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Making a custom Arcade Cab for SNES system
djflip:
I need to find a SNES controller hack that allows for regular arcade buttons to be soldered to the SNES Controller PCB.
I'm not trying to interface a computer to anything. I just need to remove the casing to a SNES system and insert it in a nice arcade cab. The monitor is a regular TV...so no need for special cables or anything.
Anyone have any suggestions? I guess what I'm looking for is how to wire the buttons to the SNES controller.
abrannan:
There's nothing special about it, it works the same as any controller hack. Find solder points on the controller's PCB, solder lines to them that you either connect directly to your controls, or to a barrier strip and then to the controls. If you've got a digital camera, and can take apart your SNES controllers, post a picture of the PCB from the controller here and I'll edit it to show you good solder points.
Gideon:
I'm planning on doing the same thing, soon. Why are you removing it from the case? It seems like that would cause more problems than it would solve.
djflip:
um....i don't want to have to open the cabinet each time a game is to be switched. I am going to design it with a "slot" to accept cartridges. This way, whenever you want to play something, you just insert a cartridge in the front of the cabinet.
Gideon:
That's interesting. Where exactly do you plan on putting the slot? How are you mounting it solidly?
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