Custom Fightstick
 

Hey guys.

So I decided to make a custom fightstick using my own parts, my own PCB and own wiring. This stick is compatible with PS3 and PC currently. I may do a dual mod in the future to include 360, as well. Today was one of the worst days of my life. Building just the case was a f*cking nightmare. I will NEVER buy an acrylic case again. If I build another, it'll be wood.

Anyway, in retrospect, it was a lot of fun to build. It's not entirely complete, because I'm missing two screws that I need for putting in the USB connector (so I don't need a huge cable coming out of the case.

Screenshots below!

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Okay, you guys can call me gay now. <3

You gay! JK!

I went the simple route and bought a fight pad awhile back. Less work, less $.

However, I've been slowly working my way up to building an arcade cabinet. I've got the frame cut out and built, I'm just waiting on a few parts (and time/motivation) before I really hunker down on the project. I thought about just buying a kit, but I felt like it wouldn't have been as special that way, however I'd also probably be done by now.

Since completing this, I think in the future I'll be also building an arcade cabinet. It'll probably run on a MAME system. The system requirements for MAME are actually fairly low, so any system that's Pentium 4 and above will run most arcade games just fine.

I'm not a very good designer, but I know a few people who would be interested in designing a cabinet for me. And I agree that buying a kit would feel like a cheap way out. Gotta go all the way, baby!

What sort of parts are you waiting on? And what sites have you been ordering from? I've heard Mike's Arcade is a good site, as well as Paradise Arcade.

I also wanted to show the Neutrik connector that fully completes the stick.

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