The RetroBeat: Check out these awesome homemade retro arcade sticks — that you can buy

It’s 2018, and we’re long removed from the Super Nintendo‘s prime days of the early ’90s. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have an awesome new controller for the classic console.

Benj Edwards is a journalist that focuses on tech history. He’s the editor of Vintage Computing and host of The Culture of Tech podcast, and he’s also appeared on the popular retro gaming podcast Retronauts. But his love of retro technology isn’t limited to writing and podcasts. He also makes machines of his own, specifically custom joysticks like the one pictured above for the SNES.