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Arcade control Question when using a gravis gamepad USB
thegreatdamarmu:
Hi I'm relatively new to this forum but it comes highly recommended from all the sites I've been reading and from browsing you all seem to really know your stuff.
I have 3 Gravis USB Gamepad Pros(possibly a 4th) lying around. I know some people have argued there's ghosting problems with it others say its just because of shoddy soldering on their part.
but I figured I'd give them a shot. I have no real use for them other than this. if I find the ghosting problems I might just buy a ipac4 usb.
Now I have a few questions about the wiring. I know you have to close the circuit by connecting the two sides together. and some people say that requires 14 wires while others say it requires 28 wires. I was wondering if anyone could direct me or tell me how exactly to solder/wire these game pads and connect them to the microswitches or direct me to a website/tutorial I'd really appreciate it. almost everything I read says "used a gravis USB gamepad pro easily hackable" but doesn't really explain it.
now for some minor questions. that aren't really related to wiring/building the actual cabinet or all that important just me wanting some input.
1.) I used to love the old 4 player games like TMNT and X-men. Are their really enough games to make it worth while to put 4 controllers on the control panels? because sometimes I think they might just get in the way. my thoughts were to maybe have 2 separate removable controllers that attach to the side to allow this gameplay. if there isn't many games for that.
2.) I used to really love the arcade cabinets for the X-men, Street fighter 2 and Mega Man Power Battles. Has anyone seen case/control panel designs that are relatively the same as these and could tell me where to find them? I think I want to go with the Street fighter 2 case. but this is all really external look and feel.(I've scoured and found nothing =\ )
3.) In your own opinion what would be the best front end? I was looking for one that would let me power down within it and possibly have a Arcade Jukebox program for it(unless you know of a good separate one.) and also let me load multiple emulators.
4.) The controllers have 20 14(I can't count) buttons total I was gonna use 4 for moving and 6 for usable buttons and 1 for the player key and 1 for coin in. Any idea what I should use the other 2 buttons for?(I'll have a extra 4 buttons total if I go with the 2 player panel 8 if I do a 4 player panel)
on a side note. I plan on documenting the whole process and posting it on the web. if everything goes to plan. any good sites for that?
sorry if I sound like a complete moron, even after researching this for a year. I want to build a total of 3 cabinets 1 shooter 1 fighter/platform and 1 racing.
Below is a image of the controller with out its casing. if you needed to see it again.
Spaced Ace:
Wait, so you are not wanting to use arcade joystics and buttons? You want to hook up gamepads to and arcade unit?
I'm lost.
If you want to hook a pc/laptop, to a set of arcade controles, buy an I-Pac. If you want to hook up a home consol game system to arcade controls, buy an I-Pac and a converter.
I'm still lost.
Justin Z:
I think he means to use them as a hack, and if that's the case, I agree -- just buy an I-Pac.
thegreatdamarmu:
Sorry I should have been more clear. I wanted to Hack the Controller to use as the base for the arcade controls. mainly because I have everything but I'm a little short on cash for the i-pac
Spaced Ace:
I would do two things. First, check here in the forums, http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/board,2.0.html about IPAC for sale cause odds are you can get a used one half price.
Second, been there, done that. I to tried to hack a gamepad, but it was nothing but a headache. And, in the end, it didnt work. Its not worth the effort, time or hassel.
I say have a yard sale and send away for an IPAC.
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