My DIY Fighting Board Journey

I made my own fightstick.. (without a stick) so.. stickless fightstick? or hitbox; hitbox-style; All-Button-Controller?? The naming conventions are all over the place for this one. But since it's custom anyway, lets just call it a fighting board.
This was a fun project! And the journey is certainly not over, I'm sure i will mod it to my needs and make Iterations along the way!

0:00 - Intro
1:15 - How it started
2:43 - The Inspiration
3:32 - The Box
5:41 - The Switches / Soldering
8:06 - Reality
9:23 - Rasberry Pi Pico / GP2040
10:46 - The Layout
11:24 - Outro

What i used for this project: (*optional)
16x Jelly Pink Akko Switches
16x Akko Keycaps
A4-sized, 3mm thick MDF plate (or something similar)
1/2 wooden stick for the sidepanels
wood glue
*Packaging Foam
Ethernet Cable
Solder
Rasberry Pi Pico
*Rasberry Pi Pico Breakoutboard
*rubber feet
a few small screws to mount the MDF plate
GP2040 Software

Tools:
Soldering Iron
Hammer
Chissel
Cutter
Ruler
Wirecutter
Tape

Feel free ask something in the comments, maybe i or another user can help you out with your build! Otherwise i highly recommend joining the OpenStickCommunity Discord. And also try to read everything you can about this decive on their official website, before you start building, since you are ultimately contrained by this software.

Links:
Official GP2040 Website: https://gp2040-ce.info
Official GP2040 Discord:   / discord  
Wei Min Chan Video:    • I Made My Own Fightstick.. Fight Board!  
The music you hear in this video was created by me! Tracks are unreleased still, but you can listen to my music here: https://masbokus.bandcamp.com (also on spotify etc.)