Adding EXTRA BUTTONS to an Astro City Mini Arcade Stick - Fossil Arcade

How do you add new buttons to the Astro City Mini Arcade Stick, and why do you need them?
Previously, we modded the Arcade Stick to work with all systems (thanks to a Brook Universal Fighting Board), but that still left it missing some core functionality - • Astro City Mini Arcade...
In this video, you will see how to add three extra buttons to the stick, in order to give it complete compatibility with all modern consoles.
00:00 - Intro - Adding Extra Buttons
01:32 - Why do this Mod
02:33 - What tools do you need?
03:06 - Step 1: Where to place new Buttons
04:41 - Step 2: Extending Cables using Crimping
05:48 - Step 3: Careful Measuring
07:04 - Step 4: Cutting the Holes
09:13 - Step 5: Remove internal Plastic
11:09 - Step 6: Insert New Buttons
11:30 - Outro
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Astro City Mini Games:
- Alex Kidd with Stella: The Lost Stars
- Arabian Fight
- Flicky
- My Hero
- Puyo Puyo Tsu
- Quartet 2
- Rad Mobile
- Scramble Spirits
- Sega Ninja
- Sonic Boom
- Space Harrier
- Stack Columns
- Thunder Force AC
- Bonanza Bros.
- Columns
- Cotton
- Crack Down
- Cyber Police ESWAT
- Puyo Puyo
- Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R
- Gain Ground
- Shadow Dancer
- Shinobi
- Wonder Boy
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
- Alien Syndrome
- Alien Storm
- Altered Beast
- Columns II: The Voyage Through Time
- Dark Edge
- Fantasy Zone
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R
- Virtua Fighter
Astro City Mini V Games:
- Action Fighter
- Aero Fighters (Sonic Wings)
- Armed Police Batrider
- BATSUGUN
- Battle Bakraid Unlimited Version*
- Cosmo Police Galivan
- Desert Breaker
- Dogyuun
- Fire Shark (Same! Same! Same!)
- Grind Stormer (V・V)
- Gunbird
- Moon Cresta
- Out Zone*
- Raiden
- Samurai Aces (Sengoku Ace)
- Sorcer Striker (Mahou Daisakusen)
- Strikers 1945
- TATSUJIN
- Terra Cresta
- Truxton II (TATSUJIN OH)
- Wrestle War
- ZAXXON
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[@portugasanwa]

I´m an ex arcade stick adicted, it started in 2009 with Street Fighter IV, so I started to buy many sticks as I can, first was the mayflash for PS2/PS3, then the Madcatz standard edition for SF4, then I moded it with sanwa parts, one month later it was the madcatz Tournment edition, then a bunch of madcatz versions, the Sega pro arcade stick, Qanba, Hori etc... I bought some, sold others, I had more than 30, today I only have three left, a Razer Atrox with dual mod, a Madcatz TE 2+ and my favorite Hori Vewlix pro, but watching your video made me want to to buy one of these because it reminds me a lot of the Sega arcade stick pro, but I'm going to resist because I don't play fighting games anymore, and I know that if I start I won't stop ;)

[@jayme69]

Very nice mod! Thanks for sharing :-)

[@Haphazy]

Looking clean and professional.

[@FossilArcade]

Thanks!

[@flottenheimer]

Great, great video. I might do something like this to my ACMAS sticks someday. Luckily my MiSTer FPGA has allowed me to map Home to Credit+Start. Only thing missing from the video is perhaps a complete before/after top-down shot of the internals. Would have loved to see the final wiring. You are good at making these videos.

[@Matichuu]

Hey Graeme. It's been years! Hope you're doing great :) I still don't understand why your channel isn't viral haha your content is so good!

[@FossilArcade]

Thank you!! I work at SEGA now, which wouldn't have happened without the channel, so can't complain.

[@megamattxx9675]

I miss your videos mate! Hope you make some more content soon

[@FossilArcade]

Thanks! I want to make some more soon

[@BernsteinOmega]

Looks great. Also, I don't think you had much to worry about in the cracking department. This is thick, and relatively new plastic and you had new bits.

[@9uile125]

Thank you for this tutorial. So, the next one will be for extra R3 and L3 buttons ? :)

[@Game__Boy]

I added the same buttons to mine about a week after I added a brook board but put them on the back rather than the side. Harder on the wireless board because Home is used to turn on the stick and Select+Home is used to sync.

[@dogey8831]

this would be cool for playing pinball on PC

[@Exoamylase]

Look's factory, good job. I've been thinking of building a MAME arcade stick, stil researching it.

[@FossilArcade]

Go for it!

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

Defo would've fitted white 24mm buttons at the back at the same position the original 6 buttons are. Thanks for doing this and making a video, very informative! my bet is that square was supposed to have SEGA logo, etc on it. endented? Can't think of the word

[@MBeats27]

The square is the perfect place to put the home button

[@FossilArcade]

It feels more natural to move you hand to the side rather than reach around the stick to press a button

[@ForeverWinter1812]

I'm actually planning to do the same thing. Lol

[@FossilArcade]

Hope it was useful viewing

[@Demokirby]

Think the square at the top must be some kind of left over from previous uses, because the stick mold has been used before if you look up the PS3 Virtua Stick High Grade (through wouldnt be from that one since that used a centered cord like the astro city mini)

[@FossilArcade]

I'd love to know but the mystery is probably more fun

[@jiminboo]

Great stuff thanks for sharing! I noticed that the Brooks UFB has a “turbo” button pin. Is this to enable turbo on any button? Is there a practical way to wire this to the Astro City Arcade stick? This would be great for shoot’em ups.

[@FossilArcade]

I will need to look into it

[@DrunkDudley]

As i understand it on the brook instructions manual it says "TURBO LED" so i think its to indicate that a said button has Turbo on or off, but i think that your stick need to have LEDs lights for all buttons as well, for that function to work, dont think brook has the function for turbo yet, someone correct me if i am wrong.

[@jiminboo]

@@DrunkDudley The manual isn’t very clear but there is a “Turbo Key” button, which is kind of standard nowadays on Arcade sticks. You typically hold that key + the button you want turbo to enable it for that particular button. The LED would probably flicker or turn on if that button is pressed indicating that it’s in Turbo mode. I might give it a test when I get some time.

[@Turtletech_]

Ive been playing with mine for a few months now on Fightcade...its really nice and accurate...only thing kinda annoying is the credit button above the joystick..sometimes i hit it by accident while fighting..they should have moved it over more far left or right next to the start button...also if look the credit button is imbedded kinda under the surface of the control panel on the display box..and the face plate bolts are like the original candy cab bolts you would see on a real Japanese arcade panel...kinda lame how it got changed apparently...overall its really responsive and accurate

[@FossilArcade]

Very difficult to get the perfect set up but the pros outweigh the cons I think

[@Turtletech_]

@@FossilArcade ohh yeah for sure...i still love it...i like your mods..super cool..but as for me i dont got the stomach to do it lol...i a paid way too much to get one being they dropped almost 3 years ago.

[@FossilArcade]

@@Turtletech_ Absolutely. For me, the mods were the justification for spending so much in the first place... so I had to go through with it and make a video no matter what haha

[@Turtletech_]

@@FossilArcade well I definitely shed tears with you virtually lol !..but there is no way I’m going to buy a second one lol !

[@SandroSensei]

Damn, I have the stick but I am no way near as handy like you 🙇🏽‍♂️

[@FossilArcade]

Don't sell yourself short! I cut out a part where I talk about practising on an old lunch box. Just take your time, and build up to bigger jobs.

[@c2ironfist]

Don't have the heart to modify anything externally on my Astro I plan on adding a Brook Retro Board instead I have the Virtua Stick High Grade for current Generation Consoles

[@msjb1976]

Hey @FossilArcade thanks for sharing this video. I was hoping you could please help this noob! I’d like to replace the 6 green buttons and round green controller stick for pink ones. Basically making the arcade stick player 2. Could you please share the size-type-brand-details I need to buy to replace the green x6 buttons as well as what I need to buy to replace the green stick ball. Thanking you in advance for your help and the best for the New Year.

[@FossilArcade]

You need 30mm Sanwa buttons, and a Sanwa Ball Top (universal size) Here's an option arcadeshock.com/products/sanwa-denshi-button-30mm-solid-color-silent-obsfs-30-xx?_pos=3&_sid=516df10ac&_ss=r&variant=1059505817

[@msjb1976]

Thanks heaps mate! For the ball, do you know if this is the right one? LB-35 SANWA Joystick Top Ball (Pink)

[@FossilArcade]

That's exactly the one I ordered 👍 Arcade World UK is where is usually buy from

[@msjb1976]

I’m from the land Downunder, found a Aussie stockist, so winning! 👍

[@SP95]

It looks standard indeed