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ShinAce:
I want to connect my controls directly(without an encoder) to the parallel port.
I was thiking of splitting the controls into groups. Group A being 4 directions and start. Group B is the 6 main buttons. On top of that, 2 bits for an enable scheme to access group a, group b, or nothing.

I would still need to build a type of latch for each button. I'd probably use a 1 bit register, or T flip-flop. That would be my buffer, allowing me to control the entire joystick from 8 lines.

Is this feasible? I've never worked with a parallel port before.
SirPoonga:
I'd look into hacking a gamepad or as playstation controller (using lpt driver). 

I wouldn't hook the controls up to the parallel port though.  Only 8 data lines.  Why go through the trouble of making that work.
Crazy Cooter:
LPT:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,29299.0.html
Hoagie_one:
i have one built and it works great.  See above thread
cholin:
Last time I checked...it was for sale too...
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