I built a fightstick the other week! Mostly for Street Fighter 6, though I have played some other 2D games including Hades and River City Girls with it as well.
Parts:
-Brook UFB Fusion board for compatibility with PS4/5, XBOX 360 and above, Switch, Wii U, PC and more
-Crown 309 Helpme K ST35 lever
-Qanba Gravity KS buttons for the top and Seimitsu standard for the sides
-Custom enclosure kit from Eternal Rival
Hellyeah nice! I've been thinking about building one too. I had been using an xbox controller for fighters but borrowed my friends hitbox for a bit and don't wanna go back. Can't really justify spending like $250 on one though. I think I can build on for about $50 if I use an old cigar box for the case.
How do you like those buttons? I've been told to get Sanwa buttons but I really don't know much about them.
Sanwa are the default for Japanese-style buttons, and they're the most common at all levels of play. If you don't know what you want, they're probably the best place to start and with how modular sticks and hitbox-style controllers are, you can always change down the line if you find that you have different preferences. Personally, I find Sanwas just a bit too light for me since they'll accidentally actuate if you brush up against them. It makes it difficult to rest your fingers on the buttons and it's a bit harder to "ride" the actuation point, if you're the kind to do that.
I like them a lot. Good action but not a lot of noise when I mash them, which was why I picked them (as well as for the look). Sanwa Denshi buttons are the gold standard, they're installed in the classic MadCatz fightsticks and they're pretty affordable. The Gravity buttons were about twice as much but they have got swappable switches for extra customization and I like the feel. I don't think you can lose either way!