With how far Bob has come from modifying controllers, I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually began to build fully decked-out controllers from scratch.

The amount of effort you put into improving your Mario Maker game is absolutely... psyco. It's psyco.

You need to use desoldering wick when you're trying to remove stuff. put the wick between the iron/board and when the solder melts the wick sucks it all up off the board.

Man, you really went about this the hard way. Crown pushbuttons, specifically the SDB-202 series, don't require any soldering and it's super easy (despite what the description says) to just pull out the switches and swap them with whatever else you have. No mods required and they are usually in stock at the arcade shops. And yeah, I feel you on that whole, "It's nice to know you messed up and not the game," thing. Xbox controllers are particularly bad about missing inputs on the face buttons and I really wish we could just move to mechanical face buttons now.

I love witnessing the evolution of custom keeb Bob.

Modding fight sticks, reading about button mods, and then research mx style switches is what eventually lead me down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole so uh. Word of caution to everyone's wallets 🤣

I'm not even a big Nintendo guy, and I have like an entry-level interest in keyboards, but I still end up watching every video you pump out. Just great presentation, really digestable and interesting and passionate. Cool stuff.

Im glad someone out there is doing videos on this subject. Keep doing weird mods and trying new ways of playing games. It keeps the retro love alive.

If I remember correctly, Sanwa buttons are hyped for the low actuation force needed for speedy presses. The sensitivity is the difference between them and the stock 8-bit. It’s been a fun journey following your quest for the best controller (I even bought the little keyboard controller)!

I love watching your mod videos. I've just started getting into trying to mod my own crap, so it's really fun to watch your videos.

I've been wanting to try Native, thanks!

Your controller mod videos are extremely cool, but also very psycho. I might give it a shot myself one day. Also your ad read was fun to listen to.

If you start using flux with your soldering it'll make it less painful. That's probably the easier and least costly of your options. It'll help with the heat transfer and make the solder liquify easier.

Bob, thank you for making such labor-intensive videos on such labor-intensive hobbies that I will never undertake. It’s endlessly fascinating and I can never let myself dabble with this.

Bob, I have a lot of fun watching these controller videos. Thanks for sharing, man!

I'm really glad you're shedding more light on the controller/ fightstick mod community. I Absolutely love Cherry MX Blues in my fight sticks and keyboards, but prefer rubber on all my game pads. After playing the switch Lite I can't stand the micro switches on joycons anymore. Even Sega Saturn controllers I wish had rubber shoulder buttons.

Love all your content, these key-switch videos are always really interesting and give me a lot of ideas for hacking various button-having devices to include them

I found my favorite video game youtuber. The amount of clear precise info I get from this channel is awesome. Well done!!

2:56 is me whenever I get out the power tools and attempt to be a fraction of a fraction of a fraction the handyman my dad is

I just gotta say that your Wulffs ad spots are so entertaining that I always end up watching them instead of skipping kinda like Daniel Thrashers 😆

That 8BitDo Fightstick is so good. I love mine It got me 3rd Place with it and people were wondering about the stick as they thought it was only wireless

Love how far into the keyboard switches deep end you've come. ... Keep going 😈

try adding a bit of solder before desoldering a switch, it helps loosen it up.

did i just actually sit through an ad and listen to it?? dammnn... good job Wulff. goooood jobb.

Huge props to Bob for making an actually enjoyable sponsor spot that feels genuine and doesn’t do that stupid “I actually don’t care about the product I’m just doing it for the money haha” gag. (I hate it when KZfaqrs do that!) Good job 👍

I love that Bob does expensive mods so that don't add much so we don't have to.

You've made a great mod!

I appreciate the effort in trying not to irritate the keyboard community. 😂

“The lube helps a lot.” -Bob WULFF on being a controller psycho

I love your content about this because I'm also into the keyboard rabbit hole and I love my fight sticks lol. I actually got the ODIN mod because of you and extremely happy with it!

You can replace the springs in the switches to help with the bounce back. If you are using linear switches I recommend lubing the spring and the inside of the switch where friction occurs for the smoothest of smooth switch

Oh god this is a rabbit hole I have been fighting falling down. There is something about fight sticks that I love. I have also been looking into these key controllers too.

there are also Gamerfinger buttons and Punk Workshop buttons, you can pick from 24 and 30mm buttons and you can pick the switches inside which are also hotswapable, im pretty sure the snackbox also has swapable switches.

Keep up the good work, great vid!

"Hey I'm doing stuff!" is me whenever I'm a functional adult for a day.

It's so cool to see how far you've dug down this rabbit hole, Bob! BTW, Pick up some Mil-Max sockets and you can make every PCB hotswap!!!

High level controller mods!!😁 Godbless your gaming commitment sir!!👍

you can swap the springs inside the switches btw

Someone else in the comments mentioned the Crown/Samducksa 202's and I can definitely vouch for those. I have a multiple Hori RAP N fightsticks that I swapped out the buttons for the Crown 202's, they come with speed silvers standard, but on 2 fightsticks I swapped the keys for Cherry MX Greens. Clicky and tactile. Very satisfying. And, the 202's are hot swappable and very easy to do. Super easy. A kid could do it. Highly recommended.

Just keep in mind who you live with when it comes to these mods. Clicky keyboards and controllers will cause a lot of noise complaints especially if you play while people are sleeping.

My man going hard for the clicking experience lmao Good job bob,

I don't feel jealous often - but your collection of controllers and mods definitely makes me feel things.

To help with the keycap weight you could do a spring swap to something that requires more force.

The non-sanwa buttons feel the same when new but with just a little bit of wear and tear you'll start noticing that they kind of stick a little if you hit them off center.

I have long obsessed over stuff like this. I’m in my late 30’s, so I grew up on 2D games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, and have pretty much hated the D-Pads of all modern controllers from the PS2/Xbox/Dreamcast era onwards. What makes my case unique though is that I was born with a moderate classified case of Cerebral Palsy. In short, I’m very dominantly left handed. My right hand is barely more than a fist. I can get a controller’s grip into my right hand, but I don’t have the motor control to move my right hand’s fingers or thumb at all. When I button mash, I’m flicking my LEFT arm’s wrist so the entire controller is being flicked up into my right hand’s thumb. I do not have the dexterity to use an arcade deck’s buttons on a flat surface. I can’t open my hand like that without extreme strain. I have tried everything under the sun looking for a good controller solution. Everything from modding an older SNES or NES D-Pad onto Xbox and PS4 controllers to using keyboard switches, but I’ve never had much success with it. What I need is just for a 1st party controller vendor to just make a decent old style D-Pad like we had in the SNES days. For those of you who want more info on how I play games on modern Xbox/PS5/8bitdo controller, I almost universally have my sticks and triggers swapped so I aim with the left stick, walk with the right, leaving the D-Pad as my 4 face buttons for jumping or attacking, and the left trigger for my main trigger button. Oh, and I play inverted, pulling back to look up. It’s become a running joke with my circle of friends that no one can play anything using my controller. But honestly, my control scheme is closer to what was standard in the 80’s and 90’s than what is considered default on most Xbox games today, so I don’t think it’s “that” weird. It’s been a godsend of this generation of consoles that button remapping has become standard on the OS level for all systems. That’s helped a lot. But I still want a modern controller with a classic D-Pad that isn’t crappy or mushy.

“This hobby’s for psychos and I’m just a brand new psycho!” Best one liner ever!

idk if i'm just in a good mood or what but Bob had me chuckling so much today

Well now i see why the button wasn’t working lol. Helping hands will save your fingers for any future mods you have planned, i wish i got mine sooner. Great video as always, might have to get those odin switches when available.

Love your Ads and videos.

If you're having trouble with too much solder globbing up, you can use a solder wick to soak up excess solder.

I did not expect to hear the word lube so much in this video. Love this stuff

I also recently got sucked into the wonderous world of controllers for games more specifically getting into the idea of using keyboard for fighting games to Increase my percision. I recently bought a vs fighter off Etsy from leafcutter cannot wait to get it and truly immerse myself. Having said all that wolf I've been watching your foray into modding the 8bitdo the passed week and I'm very interested. One day when I'm deep enough into the hobby I'll be referring to your videos to mod my own mixbox 8bitdo thanks for the inspiration wolf and hopefully putting more people onto the controller scene!

I just wanna change color buttons but this is a great option. I dig it

I have two keyboards that use Jade and I think you just convinced me to use my extras on my switch

Ah yes a much needed episode into the controller to keyboard transition madness

Bought a Snack Box Micro based off your prior video. LOVE IT!

I made this OBS-MX mod hotswap myself with some soldering. It wasn't too hard. This mod is easier with box switches and I couldn't get a regular MX switch to fit in properly but a box switch the cap can go into the switch after a bit of effort. I'm using Moondrop Tessense tactile switches on mine.

That was like ASMR with button clicks. It gave me funny feelings

Yeah, I really like the Crown 202's, which are hotswap, but they can be hard to get a hold of, especially if you're picky about colors (which I am). I haven't swapped the switches from the Speed Silvers it came with (IMO using a clicky or tactile switch in them would be super weird for me), but I might try some others now that I'm getting more into keyboards again. On my stick, any button is pretty loud (to the point where I'm considering adding some dampening foam to get that "thoccy" sound).

My body was not ready

I love the way you say mario bro gets me everytime

Nice mod. This looks interesting. I recently got heavily into arcade sticks and modding them. Ive been using the stick with most of my 2D playthroughs lately. The Seimitsu LS62 is a super responsive stick and has made a huge difference with being able to play a larger variety of 2D games. The hayabusa stick was great but a little too loose and too much deadzone for games that require more precision like shooters and platformers. I think the loose joystick works better for pulling off moves in fighting games. Im still using Sanwa buttons but if these were sold I would try them. Razer uses clicky face buttons in thier Xbox controllers. That was one of the only things I liked about the Razer controller. The rest felt cheap. It would be great to see clicky face buttons in more standard controllers too.

When I got my Switch I HATED the joycon "d-pad." I immediately replaced it with the Hori D-pad controller because it felt more familiar. Then I was on a trip, forgot my Hori, and I was forced to get used to the joycon. After I got used to it I realized it is WAY better. 4 distinct clicky buttons allows me to give precise inputs and I never accidentally get the direction wrong anymore.

I would suggest a better soldering tip preferably a chisel tip with the pin tip you don't get very good heat transfer due to the limited mass of the tip

You should look into millmax sockets. They are available on most keyboard part websites and allows you to turn any switch socket into a hotswap socket

I'm feeling called out here. 😃 Having modded my own 8BitDo AS, they don't seem amenable to screw in buttons, which really limits your options. It is good to know that the box switches work with the PAS solution though; that's practically the only one I've heard of that works with that.

I’m stoked Layer Shift is working on a hot swappable button!!!

You can convert components to be hit swappable. Mill-Max Receptacles is one example used on PCBs for keyboards so... Maybe look into that if you want hot swappable?

I wouldn’t mind an entire ASMR video of you clicking buttons

There are some vids on 'making a keyboard hot swappable' - maybe you could use this technique? Great video Bob!

WE LOVE CONTROLLER VIDEOS

the coffee cup to the armpit got me

I'm pretty sure the box navy and Jade are the same clickyness but the navies have heavier springs

Snack box looks so sexy but at 200 bucks. Sheesh. Definitely something with hot swap-able switches. I’m not a fighting stick connaisseur, but I fell like you’d want something medium clicky for the buttons, and something like you installed for the dpad with less travel time, making it more responsive. I think the 8bit is a great deal to get into this.

I am sure somebody mentioned it already but tactile don’t have audible clicks, for example blues are clicky. Keep up the fun vids

I never used a keyboard switch on my controllers yet, I want to try it but no money XD. keep it up!

I'd use that for Shmups! Love a good clicky button

Bob you’re the freaking 🐐 your video quality is truly unmatched.

Fun to watch, I don't think I'd get the patience, and it kinda turns me off when I think about how I'd struggle to get all those things in my actual location... Also there's not so many games I can think about where this particular stuff would be useful to. The 8bitdo as you mod it looks cool though, I could use that on Rayman Origins/Legends for sure! Maybe I'll get to it someday who knows?

I might have tried a fine grit (2,000) sand paper to take off any burs from the sides of the caps and inside to remove that sticking feeling rather than lube. Or maybe both could be beneficial.

I have the same 8bitdo fight pad & ODIN and I love to use it on my Super Nintendo with an 8bitdo SNES Bluetooth receiver.

Bob needs to make his own controller

I used to this it was the glasses on hipster Bob that made him so unsettling but I think it much actually be the constant smile

in the keyboard world hotswap boards are for people who are still residing on what they want out of a switch. once you know what you want sodering your switch to the board is better from general consences. i can understand your point of view and think you are right for this use case a hot swap would be better.

Up your soldering skills and you'd be able to install hotswap sockets on those boards. There's different types for key switches. You might like MillMax sockets, but you can also get Kaihl/Gateron hot swap sockets as well.

There's nothing more reassuring than an intentional keypress over analog or a mushy d-pad. This is psychotic, but I completely get it.

Can we just get Wulff Den Ads channel that is just the ads as seperate videos?

This custom keyboard arcade stick thing is one of those things ill have to do when I get a job again and have more expendable income. Im already coming up with an idea for making the stick hotswappable, because I wouldnt want to keep it a keyboard Dpad, sometimes id want the usual arcade stick. For now though I guess I can just use my keyboard...

The preview image looks like you put two arcade-like tokens over those two buttons for whatever reason lol

I will never use any of that but damn I love watch you talking about clicky controllers

crown 202s is what your looking for if you want hotswappable switches for arcade buttons

"lubing it up made it so that they spring back up real nice." -Bob Wulff, 2022

2:16 Love that guilty gear reference

Not a keyboard guy, but a year ago I built a stickless fightstick from scratch and I decided to try using the crown 202s that use silver switches. It makes me tempted to build a keyboard and experiment with more switches.... 🤔

Would love to see a custom keyboard vid I can see you have some knowledge

You can solder in 7305 mill-max sockets into those so they are hot swappable 👍 You'll need 2 per button but it should solve your problem. You just have to make sure you clean all the solder off of the PCB with a decent solder suck and make sure you solder the sockets in flush so you don't have tolerance issues like you did with the globs of solder

My dream controller mod would be to get some kind of mechanical switches in the boxypixel joycons. They are already so close to perfect but something is up with how the right joycon membrane sits in the shell making button presses feel inconsistent...

He put an apple sticker on his white switch dock 🤣🤣 cool video Bob!

A like well deserved for that dig at the end XD

🤣🤣🤣 @0:18 That's good content man 👏