Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine John St. Clair
Publisher: Wiley

Let me state, up front, that neither myself nor Gaming Nexus is not responsible for any damage done to any controllers or products that you buy in an attempt to build your own stick. Build your own Atari 2600 controller - retro gaming follows. Posted by Cabe Atwell on May 14, 2013 For one hacker enthusiast, who goes by the alias of x2Jiggy, creating a custom controller to play those retro games was his project to bring back the glory days of the Atari. This Instructable will show you how I built my Nintendo arcade. In my project, I used a Mad Catz 360 Arcade Gamestick. Always wanted your own airsoft machine gun, but don't want to shell out the money for a real weapon? Due to the simple circuitry of the The joystick used in his design was salvaged from a Playstation arcade controller; however, he states any arcade joystick will work fine. It is a bartop cabinet that plays original Nintendo game. Alternately, you can do what I did and build your own full, upright arcade game cabinet. Dismantling and altering these products will void your warranties and nullify any claims that you may have on the making soldering and wiring for their boards more complicated than the simplified boards of third party controllers.