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Main => Consoles => Topic started by: Lilwolf on January 05, 2004, 10:35:03 am

Title: Dreamcast Keyboard question... can you use it as a joystick?
Post by: Lilwolf on January 05, 2004, 10:35:03 am

I just found a pc -> dreamcast keyboard converter.  I was considering buying one (in the hopes that I can get my keyboard encoder -> dreamcast working)....

but does anyone have a DC keyboard?  Does it work with digital controller games?  I can set any keys on the keyboard encoder...

but it would be SO much nicer then having to hack two keyboards.

TIA!

Title: Re:Dreamcast Keyboard question... can you use it as a joystick?
Post by: Dave_K. on January 05, 2004, 11:59:02 am

I guess you haven't been following these recent discussions in the consoles msg board:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=15;action=display;threadid=13727 (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=15;action=display;threadid=13727)

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=15;action=display;threadid=14322 (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=15;action=display;threadid=14322)

Short answer is "No".

Title: Re:Dreamcast Keyboard question... can you use it as a joystick?
Post by: TalkingOctopus on January 05, 2004, 12:25:46 pm

I am not quite sure what your project is, but if you are attempting to connect a dreamcast to arcade controls, hacking 2 normal DC controllers is really not all that bad.  

Check out this page:

http://members.cox.net/joysticks/ (http://members.cox.net/joysticks/)

Follow his advice for soldering: Use flux!!

Title: Re:Dreamcast Keyboard question... can you use it as a joystick?
Post by: Lilwolf on January 06, 2004, 09:29:09 am

The trouble is my dreamcast is going into a dedicated sitdown driving cab.  

But I was REALLY hoping that I could move it over and use my standup without too much trouble.  And I didn't want to rewire all of my control panels...  

It was just a pipedream that I might be able to use it with spending 20 bucks without any additional wiring.  There are only a few games I would want to play anyway (on the standup)...  So not a big deal...