My First Controller

[Red5]

Been meaning to post this for a while and finally got around to it now I have a new camera phone...

An arcade controller made from a CD/DVD case (meant to hold 150 CD's) using Ultimarc parts:

[Red5]

And here's a couple of views of the innards... the iPac controller is attached to the bottom of the case with the cable plugged into the back:

[Red5]

And here's a view from the back. I didn't need to use the pass through port which meant I only had one hole to line up/drill for the PS2 cable... got a nice tight fit on it too so it doesn't fall out either.

[dweebs0r]

Looks really good for a first controller.  Good job.

-Dweebs

[Paladin]

Thanks for the pictures!  I hacked one of those hand held Jakk's games, but couldn't find a project box I liked.  Your solution is perfect, and looks great!

[Paladin]

OK, a quck google shows tons of cases, but not one that looks quite like that.  Would you mind posting who makes it and where you got it?

I think I'll hit a couple stores later and see what they have.

[Red5]

I bought it from Bowlers, a local computer fair held in Manchester (UK) every saturday. I'm sure if you look around a little you'll find something similar without too much trouble.

[Paladin]

Looks like I may have found it, or one darn close.  Now I'll just have to see if I can find it locally:
http://www.ideastreamproducts.com/vaultz/products/CamCase.html

[quadmasta]

Looks like I may have found it, or one darn close.  Now I'll just have to see if I can find it locally:
http://www.ideastreamproducts.com/vaultz/products/CamCase.html

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=2-3/qid=1122248889/ref=sr_2_3/601-9866698-1356157?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B00063BJ5G

[Paladin]

Yea, I saw that but it's an "internet only item" and I don't like the idea of spending $11.52 for shipping on a $19.99 item.  I'd rather spend $5 in gas and buy it from a local store.

I'll just hit the phone book, or check around when I go to a store for something else.

[tommy]

Looks good but it seems to me the whole box would move and not be heavy enough to stay put during game play.

[jcroach]

Very nice.  Clean, uncomplicated.  Whatever works for you!  And very portable too. 

[KenToad]

Looks great.  Also, you could make a protective cover for the IPAC and store some USB gamepads, PartyPack CD's, Mini-ITX or whatever.

Cheers,
KenToad