So you want to build a fightstick?

Wiring

component price range: $15 to like $25 (20-pin + adapter, unless you buy one of those more expensive 20-pins for some reason... I don't see why you would, though...)

The wires connect your fightstick to itself and whatever you are playing on. If you are building one using a [[PCB]] with a 20-pin header, you'll need at least a 20-pin wiring harness. Depending on your style of controller, you may need additional components.

Intra-stick wires

Intra-stick! "Intra" meaning, "inside"! Pretty neat, huh! Okay, business time. This section is split in two: one bit for movement, another for everything else. Let's go.

Movement

This part is pretty simple, especially if you're using a Sanwa or (most kinds of) Seimitsu lever. Those are literally plug-and-play. Just plug the five-pin connectors into each other on the side with the long bit extending off on the bottom and you're done.

Otherwise, if you have a:
A 20-pin wiring harness. A k-lever conversion wire. A hitbox conversion wire.

Buttons

All buttons have two pins sticking out; one is ground, the other is the input. Make sure every button has one ground connection and one input connection. Ground is black, and the inputs are all different colors. Follow this color guide. Although it is branded, its information is more or less universal, and it's likely that your controller follows this layout anyway. If you are using the 20-pin harness as I recommend, then your punches, kicks, and menu buttons should be on separate sections of the harness.

Extra-stick wires

To connect your stick to a console or PC, you'll need a wire. Most PCBs use a printer cable slot. There's an epic trick that everyone does though, and it's as follows: