Historical archiveThe ArcadeCab Store is permanently closed. These pages are preserved to document controllers and products I designed and sold during ArcadeCab's early years. Nothing shown here is currently offered for sale.

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ArcadeCab Custom Controller

The full-size, two-player controller I built and sold for a short period during ArcadeCab's store years.

ArcadeCab Custom Control Panel

What it was

This was the largest and most involved product I sold through ArcadeCab: a two-player control panel built from 3/4-inch MDF, covered in black Wilsonart laminate, and populated with new commercial arcade controls.

The standard panel included a 3-inch Golden Tee-style PS/2 trackball, two Happ Competition 8-way joysticks, a Happ Ultimate 4-way joystick, Happ pushbuttons and an Ultimarc I-PAC interface.

Original selling price: $389.95. Each controller was custom built after ordering. The original shipping charge was $40 to the lower 48 states, and typical turnaround was about two weeks.

Standard configuration

  • 3-inch PS/2 arcade trackball configured as the system mouse
  • Two Happ Competition 8-way joysticks
  • One Happ Ultimate 4-way joystick for classic games
  • Happ Ultimate horizontal pushbuttons
  • 3/4-inch MDF top and sides with black Wilsonart laminate
  • Customer-selectable button colors
  • Joystick color choices originally included blue, yellow, red, black and green
  • Ultimarc I-PAC interface
  • Front height 3-1/2 inches, tapering to 4-1/2 inches at rear
  • 33-inch control surface; 30-1/2-inch base; 15 inches deep

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