Arduino motion and sensor boards sparkfun spark09760 the joystick shield kit contains all the parts needed to enable an arduino with a joystick the shield sits on top of the arduino and turns it into a simple controller five momentary push buttons 4 joystick select button and a two axis thumb joystick gives the arduino functionality on the level of old nintendo controllers soldering is required but it s relatively easy and requires minimal tools and there is an step by step guide br