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DDR, DWI, PIU, Stepmania controller ideas?
markb:
How about hacking a joypad specifically designed for a dance game.
http://www.venomuk.com/search/index.asp?platform=1000&offset=7
About halfway down the page is the Mini dance pad.
I bought one of these a while ago as it looked extremely easy to hack whilst being very cheap(albeit with a PSX convertor). I haven't got around to hacking it yet but I have opened it up and the PCB is flat with excellent access to all of the weld points. This sounds about ideal for what you are after.
NoBonus:
I would think hacking a gamepad would be easier than hacking a mini-dance pad and they would end up with similar results... I am going to stick with hacking a PC gamepad... I have done it before and have a good system to do it. If the mini-dance pad is a pliable material like the larger dance pad, it could a keen wrist-mounted game controller or a cool addition to your next finger pupper movie.