Author Topic: Dreamcast Gamepad Hacking Service (Read 4451 times)

HaRuMaN · « **on:** May 21, 2005, 10:39:11 am »

You supply the working official controllers or MadCatz controllers.

Pricing (including shipping to the U.S.):

-PM for DETAILS-

I can do this for overseas customers as well, but will have to adjust the pricing to reflect increased shipping charges.

Anyone interested, please PM me for more details!

Goz · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:16:48 pm »

Silly question, but would the hacked controller support both digital and the analog?

-Goz

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2005, 01:40:06 pm »

Quote from: Gozur on May 21, 2005, 01:16:48 pm

Silly question, but would the hacked controller support both digital and the analog?

-Goz

Unfortunately, no... this would be for just the D-pad, ground, Start, A, B, X, Y, L, and R buttons...

mame_freak · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2005, 04:51:35 pm »

now will this be a single ground, and wires for each button??

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2005, 06:59:16 pm »

Quote from: mame_freak on May 21, 2005, 04:51:35 pm

now will this be a single ground, and wires for each button??

Yes! One ground per pad... and one wire for each button and direction.

itismejs · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2005, 10:36:31 pm »

Would this service come with long wries that have QDs? If yes i'm sold.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2005, 11:25:25 am »

Quote from: itismejs on May 21, 2005, 10:36:31 pm

Would this service come with long wries that have QDs? If yes i'm sold.

No, it doesn't. I did this because everyone's panels are different, it would be hard to come up with a common length suitable to everyone. The way I have worked the pads is to make them suitable to connect to either a terminal strip or a DSUB or Molex connector.

daveg2000 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2005, 09:10:18 pm »

interesting. connectors not included?

You are really only doing the soldering?

(I've been debating for a while if I want to get the DC controllers
hacked into my CP)

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2005, 09:19:41 pm »

Quote from: daveg2000 on May 22, 2005, 09:10:18 pm

You are really only doing the soldering?

Well, I solder the wires as well as hot glue the connections so that they are more durable and less likely to separate. Also, I label each wire and strip the end. I have done six of these so far for people on these boards. Some people just have difficulty soldering, so I'm happy to do it for them. I'm really not making all that much on each pad after I buy the wire needed and ship them back out. It's also fairly time-consuming... (Anyone know where to get a large quantity of 22 gauge stranded wire for cheap?)

Dave_K. · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2005, 12:29:12 pm »

Looks like a very professional job to me, and well worth the money for those that can't/won't solder for themselves.

testicle187 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 23, 2005, 03:38:41 pm »

I just received the four he did for me today and will hook them up later tonight. They look very nice and shouldn't have any problem with wires coming loose. Thanks for the awesome service and product Haruman!

AlanS17 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 23, 2005, 05:33:24 pm »

Do you need official controllers or would aftermarket controllers suffice?

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #12 on:** May 23, 2005, 05:53:56 pm »

Quote from: AlanS17 on May 23, 2005, 05:33:24 pm

Do you need official controllers or would aftermarket controllers suffice?

Official or Madcatz are the only ones I have experience with. Other aftermarket pads could work... I know for a fact that the Astro (Performance) pads don't work. It all depends on the pad I guess.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #13 on:** May 23, 2005, 05:55:01 pm »

Hey, thanks for the feedback testicle187!

testicle187 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2005, 12:05:04 am »

I installed two of the pads in my control panel and they worked 100% on the first try! Finally I can enjoy Marvel Vs Capcom 2 without a Naomi system. Thank you again Haruman!!

DreamWeb · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2005, 01:47:38 pm »

Would the shipping be the same to Canada? And.. are there pads that you can pickup in your area? Or do they need to be shipped to you?

d.

GGKoul · « **Reply #16 on:** May 24, 2005, 02:35:11 pm »

Quote from: DreamWeb on May 24, 2005, 01:47:38 pm

Would the shipping be the same to Canada?

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2005, 03:10:05 pm »

I might possibly be able to pick up a few pads locally... I'll look around and let you know. That would save you some, since you wouldn't have to ship to me first. I'll let you know.

monkeybomb · « **Reply #18 on:** May 24, 2005, 03:12:35 pm »

I'd like to be second in line on that, if I could.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #19 on:** May 24, 2005, 03:43:50 pm »

Ok... I just bought the last of the controllers I could find. I got 4...

Dreamweb has first dibs... since I supply the controllers, $25 instead of $20, and shipping to Canada, +$10, so $35 total...

The other two are sold to Monkeybomb.

DreamWeb · « **Reply #20 on:** May 24, 2005, 04:29:11 pm »

Sold. PM me the details on how to pay you.

Lilwolf · « **Reply #21 on:** May 25, 2005, 08:47:24 pm »

btw, you CAN hack both the analog and digital... and let people choose.

The analog halls effect joysticks are can be hooked up to a microswitch... but are all / nothing.

Its a nice option if you plan on doing these.

Lilwolf · « **Reply #22 on:** May 25, 2005, 08:48:51 pm »

Also...

If you goto your local toys-r-us... ask if they have any in the back. I know that the one around by my house (ok, 15 minutes away) has a HUGE box of officials that are in the back collecting dust... So you might find they DO have some but just aren't on the floor.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #23 on:** May 29, 2005, 09:45:52 am »

ok I'll try that.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #24 on:** May 31, 2005, 01:58:43 pm »

Hey all, back in town from the funeral, so if you have orders from me, they should get out sometime this week or weekend I would expect. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

DreamWeb · « **Reply #25 on:** May 31, 2005, 03:57:31 pm »

Sure thing.

I hope everything gets back to normal as quickly as possible for you.

take care,

d.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #26 on:** June 06, 2005, 11:42:01 pm »

Anyone else? Get 'em while I have the time before I go back to school for another lovely semester of Aerospace Engineering!

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #27 on:** June 13, 2005, 06:59:45 pm »

*bump

You know you wanna...

DreamWeb · « **Reply #28 on:** June 13, 2005, 08:15:19 pm »

Hey everyone.

I received mine today. They look very professionally done.. and they were packed safely.

My question now is.. How do I hook these things up? I have no problem hooking up the gamepad to the joystick... and the buttons to the buttons.. but, what about grounding? I have all my buttons and joysticks grounded already... do I need to do anything 'extra' after I hook up the DC pads?

Excuse the newbness of my questions.

Thanks!

d.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #29 on:** June 13, 2005, 08:18:37 pm »

There is one ground wire per controller. You daisy-chain that between all the grounds on your button and joystick microswitches. Once that's done, plug in to your dreamcast and play away!

BadMojo12 · « **Reply #30 on:** December 16, 2008, 12:37:56 am »

Need to give props to Haruman for the great soldering job; I sent him the controllers (I stripped off the casings down to the "crippled cylon raiders" to cut down on the weight), he did the hacks in about a week and got them back to me pronto.

He actually did a configuration that I "designed" (meaning, I thought of it then found a few people that apparently thought of it first) where we used a DB9 switch and cable to switch between the analog and digital controls of the DC pads and used a DB25 switch to swap between the IPAC2 and DC inputs to the controls themselves.

The package he sent back had four controllers (I'm building two cabinets) all wired up to the DB9 and DB25 cables I had sent all good to go and reasonably priced and he was more responsive than many in this industry.

GREAT WORK HARUMAN

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #31 on:** December 16, 2008, 06:34:36 am »

Wow, this is an old thread.

No problem, glad you like them!


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