This custom controller was built for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade for use with the homebrew game "Crazy Climber."

"Crazy Climber" Custom Controller. for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade. Created by Mike ("doubledown" on AtariAge.com). April 2023. The top picture shows the custom controller created for "Crazy Climber" for the Astrocade, while the bottom picture shows the original arcade panel for comparison. On April 22, 2023, "doubledown" wrote: "Its probably pretty safe to say that nobody has ever built a twin-stick arcade controller for the Astrocade before. But as the Crazy Climber port on this contemporary console is the only one which features a proper arcade control scheme, I felt I needed to build this. Artistically I opted to replicate the Nichibutsu upright arcade cabinet control panel, versus the more common, and more plain, Taito silk-screened aluminum control panel. Due to my controller enclosure only being 17 [inches] wide, versus the original cabinet being ~24 [inches] wide, I had to crop and modify the artwork/controls slightly." "Crazy Climber Arcade Controller" (Discussion Thread) - This is the thread on the Astrocade discussion forum on groups.io that was started on April 22, 2023. Many details about this controller are in this thread. Viking Video Games - This is Mike's website where he provides console upgrades, modifications, and custom hardware since 2004. Crazy Climber Custom Controller (Text) - This is the original post sent to the Astrocade discussion group on April 22, 2023 about this controller. Crazy Climber Custom Controller (pdf) - This is the original post sent to the Astrocade discussion group on April 22, 2023 about this controller.