How Much Did My Modded Arcade Stick Actually Cost? I Dug Up the Receipts
My arcade stick is a HORI Fighting Stick Alpha base with almost everything inside swapped out. Every button is now a GamerFinger switch, the lever is a silenced JLF with a red spring and octagonal gate to firm it up, and I drilled an extra 20mm hole under the weak kick button. I built it around October 2025. I honestly assumed the total cost was pretty modest. This time I actually dug through my Amazon and bank order history and reconstructed the real total from receipts. It was higher than I expected. ...