SANWA JLF-TP-8YT Joystick Red Original - for Arcade Jamma Game 4 & 8 Way Adjustable, Compatible with Catz Mad SF4 Tournament Joystick (Red Ball Top), Use for Arcade Game Machine Cabinet S@NWA

Due to the issues with a joystick on both of my Arcade1up machines I have now put one of these in two different Arcade1up machines (Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam). They feel kind of similar to the stock sticks but there is certainly a quality difference. The clicking is a little quieter and less cheap sounding than the stock sticks in the Arcade1up cabinets. It comes set up as 8-way but can be switched to 4-way if u are using it for Pac-Man or something like that by adjusting the retainer on the bottom of the stick. It’s pretty easy to do but you have to take the control deck off to access the bottom of the joystick. I like the standard square 8-way gate and even don’t mind the light tension springs for the NBA Jam but hate both in the MK. I put an octagonal gate on the one in the Mortal Kombat machine and love it. I plan on putting 4 lb tension springs in the MK cabinet and maybe 2 lb springs in the NBA Jam (just so it dosnt feel so cheap). As far as install goes, you have to be somewhat handy, but it’s pretty easy to install. You will want to take the metal plate off of your stock Arcade1up joystick and install it on your new sanwa. This way the screw holes match up and you don’t have to make a bunch of new holes. The other thing is this joystick comes with a 5 pin connector and the 1up has 8 wires soldered in. This is where you may spend a little extra time figuring it out. Basically, under your joystick, there are four switches/buttons (up, down, left, right). On the stock setup, each switch is connected to the control board with two wires (power and ground). To wire in the new joystick, you just have to use the included connecter and splice 5 wires. You will use the positive wire from each switch and connect to one of the four colored wires on the connecter. You can use just one of the old grounds and connect it to the black wire on the included connecter. You could solder the wires, but I just twisted and used heat shrink tubes and a heat gun. Electrical tape would work fine too. A little trial and error may be needed to have your directions correct if your like me, but the second time was a lot easier. Size wise the sanwa is about the same as the Arcade1up sticks so the only issues fitting should be able to be resolved by orienting the stick so the 5 pin connecter isn’t obstructed. I will try to add pictures if I do another one or when I do the springs.

This is a very good joystick for 4-8 way arcade consoles. I installed it in my DIY 412-in-1 vertical shooter cocktail table, and it works very well. Easy install to JAMMA harness. 4-to-8 way restrictor easy to switch during installation (remember to go easy on the tabs!)

They come in generic packaging, but if these are fakes, they're extremely good fakes. I've purchased several now with no problems whatsoever. Very responsive, they work fine with Sanwa modification parts, and the switches feel good. The sticks are also VERY clicky. Sanwa released the JLX series somewhat recently that is supposed to be silent (I haven't tried it, so I don't know), but these JLF levers are fairly loud. Once installed in a housing, the housing body will generally dampen the sound quite a bit, but they're still audibly clicky even then.

Very well made Joystick by a well known arcade controller parts manufacturer. This company is the best quality wise for parts like this. I used mine along with Sanwa's black arcade buttons to build my own controller for street fighter 5 and it worked very well. Building a controller with separate parts like this really adds to the personality of the controller. You can build it exactly to your liking with the colors that you want and with whatever wood/metal/shoeboxish material that you like. You can even just throw it into a pre made plastic box and it would still work very well. As for this actual stick, it feels very satisfying when the stick reaches the registration distance for the movement. It feels akin to using cherry mx blue keys on a mechanical keyboard: Clicky. I've tried out my friend's stick that costed him only $15 from another manufacturer, and I've got to say that it just doesn't feel as good. It feels very muddy and the transition just doesn't feel as satisfying. This is stick is definitely worth the extra money and will probably live for a lot longer. It also comes in a lot of different colors, so you can pick and choose from whatever fits your style. At the end of the day, it really makes it a lot more enjoyable to use something like this as opposed to a normal controller, just to get that true genuine arcade feeling while still being super accessible in your own home.

First off I had to purchase a plug and Play Joystick Harness Compatible With Sanwa Style Joystick & Arcade1Up from DIY Retro Arcade so that put things behind for about a week. It would be nice if this product already came with this. Other than that this joystick is ok. Im not really noticing much difference at the moment between it and the joy stick that originally came with the arcade. I did also purchase an extender to make the joy stick sit higher which I really like.

I got it to work perfectly on my Walmart Pac-Man cabinet. Just take it easy and you will figure it out with no directions.

Excellent joystick! Had tried other brands and they were disappointing! So far no complaints with this joystick, works great!

Muy buen producto lo recomiendo

Great replacement for my Madcatz PS4/PS5 TE, which had developed an issue with dropped inputs. It's literally the same part the stick ships with and is a like-for-like swap.

read reviews and sanwa are meant to be top quality. i have a tabletop arcade machine and the player 1 joystick wasnt always reacting the way it should. A bit nervous about taking game apart to get to the faulty joystick. no worries as it was a case of removing 2 pozzie screws and pull out electrical connectors ( like a car ) new joystic fitted perfectly and now i can get back to playing defender , galaxian , phoenix , gorf , moon cresta , astro blaster and more . This new joystick feels more sturdy and clicky than the original

Bastante bueno, calidad en los materiales, el restrictivo dice sanwa, aunque la caja solo vino de color blanco sin imágenes, se siente bastante bien al momento de jugar, aunque para mi gusto algo suave, así que le cambie el resorte a uno de 4 libras y para mi, mucho mejor, ahora si que depende de cada quien, igual el destructor, a mi se me hace más cómodo circular, y ese le puse

Nice quality. Used for a retro build who wanted the retro feel for pacman and galaga. Selectable 4 and 8 way. So far I like the feel and quality of the stick. Recommend.

Muy buena palanca, perfecta para juegos de arcade y peleas, cabe mencionar que para instalarla en mayflash f300 se necesita del cable adaptador ya que el que viene en con la misma debe soldarse directamente.