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| Tiger-Heli:
Right website, wrong product - Check out the GGG GP-Wiz32, USB 32-input gamepad encoder. $19.95 if you want to practice your soldering or $23.95 if you don't. |
| Stobe:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on June 29, 2005, 10:00:22 am ---Right website, wrong product - --- End quote --- His preference really. I forgot this was a desktop project. USB would probably be the better route. But if it was a matter of hacking a keyboard versus a keyboard encoder.... that's what I was really getting at. -Stobe (Good catch Tiger-Heli) |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Stobe on June 29, 2005, 10:15:16 am ---His preference really. I forgot this was a desktop project. USB would probably be the better route. But if it was a matter of hacking a keyboard versus a keyboard encoder.... that's what I was really getting at. -Stobe (Good catch Tiger-Heli) --- End quote --- Agreed, his preference, but the original post said he was partial to USB. |
| cbmeeks:
I assume you have the wood, glue, etc already?? Here is what I would do. But if you are on a really tight budget, then it might be hard. You said you are into old "retro" games. You could always buy a cp but we are assuming you want the total experience of building one. I would build a small box (in a cool shape) that would hold enough for two players. I would get 2 joysticks (OMNI-Stik BASIC $13.50) - $27 I would do 6 buttons each (12 buttons @ $1.85) - $22.20 Player 1/2 start - $3.70 Pause,Exit buttons - $3.70 Coin 1/2 buttons - $3.70 mounting plates for joysticks - $25.00 (may not need this) encoder - $20.00 So, you are looking at around $80 - $120 plus shipping/wood/glue/screws/etc. Then, I would just plug it in the computer and play on the monitor. It would basically be a USB keyboard in a big, fat, box...lol If you are super cheap (or poor like me), you MIGHT save $10 - $50 by hacking stuff, eBay, etc. |
| n3rrd:
Thanks for the replies everyone, I appreciate the input. cbmeeks, the cost you listed is more than likely in USD, and I would be spending CAD, but that doesn't look to be brutally expensive. :P I am currently nineteen, working full time and putting some money away for school; no bills leaves that within my price range. You can see my situation though. I am not only trying to build a controller to play games on, but learn a few things, and try something a little different than usual. I have plenty of free time, so hacking stuff might not only save me a few bucks, but would end up benefitting me in other ways. Haha, have to do something while the girlfriend is working and I'm not, right? Stobe, I may end up just purchasing an encoder like you suggested. I might still attempt to hack one just for the hell of it. I've basically finished hacking this USB gamepad I snagged for $8.95 CAD, and it's working... just need the arcade controls now. :( I am sort of just trying out my options and playing around to see what I prefer. Still in that learning/planning stage before I tackle the bigger project. For some reason I find the hacking things idea to be very interesting. *shrugs* Thanks again. n3rrd. |
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