Sanwa JLW-TM-8 Ball Top Joystick

This is my favorite joystick and i use these in both my fightsticks and arcade cabinet. It's also the only stick i can pull of the Daigo perry with lol

This was just was I was looking for! Fairly short travel and super tight and clicky. Feels solid. It will last a while. Only thing to note is that I needed to sand off a couple millimeters on the left and right side of the plate to fit it into the Bitcade Cyclops unit. But that was easy enough to do with just a bit of sandpaper.

This joystick feels very well made, not cheap like the original kit stick I bought. I was looking for something with stiffer springs and boy did this one deliver. I like it quite a bit. Throw distance feels pretty short which I like, despite slag listing the throw distance as long. The springs are probably just a little stiffer than I'd prefer and I can tell that the diagonals are a bit harder to hit. All in all, it's pretty good stick.

A good all-rounder with great feel. It's also a tough little cookie!

I bought 2 to replace old Seimitsu joysticks on my Naomi cab. Great feel, excellent response with fighting and beat 'em up games.

Really great joystick (I've used two on my slimline bartop kit. Great feel, and work well with all forms of retro games.

I'm on my second arcade build and the first time I opted for JLF sticks but now wish I'd have gone with these the first time, so I've bought these for my current build. Can't comment on reliability yet (although the JLFs are very reliable so I assume these will be as good if not better) They are stiffer, shorter travel and just feel better quality and more solid than JLFs. They feel as though will stand a hammering too. Brilliant quality. If your unsure of which sanwa to choose... Get these. Simple! Arcade world by the way are absolutely brilliant. Any questions or queries ring these guys up or email them and they respond honestly with great advise. Why can't all companies be like this with their customer service? I will never buy arcade parts from anywhere else now.

These seems to be really good quality, particularly when compared to the zippy branded ones. Movement seems a bit stiffer than some of the alternatives, but not sure if that is a good or bad thing until i've played several games.

Excellent products at low price

Many fighting game fanatics favour the JLF likely after getting used to the higher end console fight sticks, but it's s little too 'soft' for use in an arcade machine. The JLW is a little clickier and slightly stiffer, not through poorer quality but for sturdiness. This stick takes way more abuse than the JLF does whilst feeling very similarly, and should last a lot longer in an arcade cabinet too. Definitely the best Sanwa in my opinion and cheaper than JLF's too.