Gamelec 2-Player Arcade Buttons and Joystick DIY Controller Kit for Windows and Raspberry Pi,x 5 Pin Joysticks,Red and Blue Each with 10 Buttons

For the price, these are amazing.I built my own cabinet for a raspberry pi powered mame device. I included pictures of how it turned out.I did not under mount my joysticks, wish I had but instead I dropped them in from the top. This lead to gaps that I'll have to clean up.But the sticks and buttons are very responsive. My friends and I played the heck out of it this past week and it took a lot of abuse. Generally it's still running great, although I do have a few keys that stick slightly if jammed from an angle. I'll be monitoring this but my guests were not easy on them.They installed simply enough using a 30mm bit, and the USB controller board worked fine.

Overall, this is a great kit. It is dead simple to wire. Don't have to do any daisy chaining or extra wiring to GPIO. Just plug in all the buttons, the joystick and the USB cable into the controller boards and you're good to go. I have it installed in bartop arcade machine I built recently. The only things I don't like about it, and these are minor gripes, but the joystick and USB 4/5 pin cables were difficult to get plugged in. It felt like I was going to break the pins off. The joysticks feel a little looser in their neutral position than I would like. And the buttons are just slightly more stiff and clicky than I'd like. Both making the kit feel a little cheap. And lastly, many other hardware kits you can buy include buttons with a plastic nut that you can tighten on the backside of the hole. That would have been very useful as you can drill a slightly bigger hole and then use the nut to tighten it instead of having to drill a hole small enough to friction fit it. I used an 1 1/8" hole saw, and that was just a little too small. I had to dremel each individual hole a little bit to make it big enough. But overall, you can't beat the price, ease of use and functionality of this set! Would definitely recommend as a great starter kit.Update: Ended up adding two more buttons to my cab. I used a 30mm forstner bit and it worked much better than the hole saw. Still wish the hardware felt a little sturdier and may plan to upgrade to Sanwa/Seimitsu setup soon.

This is a great device if you plan on choosing to make a barcade or something similar. The USB worked fine on a RPI3 running retropie. I was able to map everything correctly and building a cabinet out of MDF was pretty easy. Everything was well made and I’m sure there will be plenty of fun hours in store.I ordered this one and another one in a different color. I'm working on a really fun project. Totally recommended.

One joy stick don't work I just put it on my system and only one work for me, I try all of my systems PC laptops retropie tablet and nothing only one works. I would have gave it 5 stars if I did not have this problem....

Joy sticks are a little on the short side. Have five buttons that would get stuck anytime you press it. I've bought this a few times, and usually have this problem each time. Button sensitivity is very high, not necessarily A Bad Thing. Just this time buttons would get stuck pretty badly, hence the rating.

Great product! Especially for the price. super simple installation and zero delay from the joy and buttons. Great start to my two player cabinet build! The only problem I have is after everything was hooked up one of the two joysticks doesnt work in one direction. If not for that it would be 5 stars

Spent a couple of weekends turning an Ikea table into a 2 player game controller for my Raspberry Pi. Used these buttons and joysticks for the setup. These work great and the setup was quick and easy. Have had this for about 2 weeks and had a couple of all day gaming sessions, and the controls seem to work well, playing both arcade and console games.Did have one of the joysticks that had an issue when I did the original setup, but GAMELEC was quick to respond and replaced it with 2 day shipping. Was very impressed with their service.

These buttons and joysticks work perfectly with my raspberry pi arcade cabinet setup. They were super easy to wire and no issues getting them programmed to work properly.I have had several questions and needs (caused by my own lack of experience with building things) and the customer service has been great. They have replied quickly, been helpful, and are always polite.I'll definitely use Gamelec again for arcade purchases. Thank you!