Dreamcast Mini Twin Stick

[Grasshopper]

I'm wondering whether anyone here owns one of these:

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=28&products_id=3443&

It seems very cheap for a two player panel. Shame about the colour scheme though!

It occurs to me that even if the buttons and joysticks are of poor quality, you could still make use of the encoder in a home built control panel.

Is there anywhere that still sells the full size Twin Stick?

Thanks in advance

[TalkingOctopus]

I have not tried that controller. However, if you want to use a dreamcast with home built controls, just use normal controllers for the encoder.  Although you could use that joy as an encoder, the normal ones are allready documented.  Check it out here:

http://members.cox.net/joysticks/hack_dc_segapad.html

[Cave]

This look like the blaze twin shock i used to have for my psx, they are incredibly poor qualitysticks, i ended up using it as two encoders because these are possibly the easiest controlls to hack because the wires can simply be cut from the joysticks and buttons and connected to anything else, theres also large solder joints on the pcb itself.

Cave

[Lilwolf]

I was thinking the same thing.  Its probalby a super easy hack... and about that.

I was hoping I might be able to take those sweet looking joystick and buttons and put them on my standup... because getting a light pink buttons are just too damn hard  

[Cave]

If they are like the blaze ones, the buttons are made for a 3 or 4 mm surface and just click into place, there is no thread on them and the solder joints on the bottom pass thru the pcb. If anyone is thinking of making a mini cab or need a super slim depth panel these could work out nicely.

[jlampc]

ThanX for the link...I just bought it..I've been trying t find  way to avoid hacking a controller and this is perfect. The price was great but the shipping was astronomical....30 something...(more than the controller)...well whatever.  I m going to user the encoders and wires to attach to arcade sticks and buttons. ....

[Grasshopper]

Yes, the postage made me think twice about buying one.

Please can you post here info about how good the joystick and buttons are.

Thanks in advance.

[jlampc]

I got my order yesterday.... It is just as cheesy as expected..but I like it.  I have not opened the case yet to see the insides ...the joystick is lightweight, the buttons are toys, but it's exactly what I wanted. I going to take my time in building this control panel. I want to incorporate the rumble and the vmu slots...It was worth every penny!!!

 

[Sephroth57]

how much did yours come out to with shipping. and im really interested in getting one for a super easy hack, could you check out the insides?

[Grasshopper]

One thing I find intriguing is that there appears to be 9 buttons per player. Do you know what the extra buttons are for?

I didn't realise that the Dreamcast could support so many buttons.

[Dave_K.]

One thing I find intriguing is that there appears to be 9 buttons per player. Do you know what the extra buttons are for?

I didn't realise that the Dreamcast could support so many buttons.

the extra buttons along the top are autofire, slowmotion and start.

[jlampc]

Got a good news bad news kind of post. THe wiring for the joystick seems standard. one wire for each direction and 1 common ground. The bad news is the buttons attached to the microswitches which are directly attached to a board.(plans of no soldering are out the window). I haven't been able to detach the board from the buttons yet. My 2 choices are to solder directly to the back of the board. or try to detach the board and solder to the microswitches. well I have all weekend to figure out how. Anyone try this already let me know.