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

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.

So wasn't expecting great quality controllers for this price. First thing I'll say is, setup was SUPER easy, plugged right into raspberry pi b3+ worked with no problem at all. My main gripe about these is these buttons seem to be SUPER sensitive for some reason while your hand is just resting over the buttons (in short break of gaming action or scrolling through menus) a very slight and I mean VERY slight touch or brush of the button will activate the button push. Had my son try since he has smaller hands than me and same thing. Other than that the sticks seem to be pretty good for this price range so far and all though the buttons are sensitive they do work fine.

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.

Be careful when purchasing these. If you are trying to install these buttons and anything but 1/8" this panel (wood or other product), these buttons will not fit!!!The joysticks are pretty nice for the money.Price to value is right about where it should be at. If you are a serious gamer looking to make a serious device, look elsewhere, but if you are just having fun, these will work great.

***Update*** After posting my review the following contacted me and offered to correct the issue. I'll be improving my rating for their excellent service.Only 1 of 2 joysticks worked. All other buttons functional. I wish I could just return the one malfunctioning joystick. I've already installed all other components so returning all the functioning pieces is a huge inconvenience. Joystick arrived with damaged pins. Possibly shipping companies fault. If that happens to you, return product prior to installation.I built the arcade game for my classroom, and it's holding up to student abuse :)

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.

build these arcade sticks with a raspberry pi inside the stick with an hdmi and power cord out. Works fantastic. A little lower end than the stand up arcade we had, but a really good value for the money.

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.