PSX to PC, X-Box, GC adapters. How to?

[Hellfromabove]

I think last week I saw a post on splicing your X-Box wire and fusing it with a USB cord then using a program/ driver to make the stick work on the controller to work on the PC. I was wondering if you could do this with a PSX controller because I am making one right now that is already hacked for my arcade stick but wanted to make it compatible for X-Box, PC, and GC also. Right now it works on DC and PSX/PS2. If anyone has any info on this please let me know. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!

P.S.: Thanx Dave_K. for the info on fixing my DC. I hope it works. I still have to get the blue resistor. I found out on the side of the resistor it says. 16v 49ph I think so i'll just go get another one of those. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!

[Dave_K.]

Its actually a fuse and not a resistor (it just looks like a resistor its so small and its blue  ).

As for your first question:  The xbox controller is really a USB device.  Some people wrote a PC USB driver for it, so all you do is rewire the connector to standard USB connector and plug it in.  The PSX and GC controllers are not USB devices...they need a "USB Converter" circuit to make them USB compatible.  If you are using a PSX controller for your control panel, there are plenty of cheap converters out there that will make it compatible with any console or PC.  So in essense, hacking a PSX pad gives you more options than hacking a xbox pad.

[Hellfromabove]

Thanx for the info Dave_K. I guess I will just go out and get my self another GC converter since I already have one and I already have 2 USB converters so I can use those. Do you know of any website that has PSX to X-Box converters for cheap cause I remember when the system first came out they had a first party one for $25!!! That is just outrageous. If anyone knows of any please let me know. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!

[eightbit]

A pricey solution would be to buy x-arcades interface and there console adapters. Its not going to be cheap though. The interface is $60 and each adapter is $30. It would work with the minimum amount of fuss and the maximum amount of flexibility though.

[Dave_K.]

Thats a lot of money for a minimum amount of fuss (and that fuss basically being soldering to a psx pad). Both solutions have the same flexability.

Hack a PSX pad $10, PC-USB Converter $10, Xbox converter $15, GameCube converter $10, Total $45.

x-arcade interface $60, PS1/2 converter $30, Xbox converter $30, GameCube converter $30,  Total $150.

[SNAAAKE]

A pricey solution would be to buy x-arcades interface and there console adapters. Its not going to be cheap though. The interface is $60 and each adapter is $30. It would work with the minimum amount of fuss and the maximum amount of flexibility though.

Bleeep.....already got him 6 pads all nicely hacked .
as for hellfromabove,
I would still say use a converter for the box.It works GREAT ! and hassle free(it cost like $11 or so)
http://www.levelsix.com/products/xbox/magicbox.shtml
ya might wanna give this a try..comes with memory card slot.

[eightbit]

Thats a lot of money for a minimum amount of fuss (and that fuss basically being soldering to a psx pad). Both solutions have the same flexability.

A PSX pad is not going to give you near the flexability of the x-arcade stick. Go out to there site and read about. The thing has a lot of cool features including programing from the panel on the fly. I don't have any experience with it and I don't think any one has reviewed it yet but its still pretty cool albeit a little pricey.

I'm not sure its worth the money I was only offering it as a solution. I don't think the interface is unreasonable but $30 each for adapters is.

[SNAAAKE]

A PSX pad is not going to give you near the flexability of the x-arcade stick. Go out to there site and read about. The thing has a lot of cool features including programing from the panel on the fly.

EVERY game lets you program your joystick...besides why would you even wanna program your buttons(who knows why)..i mean you know..there are only ONE way you play street fighter and all..i like x-arcade(these people sells stuff cheap) but the interface cost wayyyyy too much.A PSX pad gives you AS MUCH flexability as the x-arcade interface(i am still not sure what kind of flexablility are we talking about...lol ).
please tell me what kind of *COOL* feature i will get when i buy the x-arcade interface?
LOL !

btw,you sure you have a psx or ps2 right(so you can use the cool feature you know)?
I mean..you know..it sounds more like you are just throwing in ideas without knowing exactly what you are talking about .

[eightbit]

EVERY game lets you program your joystick...besides why would you even wanna program your buttons(who knows why)..i mean you know..there are only ONE way you play street fighter and all..i like x-arcade(these people sells stuff cheap) but the interface cost wayyyyy too much.A PSX pad gives you AS MUCH flexability as the x-arcade interface(i am still not sure what kind of flexablility are we talking about...lol ).
please tell me what kind of *COOL* feature i will get when i buy the x-arcade interface?
LOL !

btw,you sure you have a psx or ps2 right(so you can use the cool feature you know)?
I mean..you know..it sounds more like you are just throwing in ideas without knowing exactly what you are talking about .

Snake I clearly stated that I have not used it. I do not know of anyone that has reviewed it yet. I am only relaying what I took the time to read, which you obviously haven't done.

Here is a quote from x-arcade-
"X-Arcade Hardware Programming Panel -Switch
Fully programmable arcade buttons and joysticks can be assigned to your favorite functions in any game! No software required. When you want to change a move or the layout, you can do it on the fly with real-time, easy to use button programming. It's as simple as pressing PROGRAM and select the buttons you want to program. The 4 position switch is included and pre-wired/connected."

I read this as being able to re-program the joystick from the joystick independant of the game being played. I may be mis-interpeting this but it sounds like a cool feature.

Snake, I don't have to prove you wrong, you do it to yourself every time you post. That new signature of yours is huge and takes a long time to load. Show some consideration for people on dial-ups and optimize that thing. There should be rules about how big signatures can be.

[SNAAAKE]

That new signature of yours is huge and takes a long time to load. Show some consideration for people on dial-ups and optimize that thing. There should be rules about how big signatures can be.

NO!..what you talking about big..did you see 1-up's..its even bigger then mine(3 times bigger but who cares,i dont have any problem with it) ..maybe its time you get a new computer or dsl(its cheap).
AND stop crying about how big sigs are and all...c'mon.i have used 56k before..its not that bad .I mean..you are not the only one using after all(well,only one complaining).

[Dave_K.]

The thing has a lot of cool features including programing from the panel on the fly.

True, that is a pretty cool feature.  Again on the flip side you could hack a $25 programmable madcatz psx pad and have the same thing still alot cheaper  .  But I understand you are just posting alternatives.  

[eightbit]

What no responce to what I said about the x-arcade?

NO!..what you talking about big..did you see 1-up's..its even bigger then mine(3 times bigger but who cares,i dont have any problem with it) ..maybe its time you get a new computer or dsl(its cheap).
AND stop crying about how big sigs are and all...c'mon.i have used 56k before..its not that bad .I mean..you are not the only one using after all(well,only one complaining).

I'm not currently on dial-up and your sig still takes annoyingly long to load. Your sig is 74kb, 1ups is 12kb, you do the math. I'm also not the only one that has complained about it. We had this discussion about 3 sigs ago in a different thread and I wasn't the only one that felt you were being rude with such a large sig.

What I'm saying is that there is no reason for your sig to be that big, look at 1ups. Optimize it, there are programs that will even do it for you without you having to know anything about graphics.

[Hellfromabove]

Wow the last time I checked this thread it only had gotten 2 replys, one by Dave_K. then me. Now it's like a flame war between SNAAAKE and EightBit. Well EightBit to answer your suggestion on taking the interface of the X-Arcade sticks, I buy those through my work so we get everything from them at whole sale. They said they would give me the interface and 2 adapters for $99 (still pretty pricey). I don't really like the features on the X-Arcade though so I would stick with hacked pads. Also SNAAAKE I found a $14.95 converter on Lik-sang that has the mem slot also. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!

[Craig Pilecky]

Wow the last time I checked this thread it only had gotten 2 replys, one by Dave_K. then me. Now it's like a flame war between SNAAAKE and EightBit. Well EightBit to answer your suggestion on taking the interface of the X-Arcade sticks, I buy those through my work so we get everything from them at whole sale. They said they would give me the interface and 2 adapters for $99 (still pretty pricey). I don't really like the features on the X-Arcade though so I would stick with hacked pads. Also SNAAAKE I found a $14.95 converter on Lik-sang that has the mem slot also. Thanx.

-See Ya!!!

Yeah, ive looked at the X-Arcade as an option also. But I dont like the way the thing looks, or how small it is. 24" in total length doesn't leave much room in between controlls. Lots of elbow bumping.

Im going to hack my own PS1 Dual shock/Dreamcast controlls. Ill then make my control panel extra wide so I will have room to set a Neo Geo arcade stick on top of it. That way I dont have to hack the already great (and expensive) Neo controllers.

[eightbit]

Yeah, ive looked at the X-Arcade as an option also. But I dont like the way the thing looks, or how small it is. 24" in total length doesn't leave much room in between controlls. Lots of elbow bumping.

Not that I am an advocate of the the x-arcade but they do sell their interface seperately, you can build your own panel to any size you want.

I agree 24" is to narrow, especially if your building your own then you aren't limited. Many classic 2 player arcade cabinets have control panels that are only 23" wide.

[SNAAAKE]

Your sig is 74kb, 1ups is 12kb, you do the math.

what the hell are you talking about ...1-up's sig just 2 days ago was like 156 kb but then he realized it was little too huge so now its like *48 KB* and mine is like *58KB*.dude you really need to get some glasses(and grow up maybe) because you are seeing *48* as a *12*LOL ! and you are seeing *58* as a *74* kb.
very sorry hellfromabove but he is just complaining and crying for NO reason.somebody buy the guy a new computer.

[Anonymously]

As I posted (previously) that I am on the process of building my MAME cabinet (fourth to be exact) and Actually thinking about using the X-arcade as an interface option.  I'm planning to buy the PCB interface and the xbox adapter.  From what I understand you can connect the adapter via what appears to be a serial port that's on the PCB.  If that is the case then I can just get a serial switch box and switch between console.  I also like the posibility of programming buttons/control that the x-arcade offer without the use of any software.  Anyway, I would certainly let everyone know what my finding are.