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| Crowquill:
If you're planning on using it with adapters, your best bet is to stick with a Sony pad. I can't get any of my third-party controllers (about 7 of them) to work with my Game Elements adapter for Gamecube (the XBox part of the adapter isn't as sensitive to this). With Spiffyshoes' PS1 hack it's pretty easy and cheap ($4 at EB) to use Dual Shocks. RedOctane used to just sell the board part of their joystick for somewhere around $10, but it seems to have disappeared off of their website. |
| Timstuff:
Yikes! PS1 Dualshocks are only $4 at EB games! I can easily add PS2 compatability to my cabinet for about $10. It doesn't really matter that I'm using a Keywiz Max ontop of it, because it's only going to be $10 more than I was originally planning so it doesn't make much difference to me. I can use both and it won't affect the cost a whole lot. A little more soldering and connecting, sure, but it'll be worth it to be able to use my sweet arcade controls with modern and Naomi based fighting games. :) |
| Crowquill:
The tricky part is that you have to find the revision A pads. If you look on the back, there will an "A" in the bottom-right corner of the information right above "made in Korea". It's hard enough sometimes finding Sony-branded pads, much less the right version. I hit about 5 stores before finding one. Your odds may vary. This mod also is solderless, so people like myself that aren't too good with a soldering iron can even pull it off. Spiffyshoes' tutorial is great. It gives plenty of detail. |
| Timstuff:
Yeah, it'd probably be best to check the mall for the gamepads. There's at least four game stores at the local mall, and most of 'em sell used stuff. One specializes in it, and another one has used stuff plus lots of overstocked items from other game stores. |
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