I Turned a CHEAP Plastic Box into an EPIC Controller

Ever wanted your own controller but have a very specific design in mind? Even if your perfect controller is plastic tub you can turn it into one of the most powerful controllers ever using a cheap drill, some buttons, a Brook Universal Fighting Board and a special cable kit that makes the whole process almost plug and play! Ideal for fighting games, let's see if we can take a $2 plastic box and turn it into a hitbox arcade style controller!

**The PCB and Cables in this video were provided by Brook for the purposes of this DIY build!**

00:00 Opening
00:05 Introduction
01:05 Brook Universal Fighting Board
01:36 Parts and Tools Used
02:49 Button Layout
03:48 Drilling Holes
05:33 USB Hole
05:53 Attaching The Buttons
06:04 Sand Down Bumps
06:53 Install PCB
08:21 Install Cables
11:33 Attach USB Cable
11:55 Close Case
12:14 FIRST CONTROLLER TEST!
12:50 SFV Test - Ryu
17:15 SFV Test - Guile
18:07 Closing Remarks

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[NihongoGamer]

People keep asking about the box lol the whole point was that any cheap sturdy box will do but here you go anyway! It’s from Daiso. It’s called “Multipurpose Storage Box - With Lid”. 12.3in x 9.4in x 3.1in. 200 JPY ($1.93 usd)

[shrikelet]

I've been thinking about building an all-button controller, and often find myself thinking about non-Hitbox-standard layouts, and I think you've just provided me with a cheap and easy way to prototype them! Thank you!

[killagram]

For anyone wanting to try a hitbox but think the 24mm buttons are too small, there's a layout called the Shiokenstar layout. It uses all 30mm for the action buttons and the jump button, but 24 for Left, Right, Down, and the other stuff. I absolutely love this layout for hitbox and probably will only ever use it tbh lol

[realmchat]

It's also nice because you can keep some cookies fresh in there to munch on between rounds.

[ReyMazorca]

Doesn't want to do a tutorial. Does a better tutorial than 90% of YT videos. Hahahahaha nice vid man!

[suburbanflower]

This was so great! Using a $2 plastic box with high quality arcade parts is peak FGC culture. Also I've been thinking about switching to hitbox for fightcade so this was awesome to see. I'm going to use this PCB so that I can also try it on DOA 4 since that's my fav fighting game right now.

[DingoOnMy]

Few tips: if you use a brook pcb make sure to always upgrade the firmware sometimes you might get the timeout issue on the PS4 also there board are fully compatible with ps5 and series s/x also on switch turn ON Pro Controller Wired Communication then hold 1k before plug-in the usb if you want to use the stick on the switch. All info and software are available on there site.

[ShiningDawn]

I’ve been looking around for cheap boxes like this and couldn’t find any for the right price. I ended up building my hitbox out of modeling cardboard (the type the use for architectural models). The fact that I could cut any shape of hole I wanted allowed me to include screw in shafts in the lid an other cool tricks, though. Making my own box allowed me to have it be a mirror image of the regular hitbox with the movement on the right and the actions on the left, I also switched up and down since I’m used to inputting down with my right hand thumb and I added an extra row of buttons above the action buttons. Those correspond with the right stick.
Also, instead of just making a hole for the USB cable, you could’ve bought a NEUTRIK USB type-A to USB type-B pass through converter and a short A to B USB cable and then your box would have the option for detachable cables.

Lastly, I’d like to mention that there are sellers on AliExpress who sell high quality cases for arcade controllers without the electronic parts, which allow for better looking builds.

[lofi]

try jumping with the right thumb, it does wonders specially for anime fighters, marvel, anything with airdashes, tiger knees, flash kicks, super jumps, SPDs, whatever. just jump with your right thumb.

[meeer]

2 dollar box and little over 200 dollars worth of parts after taxes and shipping XD

[Roalfa]

I've made my hitbox at home too, but I used some plywood to make the box, but it works so damn well! I wish I could've bought the Brook's board, but here in Brazil it's 5x the price because of currency, so I got a cheaper board online!
I'm also learning how to play on this gem! It's awesome!

[erinire]

Can we make it a point to compliment this man every time he posts a video wearing *the* hoodie?

[NewGabeOrder]

I did this multiple times to make homemade arcade sticks for N64, PS2, Wii and GameCube, along with loose controller boards and my soldering skills.

[maxrexdinaco]

I really like how easy it is to make an arcade stick/fight stick with pretty much any box

[TheBlaQmind]

Wow! I bet you could even drive a submarine with this thing!

[tylerschannel]

Thank you for being a great wiring guide. Didn't have to follow the weird diagrams, just listened to you be like 'orange, blue' etc. Take a like comment and subscribe.

[simonlussier]

Actually a comprehensive building guide! Only wish Gamerfingers could ship to Canada so that I can build a hitstick (hitbox/fightstick hybrid)

[WatteTv]

Well this was an unexpected surprise. Super cool.

[leandroperalta]

You can get full kits with buttons, cables, PCB and joystick for cheap on AliExpress, no soldering required either.

[cleangoblin]

Cheaper alternative/tips.
*You can use a circle compass plastic cutter.
*Brooks are too expensive if you're only gonna use it for PC. Checkout Zero Delay USB encoder.
It's just 5 bucks for the kit with wires