Console controls to printer/LPT port questions..

[TapeWurm]

Ok.... hopefully there is someone here that can help me. I have just butchered my NES Advantage controller and wired up a connection to go to my PC's LPT/Printer port. I figured this would rule for NES emulators. Anyway, after two days and two schematics I have NOTHING. Except for a butchered NES control. Anyway, if ANYONE here has done this with any console controls, especially NES, please tell me your results and means to get there. Thanks in advance.

[eightbit]

The little I've read on the parrallel port suggested that it wasn't good for interfacing controls.

[_Iz-]

I've done it with Sega Genesis, SNES and PSX all with excellent results. What problems are you having? What OS are you running? What driver/schematic are you using?

[Beley]

Ive also had execelent resuts with consol controllers on the parallel port.  If you are using win98 i would sugest downloading the DirectPad Pro drivers, they include the schematics in the zip file for all the controllers it supports (which is almost all of them).

http://www.arcadecontrols.com/Mirrors/www.ziplabel.com/dpadpro/

also a few computers have parrallel ports that dont put out enough power to run a controller, in which case you'l have to add an external power source (or steal some power from one of the other ports)

[TapeWurm]

I have tried schematics from:
http://www.dreamcliff.com/personal/daniel/jump/index.html
and
http://www.heggeseth.com/controller.asp
Neither worked for me.
It seems that most controllers work with ease, according to what I've read. But NES seem to have more issues, usually due to the power needs. I used all power sources from the LPT port, but no dice. With JUMPS plan, I did forget to hook up the extra 3v that was needed... duh! maybe would have made it work. I think I'll just order one of their kits to make sure everthing is just right. Their device is great in that you can use all kinds of controllers that have been adapted to a 9 pin connector. Seems great to REALLY go retro.