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Loki:

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--- Quote from: Loki on December 26, 2006, 07:27:54 pm ---Too damn expensive -_-
Isn't it possible to make one your self?

I did the same with my xbox controller, I just cut the wire, solder an extra USB cable to it, heat-shrink tube around it and now it plays both on my pc and xbox.

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XBOX controllers ARE USB...  They just have a proprietary plug.  N64 controllers on the other hand are not and therefor need conversion.

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True... but what does this conversion mean with a N64 controller? does it has some kind of chip in it to make it possible?
If it's just different wirering I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to make it yourself.
If it doesn't work for USB maybe gameport works?

Edit:
Looks like it will be a bit more challenging  :hissy:
http://arcadecontrols.com/Mirrors/emulatronia/n64pad/index.htm
Oh well, might be a nice project in the future..
Kremmit:
It's not a simple cable conversion.  The N64 controller uses very different guts from Xbox and PS2 controllers.  Just as an example, the analog joy on the N64 uses optical encoder wheels, like a mouse.  Normal gamepads use potentiometers, like a PC or arcade analog joy.  N64 converters have to use a real circuit board that does real work, not just cross-wire to a new plug.

As for the ebay ones, they are generally considered flaky, especially on the analog stick, rumblepack, and game save features.  The Adaptoids have a reputation for working perfectly, just the way you'd expect them to.

I wish I could blow $144 on 4 of them.  Probably not gonna happen, though.. Santa Claus ate all my money.
ChadTower:

That is all true.

I seem to remember N64->USB converters that were in the $10-15 range.  I have a couple that I know I wouldn't have paid more than that for...
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