Building Your Own Fightstick: Comprehensive DIY Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2024
- Let’s build out a fightstick before Evo this year with this easy arcade stick DIY guide! Here are all the part sources, part choices, theming justifications, and assembly footage you would need to put one together for yourself. Follow along and then don’t forget to post your completed build to r/fightsticks ! And then show me at Evo! #fgc
Thanks to creepsnbabes, Xanibunib, TheTrain and others for contributing to the build.
Thanks to PCBWay for the nice PCB assembly and video sponsor. www.pcbway.com/
Also consider subscribing to this channel to help me out: / @hushmysweet1
Twitter: @AFightstick - เกม
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Hey, I hope you found this guide useful! Assembly starts around 10 minutes if you already have your case, theme, and parts! Make sure you post your completed build(s) to r/fightsticks and if you are bringing a wild stick to Evo ’24 that you’d like to show off, let me know and I’ll try to flag you down at the event to capture some video footage.
9:13 do you know what kind of pcb the kaimana breakout board would be? Would it be possible to order from that page ? I just want to add the kaimana mini but I don’t have the connection in my pcb for it and would need the breakout board and it is always out of stock.
@@wbdeltoro You wouldn't be able to order from a PCB assembly service without all the files (and the Kaimana is not publicly available, so that won't be an option for you). You could try to put your feelers out in the r/fightsticks discord, specifically the WTB section, and see if anyone has what you need. You could also get an LED effect in a different way. What you can do is take an LED light strip and cut the end to expose the ground/power wires and then hook them into the V5 and ground like you see done on that Brook daughterboard at 15:41 . It's cheaper since it really only takes a $10 light strip. I have an old video building out a Rainbow Goblin fightstick for a buddy and doing that so you can see the effect. Regardless, I hope you get what you're after and good luck with the build!
this is sick bro. feels like there's a million DIY guides for stick, but not many clear and concisely edited ones. good ass resource.
Thanks for the nice comment! I hope it helps lots of people. The world needs more fightsticks.
That ball top is outstanding. Great theme and build.
Feed me, Seymour!
Always wanted to make my own fighting stick, and I'm super glad this showed up in my recommended.
That's awesome! I hope it helps you get it made! Thanks for watching/commenting!
This video got me from never touching the insides of an arcade stick before to playing SF6 on an modded hori stick from the 360 days; I can’t believe it’s only 17 minutes long.
Nice! Thanks for your nice comment and all your support!
I've customized and modded a dozen sticks, but I've still never built one 😅. I'm sure I'll get to it eventually. I see this video getting shared a lot in the future.
So we are still waiting on the original VtheGrigori custom?! I'm sure it would be stellar! Probably minimalist with some fun whites and golds? (I'm a Clive Barker fan and had some mediocre cenobite artwork ready to go for an original SnackBox enclosure. That build never materialized, but I see it in my folder every now and think of you just because of your avatar)
@@HushMySweet1I actually just had a bit of inspiration the other day, but not the means to do it anytime soon. When I do, though, I will have such sights to show you. 😏
Thanks for the in depth guide. I'm building my first arcade stick right now!
Yes! These allure of these things is contagious! Thanks for watching and make sure to post your completed build on r/fightsticks when you get it buttoned up! Good luck!
@@HushMySweet1 Thank you. I will!
Super useful! Thanks a lot dude, keep going in that way.
I'm glad you found it useful! Thank you for the support and weighing in with a comment!
Damn that stick turned out awesome, killer job as always!!
Thanks for your great work on the balltop! It's the cherry on top for sure!
Cool fightstick build video? You've got yourself a subscriber homie, clean build dude!
Thanks dude! I really appreciate the support!
Perfect upload timing since I just got an AFS build! Thank you for the guide.
Hey, thank you for watching/commenting! Good luck on your build!
even tho im still overwhelmed, this video is fantastic and ill reference to this multiple times on the on coming weeks. wish me luck and thank you so much
Hey, I love to hear that! Best of luck with the build and be sure to post it on r/fightsticks when you finish it up! (There is also an r/fightsticks discord server if you run into questions or issues along the way)
best up to date guide out there. subbed
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching and there's lots more fightstick and all-button stuff to come.
Always love a full fightstick build, so much fun to see the journey from parts to box. Super cool final product too! Keep it up!
Thanks for stopping by, deminator! Always nice to see you. The build was a lot of fun so thanks for watching/commenting!
Nice build! I love seeing different builds come together. The art looks so sick.
Hey, thanks! It was a fun build for sure. And I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!
Your videos have been a great help on my journey to customize my qanba pearl
Thanks for all the info, sweet!
I love to hear that and I'm so glad I was able to help you on your modding journey! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
That stick looks sick! This is a fantastic tutorial 😎👍
I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial, your support means a lot! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
My magicboots is coming in the mail tomorrow, thanks for all the help in my journey to ps5 compatibility!
Aww yeah! No problem at all, glad I could help you in the journey!
Super cool video I think this was needed for the community of newer players coming into the FGC but also previous players who just want to get into the world of custom controllers and want one of those fancy DIY fight sticks and showing where and how they can do it themselves was definitely needed for them. I would like to ask one question as someone who is looking to make a custom enclosure/layout, where would be the best way to go about this are there certain sellers you reach out to or do you make them yourself with certain CADD programs or Laser Cutting etc. Keep up the great work and maybe I might spot you at EVO.
TH-cam keeps eating my replies, but firstly, thank you for the nice comment! As far as custom layouts go, it depends on the enclosure. Obviously if you are building your own, it's dealer's choice. There are also services like SendCutSend which can cut you a custom layout panel to your specs. If you're buying an enclosure from one of the vendors I mentioned, then many are friendly and willing to help you get your dream layout (just costs more time and money usually). I have ordered several custom layouts from All Fight Sticks and Jony Fraze. So! Best of luck with the layout! A nice custom one can really kick things up a notch. Thanks for watching!
I was thinking one with both hit box style and joystick built in. Some games i may want to use one or the other style. Maybe split hit box style a bit (like the one you had splited) with joy stick in the middle where joystick would act as left stick of controller. Maybe have a small thumb stick below right side buttons (low kick) near where thumb rest act as right stick. This way, it basically has all the controller functions. Of course will have to build out L3 and R3 as buttons.
I have an old video on "hitsticks" that showcases sort of what you're talking about. Usually the joystick is on the far left and the movement buttons are more in the middle, but you could build it however you'd like. Still, the vid might serve as good inspiration and give you an idea of what other people have done. Thanks for watching!
This video makes me want to build a fight stick
Then my work here is done, lol! Make sure to post it on r/fightsticks when you finish so we can all appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Never thought I'd say this but.... please put links in the description! And if they're affiliate links even better. It'd be so slick to help support and buy parts for a build all at once. Honestly if I didn't watch your video I wouldn't be in process of buying all these parts
@@Megalous That's a very nice comment, thank you! I'll have to see about setting those up.
Kudos to you hush.
Thanks, dude! Just out here trying to spread the good word of fightsticks, lol!
Hoping to eventually make a custom stick themed to my favorite doujin Speedcore label. As part of the theming I want to build in a set of speakers powerful enough to play their music. I may as well go for a custom button layout as well since it would already require a custom enclosure. I have never built a fully custom stick before. Thankfully I have a number of large empty cardboard boxes I can use to prototype some ideas when I am ready to start building. Wish I could go to EVO, but I will be watching online from home when I am not working.
That theme could go pretty hard! I hope you make it happen in the future! Good luck with the project and thank you for watching/commenting!
Cost skyrockets going for aluminum, custom layout, Sanjuks, and nicer buttons beyond Sanwa OBSF. But is well worth it build once set for life.
True! A good fightstick can be super high quality and last forever (minus PCB upgrades through the years for new consoles). Thanks for watching!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks for watching and stopping by, Jony! Much appreciated!
The Gp2040 or bit bang gaming TKO boards are the best on the market, not only feature rich but well priced!!
Super efficient boards! Love these things!
DOPE! I will be using this guide one day - So how much did this build run you?
17:14 full breakdown, but like ~$350 or thereabouts. You can get that price lower by changing out the enclosure and some other components. Good luck in the build!
I saw that conversion kit for the switches to 5 pin for a sanjuks was wondering if theres a place i can get one for my V3
I believe you can get that conversion harness at all those main places I mention in the beginning and it should work just fine on a V3. With that lever though, you can also use a switch plate to 5-pin like you see at 6:44 to get the same effect (though I suppose it matters in regard to which switches you're using). A BitBang Shuriken will also serves that function and is probably easier to get than those V3 switch plates, IDK. So at least you've got a few good options. Good luck with the build.
Sweet vid. Wished you went into more detail on the web config setup for the PS5 passthrough though
Maybe the web config element is something I can explore more in the future as a stand-alone vid. Thanks for watching all the same!
I want that stick
Ah, but now you have all the steps and sources in this guide you'd need to make your own! Let's see a TimeSplitterChimp take on a Little Shop of Horrors stick! Thanks for watching/commenting, dude! I appreciate it.
Great guide! i have a question tho~
Which USB cable did you use for the PCB? Just a normal USB C to A phone charging cable?how much Volts/ampere are needed?
I just used a standard USB C-A as you said. I think I picked up that one from Amazon, in a basic package of more appropriately sized ones that I have already used. I think it was 16" but really, you probably only need ~10" or less, though to some extent it depends where you mount you PCB. Most Brook boards have a USB B connection, however, so good to know if you aren't going with one of these advanced breakout boards. Anyway, thanks for watching and best of luck with your build! Show it off on r/fightsticks when you're done!
@@HushMySweet1 thanks for the fast response :) i'm actually planning on using the exact same board! i was just wondering if you need like a special "higher voltage "usb cable or at least a fast charging phone cable or sum like that - so a normal USB C-A phone cable without fast charging should be enough?
@@ALLstarFullspeed Yeah, I have never looked twice at the different kinds. These "normal" ones function just fine. Thanks!
Can you make a custom board with just the lever and use your keyboard for the buttons?
I’m thinking of getting into arcade sticks and the lever seems like the main thing to get used to so I wanna try it out just using my keyboard for buttons.
I'm sure you could, but I doubt it will be an efficient/ cost-effective solution (really, you need a single device that does everything and not try to mix and match peripherals to operate at the same time on the same system). I would probably just look into some similar(ish) existing product, maybe something like the RAC-J800KK, and then inquire to the business if you can get a lever hole cut into the left input side rather than the arrow key/ WASD stuff. That's just one thought, but you have an atypical issue, so there aren't true "easy" solutions imo. You could also use a lot of this guide and install keyboard buttons instead of the arcade ones you saw here. Good luck in the hunt though! And thanks for watching!
@@HushMySweet1 Hey man thanks for the in depth reply! You make some cool videos
Where can I go to get a custom capsule top?
That Gief one you saw in the vid was from Sidnificus, but I think he's on a break and away from the hobby for the foreseeable future. Xanibunib of More-Door Gaming does great work though and could probably help you in the right direction regarding a custom capsule topper. I'd start with him.
Where can I get the main PCB you used for the stick in this video?
I used a PCB assembly service to get this one. If you just want to buy one ready to go, then SGF has a similar model (pretty much the same except it also comes with a screw terminal block, so just a bit fancier than what I had in this vid). 95% the same though. Good luck with the build! sgfdevices.com/products/sgf-gp2040-ce-advanced-breakout-board-pe
Nice build Congratulations !!!
I tried to get my hands on a GP2040-CE but taxes, import fees and shipping always kills the deal. *Im not in US
risking getting it from Ali E is always a bet long waiting times, not a pleasant experience
in the end got the Brook P5 Plus but kind of regretting it
I know GP2040-CE have better response
how big is the difference between GP2040-CE vs Brook P5 Plus? *input lag or response time
Hey, thanks! Brook has good products, just a bit on the expensive side IMO. The latency is fairly comparable in the grand scheme of things with both being very fast. I think Brook claims 0.4ms latency but their sample size was pretty small, so I took it with a grain of salt. If you want to see performance of the GP2040-CE, they have a ton of data on their website: gp2040-ce.info/ Just scroll down to the "GP2040-CE v0.7.8 Firmware Latency Test Results" to download a spreadsheet of all their testing data. In the end, both are good products, just appears to be more value with GP2040-CE in the US currently. Good luck with your own build(s)!
@@HushMySweet1 Thanks for the reply means a lot when you're lost in the subject LOL
One day will get my hand on one of those GP2040-CE mini monsters
Have a good one .. 1 more sub to your channel
Are there some cheaper parts? And do you know some other sites which are good for the European market?
A Sanwa JLF/JLX is already about the lowest price point lever we can tap. We could change the buttons to Sanwa or Hori for some reduced cost. I have an older video about a "shadow fightstick" where I try to give tips on where you can cut corners to reduce the overall price of a build. Maybe worth looking into to see where you can save. But if you can get an enclosure for cheap, that will go a long way toward keeping the money down. As far as other arcade part suppliers outside the US, I'm not overly familiar with them. Might be worth looking into Bermonch, BattleMonkey, Satsui Customs, Wallcade, TR Fight Stick to see where they get their supplies. Good luck in the build!
@@HushMySweet1 Thanks man, I've been spending all day looking for some alternatives because at some sites the prices are about 50% higher than shown. It feels like it would be better to just buy one of the expensive ones while I always wanted to make one my own
You'll have to let us know if you find a reasonably priced source for arcade stick parts or what business you go with if you're ordering a custom! I sometimes get questions from Europeans but I don't know the fightstick scene in that part of the world all that well, so I may be able to direct others to your comment/experience getting one together since you'll likely know better than me when you get it all done. Thanks for watching/commenting!
Great Plants vs Zombies arcade stick
Thanks!
i made a bunch just by drilling holes into a cigar box lol
Nice! I've seen some people do that. Good way to repurpose!
ONLY 1 QUESTION ! WHY all fightsticks have the buttons positioned in the right hand ?? PLZ create one with the buttons positioned on the left hand, WE ARE NOT JAPANESE !!. At my country (Greece) ALL ARCADES HAVE COMPLETELY OPOSITE LAYOUT(BUTTONS-STICK) that the whole internet presents !!
That's pretty interesting, but it would still be just the same as you see here. Get an appropriate layout (joystick on the right for you), and then plug in all the wires and buttons. The joystick should be the exact same because a left will still be a left no matter the side. Then your buttons would go opposite of what you see here so your lightest ones would be closest to the lever. So still pretty close all things considered.