Anyone Hacked a Xbox Arcade stick to work on PC??!

[del]

Hi,

Paid a visit to a Game store the other day and saw a Arcade Stick for  Xbox:
http://www.gamesteruk.com/2.1.2.3.html

Price

[SNAAAKE]

well,
i didnt understand what exactly you wanted to know here BUT(from what i understood)

Take my advice and look for this joystick locally then buy it from somewhere that you can return(EB games anyone?) then open the joystick and if it uses generic mico switchs then BINGO! !.
If something funny or somthing you cant figure out then you can simply screw it back and return it.BUT,why would you ever wanna buy somthing look like THAT .
its too much hassle already but INSTEAD you can get this

This one is far far better then that x-box one and its CHEAP...these used to go for $59.99 but now its only $19.99(everywhere...eb games and babbage) and its for psx and ps2 already.
SO,all you gotta do is get psx to MAME or to dreamcast converters and you have a REALLY nice joystick.

BTW,one of my friend have one of these and i tried this myself(its not bad at all,most *arcade feeling* you can get for $20.

[del]

Thanks for the reply SNAAAKE,

How do I tell if it has  generic micro switches??. I have opened it up and had a look, I have a picture of it (How do upload pictures on this board!!, tried insert url doesn't work in preview!) Can I email the picture to you?. As you can tell I'm new to this and need I little help from the more experienced gamers on this great board!!

[SNAAAKE]

click on "insert image tag"(right above those funky smilies) and

Replace the "URL" with your picture link and you have it .

check your pm too..

[del]

I just sent you picture by email.

Cheers!

[eightbit]

Thanks for the reply SNAAAKE,

How do I tell if it has  generic micro switches??. I have opened it up and had a look, I have a picture of it (How do upload pictures on this board!!, tried insert url doesn't work in preview!) Can I email the picture to you?. As you can tell I'm new to this and need I little help from the more experienced gamers on this great board!!

First you have to post the picture somewhere on the web that you can get to with a web browser. Then you can use the insert image link and replace "url" with the address of your picture and it will show up in the message. The hard part is finding a place to post your picture. Most ISP's give you web space to post your own pages. You can put your pictures there and link to them here.

[SNAAAKE]

Thanks for the reply SNAAAKE,

How do I tell if it has  generic micro switches??. I have opened it up and had a look, I have a picture of it (How do upload pictures on this board!!, tried insert url doesn't work in preview!) Can I email the picture to you?. As you can tell I'm new to this and need I little help from the more experienced gamers on this great board!!

First you have to post the picture somewhere on the web that you can get to with a web browser. Then you can use the insert image link and replace "url" with the address of your picture and it will show up in the message. The hard part is finding a place to post your picture. Most ISP's give you web space to post your own pages. You can put your pictures there and link to them here.

Okay why exactly is this little dude chewing his feet for?

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ! ! !...i seriouslly dont have a clue about this pictures(why would you post it ).

[Codger]

Hi,

Paid a visit to a Game store the other day and saw a Arcade Stick for  Xbox:
http://www.gamesteruk.com/2.1.2.3.html

Price

[del]

Thnks for the link Codger quiet useful, I have soldered before just not as delicate as this!. I have now realised that the wire I have is to thick!! need to get some .22 or smaller.

Anyone got any gravis game pad hack links ??

[ripzone]

If you want to get your Xbox Joystick working on your PC, it's very easy. Just solder/twist 4 wires.  

Just connect/twist the Xbox output cable to the same wire colours (ignore the yellow one) of a normal pc usb cable.  

If you don't wanna solder just twist the wires and cover them in electrical/scoth tape!  

See this diagram:  




Then use the following drivers (XID v0.0.1.0) when asked (in Windows, of course).  

You can download them here: http://www.grooveyardfunk.com/count.php?id=4&loc=files/0.0.1.0/xid.zip  


Then if you want to use in other consoles just get a USB-->consoles (psx,ps2,gc,dreamcast,sega saturn,...) adapter/converter!  

I don't know if it will work on other consoles as this requires special drivers to work on the PC.  

Maybe it works with a Xbox-->other consoles adapter. I don't know.  

You can have two outputs too: One with a Xbox connector and the other with the USB connector, so you can connect it to the Xbox and to the PC.  


Just try it.  


If I was not clear, just tell me, so I can explain in a different way.  


Sorry for my English mans. I'm Portuguese!  

[del]

Thanks ripzone which i had you're reply earlier as i have already started to cut out the xbox pad internels to fit the gravis in!!   could of saved me a lot of time   Anyway at least i know this for future hacks  

Thanks

[eightbit]

Okay why exactly is this little dude chewing his feet for?

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ! ! !...i seriouslly dont have a clue about this pictures(why would you post it ).

Del was asking how to post a pic so I thought I'd post a typical one of you inserting your foot in your mouth.  

[SNAAAKE]

Then if you want to use in other consoles just get a USB-->consoles (psx,ps2,gc,dreamcast,sega saturn,...) adapter/converter!  

OKAY,you are pretty funny too .Where exactly do you get this USB to console converters ....point is there isnt any unless you can show me some..that would be great because you can use your I-pac for consoles too.hehe..sorry dude..there isnt any(I BET )
And no soldering ever ...everyone would get an I-PAC and that converter.