Output Plugin for Project 64

[mbasile35]

Hey everybody

I'm currently working on a custom driving cabinet themed after my favorite video game of all time..Mario Kart 64. Now considering that it obviously doesn't support force feedback I got to thinking...

Is it possible, in theory, to create a plug in for the emulator that would take a certain event in a game and output that as force feedback? For instance I've notice that anytime in MK64 that you would expect to feel feedback you get something on screen (ie when you go off the road and onto grass, grass flies up off your tires and you here a different noise or when you get hit by an item and spin out you get the noise and stars by your tires. So what I thought was what if you took the games response to an event and turned it into force feedback? I know nothing about programming or codes or anything like that so this is just kind of a though i had. It makes sense to me but again what do i know..

Similarly I'd like to put a light above the monitor that turns from red to yellow to green when the race counts down 3,2,1. I figured this could be done like the above when the computer gets the signal to start the race.

Anyway, this is just a thought. If anyone could let me know if this is possible, I'd really appreciate it. I hope i explained myself well, but if not feel free to ask

Mike

[Popcorrin]

Maybe I'm misremembering but I am pretty sure that Mario Kart 64 under Project 64 does support force feedback (rumble). 

[mbasile35]

It does, however I've read since the n64 controller only has one rumble motor you only get feedback when you turn left. I still havent gotten a chance to check it out for myself but still I can't imagine that the force feedback you get from a rumble pack would translate over to well to a wheel.

[Howard_Casto]

The now, essentially dead, "adaptoid" usb adaptor for n64 controllers supported rumble.  To promote the product they made a project64 compatable plug-in for it.  Find the source code to that plugin and you can output rumble from n64 games to anything you want. 

A saw-tooth oscillation sent to the wheel should simulate rumble pretty well. 

[Mister Hat]

Multiple PC controllers I had supported rumble with Mupen64Plus on Linux.

[mbasile35]

Thanks for the help and ideas everyone. Any ideas for the lighting?

[Mister Hat]

Actually yes. You could probably find a PC controller with force feedback. What it's basically doing is just giving power to the motors. You could probably wire that up to some sort of switch to power lights instead. There's probably better ways, but that's just an idea I came up with

[Howard_Casto]

Actually yes. You could probably find a PC controller with force feedback. What it's basically doing is just giving power to the motors. You could probably wire that up to some sort of switch to power lights instead. There's probably better ways, but that's just an idea I came up with

Mister youa re confusing the issue a little. 

This guy wants to use a FF compatable controller with a n64 emulator.  The issue isn't the controller, it's the emulator.  As I said, look into the input plugins. 

Again, for the lights, the issue isn't the interface, it's getting mario kart to send output signals.  Unfortunately this isn't possible without some serious hacking... hacking that I don't think anyone would be willing to do. 


Long story short you can't make a game do what it never did (lights) but you can work with what it CAN do and use it for something else (rumble to force-feedback).