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Title: NES Female Connector
Post by: SDP on February 10, 2005, 10:49:52 pm
Hello,
I am trying to make a custom controll adapter box that i can plug an NES controller into and was wondering where i could find vendors for the female connecter piece and other pieces i may need. Thanks!

-SDP
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: JB on February 10, 2005, 11:21:14 pm
Problem with proprietary connectors is you have to scavenge them.

Try finding a bunch of NES controller extension cables. Cheap, no one'll miss 'em, and you get a male and female from each one.

You could also attack 4-Scores and Satellites, but that kills a perfectly good accessory.
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Or dead decks.
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: Scott84 on February 11, 2005, 12:22:03 am
Turning a 4 score into a USB would be insanely awesome.
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: tetsujin on February 11, 2005, 01:04:28 am
Turning a 4 score into a USB would be insanely awesome.

It's been done.

http://www.sealiecomputing.com/retrozone/nintendo.html
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: Flinkly on February 11, 2005, 01:06:45 am
they do that, just check out retrozone...their expensive, but you can also get parts to do it yourself.
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: cholin on February 14, 2005, 03:24:10 pm
Therefore wasting the console!  Check extension cords, they ARE your best bet, guarantee.
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: Scott84 on February 14, 2005, 03:37:18 pm
Many NES systems have died over the past 20 years. Yes some of them are 20 years old!

Find a broken one (not one that just cant read games right. they can be fixed with a new connector for very cheap) and steal it. If you want a really cool way to house the connector to your mame machine... use pieces from the shell to make it look authentic.
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: ChadTower on February 14, 2005, 04:24:19 pm
Broken NES are easier to find than snowflakes in a blizzard.  They are EVERYWHERE.  They are far more common than controller extension cords, Satellites, or anything else of that nature.  Just find a crappy NES and salvage from that.
Title: Re: NES Female Connector
Post by: telengard on February 14, 2005, 07:36:31 pm
Problem with proprietary connectors is you have to scavenge them.

Try finding a bunch of NES controller extension cables. Cheap, no one'll miss 'em, and you get a male and female from each one.

You could also attack 4-Scores and Satellites, but that kills a perfectly good accessory.
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Or dead decks.

They must be available somewhere, and cheap.  That blackchopper place seems to find them.  I would love to find out where to get some myself.