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_JMFR:

does anyone know how to hack a snes controller? i was wanting to build a snes cab, and was wondering if anyone knew how to hack them so i can set up arcade controls for them

Jack Burton:

All you have to do is solder a wire onto the pcb for each button and then solder to ground on the board and daisy chain it to each button.  It's pretty much the same thing you do for any controller hack, except it is much easier on the SNES.

I would recommend going the emulation route for the snes though.  That way you have all the games, and you can set up a nice front end to switch between them.

Ginsu Victim:

An old PC, ZSNES, and a huge amount of ROMs is way better than hacking a SNES controller and using carts.

We can still help you do it if you're dead-set on it, but the alternative is much better. (My cab has every SNES game, and in the living room, I have a computer that's just SNES and NES with a SNES pad hacked to work with it)

Dazz:

I use a couple RetroUSB - SNES on my cabinet.  Sure beats tearing up a perfectly good SNES controller.

Ginsu Victim:

RetroUSB is a nice option, but overpriced compared to just hacking one to parallel (plus, controller hacks are fun to do). Plus, the OP appears to be looking to hack a SNES controller into a control panel.

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