I know most people here like to cherry pick their control sets by hand, but I have a deal that might interest at least a few people here. I have a complete control panel set, wiring and encoder board for $32 plus shipping of $5.20 in the US. USPS priority mail. (For international, PM me for a price quote on shipping).
The joystick and buttons are unbranded imports, very much in the style of Japanese arcade controls. I know most of you are Control snobs (as am I), but this would be great for any budget project, quick Christmas gift build, or starter set gift for anyone you want to bring into the hobby. You won’t find a better price for this complete of a set.
Here is everything you get:
The set comes with one 8-way ball top joystick. Although unbranded, is really nice in my opinion. Really sturdy, good throw. Nice and quick. The ball top is standard, but it is overall still a really nice looking joystick.
The set also comes with 8 convex pushbuttons with built in microswitches. (30mm, same size as Happ) While these buttons are nothing to write home about, they definitely get the job done. Anyone who is not a control junkie will not be able to tell the difference between this and any other microswitch pushbutton. The nice perk about these buttons is their low profile. They are much less bulky under the hood without the microswitch jutting out.
The set also comes with one
Zero Delay Encoder board. If you haven’t seen my other thread, I have been selling these for $14.75. It’s a great encoder board, USB plug and play. Works with PS3, has autofire and turbo fire functions.
The board also comes with two extra wires, enough for the joystick and 10 buttons. Why would I include the extra wires you ask? So you can hook them up to your NES Power/Reset switch assembly that I am throwing in. I thought you video game geeks might appreciate that one.
The NES assembly comes with a “push on/push off” POWER switch and a momentary RESET Switch, just like a real NES. The Power button can be converted into a momentary switch as well; you just need to pull out a little clip from the switch.
The NES switch assembly also has a built LED light lens. It would be perfect to put a power light up to the lens, and it will shine when the power is on, just like a real NES.
Because I am such a nice guy, I am also throwing in an extra NES power switch assembly. Why? Because I know you guys could find a million uses for them.
So to recap, you get:
1 Zero Delay Encoder Board with USB plug
14 switch wires for the encoder board. 4 for the joystick, 8 for the buttons and 2 for the NES switch assembly.
1 8-way balltop joystick
8 microswitch buttons
2 NES power/reset switch assemblies
PM me if you are interested or have any questions. I have 9 of them right now.
Thanks!
Vigo