutorial! I was able to install a Seimitsu LS-55 and accompanying buttons into mine and I really love how clicky the stick is and how resistant the buttons are VS the stock ones. I don't remember if you mentioned it in the video or not (I skimmed for the info I needed once I got to rewatching during the actual modding process) but the Seimitsu 5-pin wire colors are different from the Sanwa ones; easy enough to fix after the fact but at first I wasn't sure why the directions weren't going through properly. Had to look into the problem and redo the wire matching once I realized what was afoot, but now it's 100% fantastic. Hopefully my screw-up can save some other noob the headache!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the info, i dont think i mentioned it, good to know, i havent had the chance to mess around with other levers yet ❤️🙏

[@ostmedkommensmag]

@lordofsquad Do you know if the 5 pin adapter cable used in this video would work on a Seimitsu joystick with 5 pin connector? Or would it just mess up the directions? I hope you can save this noob a headache!

[@lordofsquad]

@@ostmedkommensmag Did your stick come with an accompanying 5-pin wire or did you order it separately? I ordered mine from Akishop and it came with the appropriate one. The right direction/wire colour match-up will depend on what particular stick model you have as well, did you get the LS-55 or something else?

[@ostmedkommensmag]

@@lordofsquad I still haven't decided on which Seimitsu joystick to go with, so I'm on a quest trying figure out which stick will suit my needs the best. I'll mainly be using the stick for 4-way games like the old school arcade Donkey Kong, and my research so far has told me that the Seimitsu sticks are better 4-way sticks than the Sanwa JLF (or am I wrong?). I really like the idea of not having to cut any wires or soldering because of my limited skills and knowledge so therefor I'm trying to figure out if the 5 pin adapter cable JoyStickNY is using in this video would work on a Seimitsu joystick or not? And maybe some advice on which Seimitsu stick that would be best for 4-way games?

[@lordofsquad]

@@ostmedkommensmag I can't attest to the differences between sticks other than between the LS-55 and the stock one, and the LS-55 is certainly better than stock, with more of a snappy feel. Checking quickly, it looks like that or the LS-33 are your only Seimitsu choices for this particular stick unless you want to start hacking away at the plastic. Honestly, if you're mainly looking to play 4-way games, I just might consider going with the Sanwa JLF for the simple fact that it's easier to get a 4-way restrictor gate for it than it is for those two Seimitsu models. Whatever stick you go with should come with the appropriate 5-pin cable, or at least be available for purchase from the same source. You can probably mix and match (they mechanically work the same, only real diff is the colour-coding) but you'll save yourself some trial and error figuring out which colour corresponds to what direction if you get the properly colour-coded cable for your stick in the first place. JoyStickNY's video here assumes you're using the Sanwa so if you do go with Seimitsu you'll have to look up the colour-direction guide for whatever stick you pick, but the process of stripping the wires, twisting them together, and wrapping it off in electrical tape will be the same. Hope that helps!

[@GeorgeVamvakidis]

Love this. You literally made me buy it, along with Sanwa joystick and buttons. Great video. Thank you! 1 question. Have you uploaded any video about where to go from there? Like a buying guide of fighting sticks for advanced players?

[@JoystickNY]

I do have plans on a video like that down the road

[@m77lapuente]

EXCELLENT Right on brotha. Thanks for the step by step walk through.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watching

[@maxmustermann9067]

Amazing video! Im going to order my own 8bitdo arcade stick soon🙏❤️

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for watching 🙏❤️ i totally recommend it for switch and pc under 100$

[@markoholic_]

Been waiting for this lol, watched your review just as I mine arrived. Enjoying it so far!

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the support 🙏❤️

[@IcyTorment]

You can also use the soldering iron to solder the wires together and then slide a bit of heat shrink over it and use the heat gun to shrink the heat shrink into place. This would be the traditional way of splicing a cable for this.

[@JoystickNY]

Thank you for the input, i def alot to learn in that aspect ❤️🙏

[@steveothehulk]

is there that much difference in upgrading the buttons and joystick? i just purchased this 8bitdo arcade stick and it feels great as it is

[@JoystickNY]

It great for many games by default, but if you play fighting game like super serious, sometimes u want a more customized parts, sanwa parts are abit more responsive in general, if u ever want to upgrade, start with sanwa. But the factory parts are not bad, use them for a while b4 u upgrade