@hoeveler said in Any 'off the shelf' solutions for trackball/spinner/flightstick?:
@George-Spiggott @chubsta - I purchased the parts for my arcade build including a spinner and trackball and flightstick (Ultrastik 360). They all have USB connection so they ARE plug and play, but you still have to mount them somehow. So I've been using an old fightstick I got for $10 on craigslist to test them with. It isn't too hard if you wanted to use or build an enclosure. I guess I'm just chiming in to say that it's really just the mounting process that's a bit of work, not the connecting to Pi part, other than the usual adjustments in retroarch and ES
Dang... if I weren't already committed to the parts I purchased and the custom build I have in mind, I would take a look at Wal-mart this week! The 1UP Tempest could be worth taking apart and using just the control panel and controls for the price it's going for. I hope this doesn't get flagged for promotion or something, but just take a look because a spinner alone like I got is $90, and a trackball is also $90. Those were the two most expensive components, and for $10 more you have an entire (3/4 scale) cabinet!
