| Price | Junkfood Arcades |
| Release | June 26, 2026 |
| Compatibility | NS2 / PC |
Introduction
The Slider by Junkfood Custom Arcades was about four years in the making. It was first announced around the time Evo 2022 happened, and its launch date: around the time of Evo 2026.
Similar to this company’s bestselling Snack Box Micro and SWORL controllers, the Slider innovates in many ways—with the primary innovation being its modular design.
In other words, you can swap between Slider layouts on the go, including changing its thickness to transform it from a leverless controller to a full-on fightstick. Hence, you can say goodbye to FOMO!
Performance
The Slider’s fightstick layout has 10 main buttons with a screen and Sanwa joystick. You can expect a joystick that is:
- Clicky
- Springy
- Durable
- Consistent
- Responsive
Yet, the Slider’s most interesting layout has a bottom row of four spacebar-like buttons (at different angles) as its thumb button cluster. Otherwise, there’s a WASD layout too. Both layouts in this paragraph have 16 main buttons.
Whichever layout you happen to be using, the Slider’s width should be good enough to place it on your lap while you execute gnarly combos at tournaments. You get access to four function buttons too.
Other than that, the Slider’s main buttons are compatible with Amber switches. These switches boast a unique actuation point-to-force ratio. Let’s compare these switches to other notable Kailh Choc switches. Shall we?
| Switch | Type | Actuation | Force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | Linear | 1 mm | 45 gf |
| Pink | Linear | 1.5 mm | 20 gf |
| Red | Linear | 1.5 mm | 50 gf |
| Red Pro | Linear | 1.5 mm | 35 gf |
| White | Clicky | 1.5 mm | 50 gf |
Hardware
The Slider is made of a blend of ABS and polycarbonate. More than that, the industrial-strength stainless steel USB-C port is supposed to outlast the rest. Speaking of USB ports, the separate USB port PCB means easy swapping if needed.
Here’s how the Slider’s compatibility works: you start with an open source RP2040 microcontroller, and if you want, you can use your own dongle to extend the controller’s compatibility with additional modern consoles. You can insert the dongle into the EXT port, which is essentially a USB-A port located near the USB-C port.
Appearance
Sans the fightstick layout, it goes without saying that the Slider looks slimmer than Hans Zimmer. Not only that, the controller has a magnetic clear-acrylic top panel to swap out art with ease, and we at The Arcade Stick have a custom art service for such gigs.
We’ve actually made art for a lot of Junkfood Custom Arcades controllers before. Check out this Snack Box Micro art by our designer Eduardo Nery who can make art for your Slider as well:
(Got some Slider digital art already? No problem, we can just print that for you.)
Conclusion
The Slider could be the endgame modular controller for fighting games—at least around the time of its release. If you had to buy it for one reason: a good reason would be its innovative layout with four thumb buttons, which could unlock in-game techniques that win you more matches overnight.
- Modular layout swapping
- Unique Amber switches
- Optional Sanwa joystick
- Good width for lap play
- Magnetic art panel
- Extendable compatibility
- Industrial-strength USB port
- Separate USB port PCB
- RP2040 microcontroller
- ABS & polycarbonate hardware