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- xeemo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0wasn't there a site that did the same thing, but a lot cheaper? maybe i'm remembering wrong.
- link470, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0these guys have been around for awhile now, awsome digg, if you haven't tried it, it works, I've seen it before on a show. these guys are good. dugg.
- nymphetamine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=183&products_id=4234&
use that ^ then go to a flea market or something and get a cheap snes controller. thats what i did. i'm sure theres also other converters for other old skool systems. - Skrolnik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Handy.
- durex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@ elranzer
Find me a usb converter for the original nes controller and im there... or dont bother, cause there isnt one.
+digg - bentrop, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Who doesn't remember one of the greatest joysticks ever made? The Competition Pro, THE joystick of choice of most C64 and AMIGA gamers. Well, that one is definitely missing in above's selection:
http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/sonst/joystick_competition_pro/s01.php - rincebrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Re: bentrop
Do it yourself, since that's somewhat beyond the limits of that site. That site seems to cover gamepads, not joysticks for old PC gamers. :) - embraceware, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I have to say - these game pads are great. I have a NES and SNES controller from them - works great! No better way to play an emulator. I always pack the SNES controller with the iBook. It's worth the $$$. Works on Mac OS X and Windows XP without any drivers.
- Elranzer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0...or you could just buy a USB converter for most of these from Lik-Sang's SmartJoy section (or eBay). MUCH cheaper, faster, and plug-and-play. No soldering. Plus they have an N64 converter.
- toyotaboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0this doesn't look as simple as it looks. rewiring an analog controller to fit into a different port is one thing, but making it into USB requires a chip (which might be simple to solder), but I wouldn't know how to do that... I mean I used to make arcade sticks out of my SNES controllers all the time for fighting games, but this is fairly impressive.
- clumsyninja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No N64?
- fuzzyfuzz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0So all the Nintendo controller is is a programmed PIC chip stashed inside?
I wonder if it would be easy to find similar code to DIY a Nintendo controller. - Cerberus047, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0no n64 controller for my emulators no digg....
- Hey15Bob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0what are the chances that these would work with my emulators on my xbox?
- hankosky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I got a NES one and it works great with all the rom emulators.
- hankosky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i also got one of these ->FourScore
price:$60
With that i can hook up 4 orig unmodiifed nes controllers to my pc! - cartoonmonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Right now I'd kill to be able to make my ascii grip one handed playstation controller a bluetooth device to work with my current tablet pc! I suppose wireless usb might work.. but I wants it now! Anyone? There also seems to be a severe lack of usb joysticks for xp in general..
- TimmyK., on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I guess it says a lot about my opinion on what is the greatest digital controller ever when the only one I would want or need is the SNES one.
- fiddelm3742, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Who in their right mind would want to use a Jaguar controller EVER again.
- t3hNinj4, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Cool, but pretty expensive. I mean, $70.00 for a power glove? What gives?
- phantom_mullet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@Hey15Bob
As far as I know, you would simply have to use the cord from a busted xbox controller/extension cord. The xbox controllers are simply USB devices, so you should just be able to cut the USB end off one of the retrozone controllers and wire it to an xbox controller cable. - SupaDawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0not that easy phantom_mullet.
The problem with xbox controllers is they use a special driver built into the console (thus the reason you cant just connect a usb keyboard and have the corresponding keys work)
However, there is a method to wire a serial port into the memory card slot using the button contacts inside an xbox controller... you can then wire up a nes/SNES/PS/SG/SMS controller to the port.
go look in the emulation forum at xbox scene and all your prayers will be answered.
Better yet, if you do it right your xbox controller continues to function as normal when the other controller isnt attached. - gfixler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Awe, I broke the internet. I guess anchors don't work in here?
NES Pad:
www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/107068/
NES MAX:
www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/1784875/
NES Advantage:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/72057594053744274/
GCN Wavebird Wireless:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/72057594051163804/
Brokeback DS:
www.flickr.com/photos/garyfixler/sets/72057594053509585/ - piratebill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No instruction on how to DIY? no digg
- gfixler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I went a bit crazy with these over the past year. Currently have 2 NES, 2 SNES, the NES MAX, the NES Advantage, the Super Advantage (NES Advantage for SNES), and their Atari adapter cable. They work well enough that all trick moves stored in muscle memory from the 80s still function properly. Kid Icarus, Metroid, SMB, etc. All the same.
I've done BASIC Stamp programming, and some PIC work, but don't really have the time or inclination to jump into straight USB on PIC stuff. As I do with many disassembleable things, I've taken apart several of the pads and made Flickr galleries. You can see the PICs inside:
NES Pad
NES Advantage
And just for good measure:
GCN Wavebird Wireless
Brokeback DS - Noelix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thanks for this, I've been looking for something like this for when I build a pvr.
- Adamesq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I got one for Sega Genesis a while back. I'm also using it with the best joystick of all time - the Wico red bat-handled joystick!!!! I would love more of those!
- stealurface, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Good for people who aren't technically inclined, or just lazy ^_^
- Crypt1cMayh3m, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Submitted several times over the past year.
Take your pic:
http://digg.com/search?search=usb+retro&submit=Submit - joehobbes, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Known about them for a LONG time, but I'll digg anyway.
Looks like they support some additional systems since I've been there last
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