The Joystick Shield sits on top of your Arduino and turns it into a simple controller. Five momentary push buttons (4+ joystick select button) and a two-axis thumb joystick gives your Arduino functionality on the level of old . Project description, more information and ordering can be found at https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9490 Momentary Push Button Switch - 12mm Square: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9190 Thumb Joystick: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9032 Mini Push Button Switch: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=97 6-pin Arduino Stackable Header: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9280 8-pin Arduino Stackable Header: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9279 Joystick Assembly Tutorial: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=161 Joystick Quickstart Guide: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=171 Arduino Sample Sketch: http://www.sparkfun.com/Code/Joystick_Shield_Example.zip