FS: Dreamcast Madcatz Dreampad PCB's

[lseelba]

As most stick hackers know, this is the holy grail of hackable dreamcast pads.  I have a bunch of these for sale.  I can either send you just the PCB, or the whole pad, but shipping will be higher if you want the pad.

PM me if interested and make an offer.  I've already sold two of these for $10 each.

[countchocula8]

i apologize for my ignorance, but what makes these pads so special compared to the first-party sega pads that come w/ the dreamcast?  are the regular white sega pads not hackable (b/c there a local store where i can get those for relatively cheap)?
thanks.

p.s. (my intention is not to crap on your thread, just something i've always wanted to know but never bothered to look  up)

[lseelba]

No it's a good question.  The stock Dreamcast pads (and most 3rd party pads) have analog shoulder buttons.  If you hack the analog shoulder buttons, there is lag from when you press the button and when the game registers your input.  So if you want to build a high quality arcade stick for Dreamcast, you can't use pads with analog shoulders.

There are very few 3rd Party Dreamcast pads that have six digital buttons.  There are only three that I know about.  The first is the Quantum Fighter Pad, which is in fact does NOT have 6 digital buttons, despite its layout (two of the buttons on the face are programmable buttons, i.e. macro buttons).  The second is the Innovation Dreamcast Pad, which is as good as the Madcatz (so I've heard) but much harder to find.  Finally, there is the Madcatz Dreampad, which has 6 digital buttons, and huge solder points actually pre-drilled through the PCB.  It is almost as if they were made to be hacked.

Long story short, if you are a Marvel vs Capcom fan, and you want a quality custom stick for Dreamcast, this is the pad of choice to rip the PCB out of

[testicle187]

Any chance you would sell these prehacked with wires already soldered to them?

[HaRuMaN]

No it's a good question.  The stock Dreamcast pads (and most 3rd party pads) have analog shoulder buttons.  If you hack the analog shoulder buttons, there is lag from when you press the button and when the game registers your input.  So if you want to build a high quality arcade stick for Dreamcast, you can't use pads with analog shoulders.

The lag is barely (if even at all) noticable.  I just hacked a set of original Dreamcast controllers for someone on the board, and I tested it out with my control panel playing Marvel Vs. Capcom 2.  No problems pulling off moves/combos.  That being said...  if you send me your original Dreamcast controllers, I will hack them for you and send them back for a small fee.  PM for details if interested.

[lseelba]

Any chance you would sell these prehacked with wires already soldered to them?

I could, but I'd prefer to sell them outright.  PM me if you are still interested.