Shopping LISTS: BUTTONBOX (CLASSIC)

Written By David Simpson

Our shopping list series helps people work out what they need to buy to make their controller of choice.

Today we release the Buttonbox shopping list. This has everything you need to make a custom Buttonbox.

For a Classic Button Box for gaming device of choice you will need the following as a minimum:

  • 15x 24mm Sanwa buttons

    • 8 for action buttons

    • 3 for movement buttons

    • Min 4 for menu and miscellaneous buttons

  • 1x 30mm Sanwa buttons for the last movement button

  • 1x XB Fighting Board (Xbox and PC) OR 1x Zero Pi Easy Board (Switch and PC) OR 1x Universal Fighting Board (For everything except PS5)

  • 4x Stick feet for the PCB (If your case doesn’t have screw holes)

  • 1x Brook Fighting Board Cable

  • 1x Brook Hitbox Cable

  • 1x Metal USB Socket

  • 1x Super short USB B to USB A cable

  • 1x Long 2M USB Cable (if you don't have one already)

  • You will also need an enclosure, which we don't presently stock, but will coming soon.

We stock everything above except the enclosure. Happy hunting.

David Simpson
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