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Title: Does anyone have a partslist for a Nes to usb controller hack?
Post by: muell67 on November 24, 2006, 04:30:50 pm

I want to hack a nes controller to a usb cable. I have the instructions I just dont know what size resistors and capacitors I need. Retrozone sells a kit for $17 but I think thats a little high for what you get.

Title: Re: Does anyone have a partslist for a Nes to usb controller hack?
Post by: taternutz on November 24, 2006, 04:47:21 pm

I found this. Hope it helps let me know if you get it because I think you have to program the Eeprom chip they use

16. The resistors with the stripes are 1.5 KOhm. The capacitor marked 104 is 0.1 uF (or 100nF). The capacitor marked 334 is 0.33 uF (or 330 nF). The blue component is a 6.00 MHz ceramic resonator with built in capacitors. The article also states you need a PIC16C74; but that is for a 40 pin microcontroller. The correct Microship part number is PIC16C72 (28 pin).


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Title: Re: Does anyone have a partslist for a Nes to usb controller hack?
Post by: Tahnok on November 24, 2006, 09:59:46 pm

What instructions are you using? I would have thought that any instructions would tell you what parts you need.

Personally, I recommend the following site:

http://www.zero-soft.com/HW/USB_NES_old/

I've not built the converter they describe, but I've heard good things.

Title: Re: Does anyone have a partslist for a Nes to usb controller hack?
Post by: Samstag on November 25, 2006, 10:58:09 pm

I just bought a $5 USB keyboard and a few other odds and ends for my 2-controller setup.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,29529.0.html

Title: Re: Does anyone have a partslist for a Nes to usb controller hack?
Post by: Tahnok on November 26, 2006, 01:55:33 am

Has anyone noticed RetroZone has updated their website with a couple rather cool devices?

http://www.retrousb.com/wii.html

Of course, I couldn't imagine spending the money to buy games on the virtual console, not to mention an adapter. But still, very cool.