Switch Fighting Stick for Arcade1Up Cabinet, Play Your Switch Arcade Stick on The Cabinet, Modded Switch Joysticks Specially Designed for Arcade1Up

This control deck is absolutely amazing! You can basically turn your switch into an almost legit arcade machine. I say almost because arcade enthusiast do not consider this an actually arcade. I get it. But you do get the enjoyment of an arcade at a great price. Skull Girls plays flawlessly on this. Screen is clear and sound is actually better than Arcade1ups. There are two of them and they are actually pretty loud. One thing you will have to do is adjust sound in each game. Sounds annoying but the settings do save on the switch so it’s not that bad. My kids and wife even love this new machine. We have an actual arcade in our house but this fun to fire up and play when there’s a small break in the day. Joystick is clicky and feels sturdy and the clone buttons do their job. With all the old classic arcade games on the Nintendo eshop, it’s really a no brainer. I highly recommend this unit.

Worked great, this buttons aren't insanely high quality but it was a great plug and Play option, plugged up the switch to the arcade one up and worked wonderfully. Wish I had better face designs but oh well.

This product is a great shortcut if you want to build a quick, inexpensive (relatively) multi-game arcade cabinet out of an Arcade 1Up. My specific use case was to put together a convenient way to play the MiSTer FPGA, and I have to say for just a little over $100 it worked out pretty well. I have updated the review after several months of use with MiSTer and trying out a couple of different use cases (Windows 10 and Raspberry Pi). In general the buttons and sticks have held up well. Some of my initial guesses (which I duly labeled as guesses) turned out to be wrong - specifically about using USB with Linux/Raspberry Pi and Windows. The relevant sections of the review have been updated. In a nutshell, what you're getting in this kit is a deck with two joysticks that work either with Bluetooth or USB, and an HDMI-to-LCD board. The instructions are very terse and incomplete, almost to the point of being unhelpful. There are many functions that aren't really documented (such as sound and the USB ports). They also refer to this being for some kind of "Capcom Home Arcade", rather than for Arcade 1Up. Maybe the SFII cabinet was marketed under that name in some other region? Neither the website, the product listing or the provided documentation provide any kind of compatibility matrix. Not all Arcade 1Up cabinets are the same, and this doesn't fit correct with all of them. Electrically, the HDMI-to-LCD board seems to have compatibility options for different "generations" of Arcade 1Up cabinets. There's a switch on the LCD driver board that you're supposed to toggle if the image doesn't look right. It doesn't provide any detail about what this setting does, just that it might be needed to support older versions of the cabinet. Contrary to what you may have seen on YouTube the switch does not change the aspect ratio. If you have one of the later generation cabinets, the switch does nothing at all as far as I can tell. The HDMI-to-LCD board, comically described in the instructions as an "Iron Box", is very simple to install. There is a very stern warning sticker placed over top of the PCB that tells you if you don't insert the LCD cable in the correct orientation you will "blow" your monitor. They did a good job of showing you the correct direction - which is a good thing considering it IS backwards from the way the cable is oriented on the original Arcade 1Up PCB (At least it was on mine). Just follow the instructions and you'll be okay. If there is even a slight chance you will ever re-install the original PCB that came with the cabinet, I strongly suggest taking a photo of it before you unplug anything, printing it out in color and keeping it with the original PCB so you can tell which way the LCD plug is supposed to plug in. Physical compatibility - that is to say how well the deck actually fits into the cabinet is something that Intec altogether fails to address. I chose a Mortal Kombat "Legacy" cabinet because it was the cheapest and easiest for me to find. While I could make the Intec controller deck "fit" into the cabinet, it's not a good fit. I had to remove the "J" deck support blocks that hold the original deck because otherwise the Intec deck was too wide to fit. The bolt holes for the Intec deck line up with the sides of the cabinet where there are no screw holes, so there's nowhere to actually secure it down. There is also about a 1 inch gap between the rear of the deck and the screen. Because I own other Arcade 1Up cabinets, I can tell these were designed to slot in to the 4-player cabinets, not the legacy cabinets. I consider a serious failure on Intec's part to not mention this improper fit anywhere. It also seems like something that could be fixed relatively easily with a little bit of additional installation hardware. I never even tried the Bluetooth connectivity. I assume it's fine, but it's not relevant to my use case. (Update, I had occasion to try the Bluetooth connectivity. It works fine. It felt like there was a slight amount of lag, but there were too many other factors involved for me to blame Bluetooth) Neither the instructions, the product page, or the company website mention the USB capability - I had to rely on anecdotal reports from YouTube reviewers to guess at what was possible here. On the underside of the deck are two microUSB ports labeled respectively P1 and P2. It's rather obvious what they do - I just don't get why it's not documented or advertised. One connects to the left stick and buttons, and the other connects to the right stick and buttons. (Update: the joysticks impersonate Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers in both Bluetooth and USB mode. The MiSTer FPGA has built-in drivers that just recognize the joysticks and work directly. These are NOT plug-and-play with Raspberry Pi or Windows. The OS will see the device and recognize it as a game controller but none of the buttons will work. If you want to use these with RetroPie, or on Windows you need some intermediary - the NS Magic USB adapters work perfectly for this purpose. I imagine you might also be able to find a Nintendo Switch USB driver that would allow them to work, but I did not try) When I plugged these directly into the MiSTer FPGA it instantly recognized the device. There was no need for external bluetooth transmitters or any other hardware on MiSTer. With Windows or Pi OS these are NOT plug-and-play. Each joystick has a set of 8 white buttons and a row of 5 smaller buttons above it. All of the buttons are mappable in MiSTer except the leftmost of the 5 smaller buttons which is reserved for Bluetooth pairing operations. This gives you more than enough buttons for nearly any game I can think of. The Arcade 1Up screen is supposedly 1280x1024, though the HDMI input board will take standard resolutions like 1080p and 720p. I assume, but have not done a lot of testing to verify, that it's simply downsampling from 1080x1920 to 1280x1024. I set my MiSTer video output to 1080x1024 and forced integer scaling and it looks pretty decent, though not as sharp as I expect. Keep in mind if you intend to use this with a Switch or PS4 that modern consoles only output in widescreen aspect ratios. Since Arcade 1Up monitors are all 4:3 aspect ratio, the image from a modern console will always look too narrow. All of the YouTube videos demonstrating this device clearly show this. The switch on the control box does NOT change the aspect ratio, despite what you may have read or heard on YouTube. I used a time sleuth to check display lag with the new HDMI-to-LCD board and while it's not super great, at just under 20ms it's far from terrible. As is pretty typical of modern displays, the display lag doubles with interlaced modes. Including speakers in the deck makes installation much simpler, but the audio control leaves a lot to be desired. Sound is controlled with a switch that only has three settings - off, low, and high, with "high" not being very loud. This is exceedingly crummy design, especially when they could have just mimicked the Arcade 1Up decks and used momentary switches to increase or decrease volume in steps. (Update: after initially posting this I also noticed that there's a good deal of audio buzz generated by these speakers which implies extremely sloppy design. Since the input audio is purely digital, the buzz can only be originating within the joystick deck.) In conclusion: This is a quick, cheap way to connect a MiSTer (or RetroPie etc...) to an Arcade 1Up cabinet. You could alternatively build your own control deck or mod the original one with a USB interface and grab an off-the-shelf HDMI-to-LCD but you're likely to spend more money, and definitely more time. This modification is reversible. It's not advertised anywhere, but the joysticks work via USB, albeit with limited compatibility - they present as Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers, so MiSTer works directly, other platforms will require some translation or custom drivers. I was up and running with MiSTer in almost no time. The display and controls (wired via USB) were responsive enough that I didn't notice any latency - I could pull off combos etc... There are plenty of buttons. Notes for the manufacturer: These areas that need immediate improvement - - Either provide an easy to find and understand list of compatible Arcade 1Up cabinets OR provide additional hardware to use the ones that aren't directly compatible - just hand-waving this is bad form. - Replace the stupid off-low-high sound switch with something reasonable - a knob, vol+/- buttons - anything but what it is. - Document the USB compatibility, even if that is just to say that it's there - Include a way to change the USB mode to a standard X-input USB controller on the deck. Additonal suggestions - - Don't be afraid to make the deck wider by a few inches so you can separate the joysticks a little more. It's okay if it's wider than the cabinet.

This product works phenomenally. It's exactly what you'd expect. Fits perfectly into the gen1 arcade 1up cabs as promised. It's a super easy install that even the most novice users can handle. I've tried it in multiple configurations and it's performed almost perfectly. I will be buying at least one, possibly 3 more, simply for the ease of install and use with systems such as a super nintedo, intendo switch, sega mini, Nintendo mini. Some people don't like the cheesy artwork for the control deck it comes with, but I do.

Excellent mod kit to the Arcade 1up units! I was able to get Bluetooth to work flawlessly and didn't experience any gaming lag As a curious DIY person, I wonder if the screen conversion box that comes with this unit cam be purchased separately? It enables a simpler conversion of using the stock display and ribbon cable and adds HDMI input. If this company is reading this review or if any other purchaser knows, please let me know. I'd recommend this product.

I connected everything as instructed. I have 2 arcade 1 up cabinets and legends ultimate arcade cabinet. 2 stand up traditional the other is a versus cabinet where you sit across from one another. If u can put those together I can follow instructions for a new panel. My screen came on and it was white never made sound. Started smoking and high pitch noises were coming from the speakers. Now I plugged my screen back to my cabinet and everything works. Build quality was nice everything was easy to put together but it never worked.

Does not come with face plates as advertised.

Had an old Sf2 cab that I wanted to shove a pc into and figured this control board would solve the issue of hdmi to lcd, speakers, and a controller all at once. Which in fairness it did. The speakers were decent and the hdmi input box worked perfectly. The issue came up when trying to play a fighting game... The joysticks end up not registering slightly fast inputs. Meaning a forward > forward rarely gave a dash. What's truly weird about it is the buttons had seemingly perfect response time compared to the sticks which just don't feel like they work.(Tried both wired, wireless, pc, and switch and the problem persisted) Even weirder is swapping the sticks for a real brand name sanwa and it still will not register inputs properly so I can't even really blame the internal joystick being off brand sanwa as my issue. I hope the few issues could get resolved in an updated model, maybe one with usb C ports as well?

Good

Full disclosure: I bought this with my own money like an adult! No one coerced a confession out of me. Swapped out a working 1st generation A1Up SFII pcb for the Intec Switch Deck and couldn't be happier. The Switch deck fits perfectly in the SFII cab's control panel area. Had to check all connections after first set up didn't work, and had to switch to "B Display" on the Switch deck's pcb as the bottom of the screen (using full screen) was showing part of the top screen. See pic with red circle on screen to see what was happening. My Switch deck was missing the 10 controller panel faceplates but support was very quick to let me know the faceplates are no longer included and made the situation right by me. TIP: I hooked it to my Switch & paired it fairly easily but the manual forgets to tell you to go into Switch Controller Settings/Change Grip/Order to get into the proper pairing mode. See pic. Once it was hooked up, I was ready to play Switch on the SFII A1Up cab. Tried multiple games such as Mario Kart 8, Streets of Rage 4, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Contra Operation Galuga, some classic NES, Genesis & SNES games. Some games aren't comfortable playing on a fighting stick such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe but it's still a cool novelty. Platforming, Beat 'em Ups, Run n Gun Shooters, Arcade Racing, Fighting & Puzzle games work best, which is already MOST games. I don't think I'd want to play anything complicated like Skyrim. Two players simultaneously is easy to set up and playing beside each is doable but a little cramped, but that's because of the 3/4 size of the Arcade 1Up cabinets, not the fault of the Switch Deck. Volume setting is either OFF-MEDIUM-LOUD but covering them with some video game related drink coasters helped, and hey, it is great to have two speakers! Thanks Intec! I also ordered Intec's wireless PS4 adapters to use the fighting deck with PS4 and they set up & interfaced easily. See pics for Ridge Racer 2 & vid of Street Fighter V working on the PS4. Fireballs and all special moves were no problem with the Switch deck. I cannot speak to the longevity of this deck but I'm not hard on things so I'm hoping it lasts. I think this item is great; it's not cheap but it will breathe new life into an A1Up cab. Sure looks great in the home arcade! Highly Recommended!

Item arrived today. Set up accordingly via the instructions but the screen is blank. I can hear the sound. But no picture. Whje taking the switch out of dock mode everything seems to be functioning fine. But when docked there is no picture. I have read on online forums that there are faulty PCB boards out in circulation. I emailed their customer support email but received no response. I have requested a replacement via Amazon. And hope to update again if the replacement works.