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MidnightMenace!:
gives you a good idea of a factory one



http://cgi.ebay.com/Nintendo-64-Arcade-Shark-Joystick-Controller-/370383231258?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item563c8f991a
Sarcastro:
I have a 4 player n64 running on my cab.  Its aw some but its alot of buttons.  Each player has 9 buttons and the joysticks are u360's for the maps.  Having the rgb led's helps alot because then the players see what color buttons are which.  the buttons are configured

  L R C(Up) C(Down)
  B A C(Left) C(Right)
Z

As for the programs project 64 is the easiest where you can just click what button you want to do what on your cp for configuration.
ragnar:
See this thread for my plan:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105068.0

Remember that only 8 buttons are really needed since the L and Z buttons are used interchangeable.  That is, your left hand is only positioned to use one of these buttons so they are commonly apped to the same command in games.

Also, the d-pad was used in very few games.  The only one I can think of ff hand is GoldenEye 007:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye_007

Sadly, Goldeneye is one of the best games on the system.  I have contemplated smaller buttons off to the top left of the joystick that are much smaller than the typcial CP buttons that could be used for D-pad.  I alrady am creating a wannabe-frankenpanel so I am not going this route or else it would become a full blown frankenpanel.
SephYuyX:
The problem isnt with the buttoms, you can max out an IPAC2 and be fine with most all console games, some may be uncomfortable to use, but itll work. I can play N64 games on my 8 button CP fairly well.

The issue is with the joystick. N64 era to now you need a joystick that can sense more than 8 ways, and how far youre pushing the stick, so switches wont work. This is something I never looked in to, some I think maybe something like http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50608300.htm or http://www.ultimarc.com/ultrastik_info.html

I saw when playing Goldeneye with an 8 way (happ comp), it was near impossible to play. Things like walking instead of running in games like mario and banjo kazoie also wont work. I think some consoles are just easier to play with a gamepad. Yeah it sucks dont being able to use the CP you made, but using a Xbox360 controller now again to make certain emulators/games easier to play is a nice thing to have around.
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