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Title: genesis and nes gamepad to kb encoder tutorial
Post by: crsdawg on December 13, 2003, 02:23:46 pm

i recently modified a genesis and nes controller to work with a keyboard controller for a project i've been working on. i got bored yesterday and wrote up a tutorial.

this is a good option if your wanting to use genny or nes emulators on your pc with the original controllers and don't want to use the parallel port hacks. i also kept the wiring consistant with atari 2600, 7800 and sega master system controllers, so they should work as well.

tutorial can be found here (http://dawgslair.com/joypad/joypadhack.html)

here's a shot of what the connector port i made looks like installed(obviously the controllers look the same)

(http://dawgslair.com/joypad/installedclose.jpg)

Title: Re:genesis and nes gamepad to kb encoder tutorial
Post by: Silverwind on December 13, 2003, 06:09:56 pm

cool.. not bad..

i'd love to add some NES/Genesis controllers to my system for use with older emulators... already have an IPAC4 USB... don't really want to use LPT port and drivers etc... an encoder is a much cleaner solution..