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

Bought an authentic Pandora’s Box 6 and the joysticks broke within a couple weeks. Bought this to replace the originals after reading lots of reviews. Install was fairly quick and haven’t had any issues with it at all.

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.

I questioned the origin and authenticity after ordering, was assured these were actually manufactured by Sanwa Denshi. Once they arrived, I was glad to see these are indeed legit Sanwa parts. Great reliable quality as always. Thank you!

I bought this to install in an 8bitdo arcade stick - works well - comes with the other end of the quick connect adapter so you can make it work in just about any situation.

Responsive, tight, or whatever 5 dollar words youd use to describe a fight-stick. Its a good stick, and a worthy upgrade if youre using a knockoff arcade part. Youll need this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W948IDG/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_1 to connect it to most fightstick pcbs. It does include a cable, but that requires some soldering work you probably dont want to do and its definitely cheaper if you dont even have a soldering kit.

This is my favorite stick, the JLF-TP-8YT is an arcade perfect replacement joystick. It has great action and is a fast joystick for fighting games. You can change it to 4-way mode (from the bottom) for compatibility with classic 4-way games like Donkey Kong and Pacman.

I just swapped these into my Arcade1up modded Street Fighter and what a difference. If your on the fence do it youll be amazed at the difference. Im so glad I did. Just a side note, the 5 pin wire that comes with these stick wont work, you can use the 5 pin that came with your Arcade1up or you can purchase them here on Amazon for about 6 bucks.

The joystick seems pretty solid. Tested it out playing ultra Street Fighter 4 and Street Fighter V. The movement in the stick its better than what I had previously. I just wish the delivery was faster.

The joystick comes with five seperate pins, that sadly do not connect to the Mayflash F500 v2, you need to buy a seperate wire instead thats compatabile, but sadly neither Mayflash never mentions this, they simply state its compatible. Got super excited to try it out and this happens :( Now I gotta wait another two days for the new wires to come in

Works perfectly with my Mayflash F300. Ordered alongside a 5Pin 2.54mm Pitch Female to Female JST XH Adapter Cable so it was plug and play. Its so much more quiet than the stock stick on that arcade stick and doing a simple qcf is night and day. It had some of the most secure packaging Ive ever seen as well, just find some scissors before hand. Definitely recommend this joystick.