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Idea for GamePad hack (update, not the idea, the real thing)

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zobook:
Update, i'm currently working on the layout of the control panel. I made a test with a cardboard box and the result is satisfactory...







...but maybe move the middle column of buttons up a bit or the right one a little down to make a nice arc that feels more natural to the shape of the hand.

The center button is the "MAME" button, intended to control the emulator in combination with the other buttons and the stick. I not decided how to implement that yet, but that's ok because is a "software" problem not a "hardware" one :)

zobook:
Update

I got these inexpensive B&D 5 pieces set cup-drills for around 5 dollars. It has the 1" 1/16 cup so is ideal for drilling the holes of the buttons, and on 12mm MDF works for the stick too.



this is the mdf box without the lid




the cover with buttons and stick



I probably cut round the pointy edges of the cover
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now i have to figure out how attach the damn hinges and do the wiring of the microswitches.

zobook:
I rounded the corners of the cover (no router, just good old sandpaper)



The hinges already in place



The exit hole for the cable is rounded so it will not hurt it



Checking how it looks with the controls in place



A inner view



Almost there, almost there....  :)


SavannahLion:
I have to be truly honest here.

I originally thought your idea was... bleh. I kind of considered PC controller hacks something from yesterday that was no longer a necessity (thanks to people like Ultimarc and GGG) or something that belonged in the realm of console based arcade machines (I'll reserve my opinion on those).

You've proved my conceptualization of controller hacks wrong and proved that a controller hack doesn't have to look like a hack at all. Great job.  :cheers:

zobook:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 12, 2008, 03:39:46 pm ---I kind of considered PC controller hacks something from yesterday that was no longer a necessity (thanks to people like Ultimarc and GGG)
--- End quote ---

I live in Argentina, and not in Buenos Aires. It's unlikely i can buy a keyboard/joystick encoder from Ultimarc or similar. So for me, hacking was te only option. But that doesn't mean it has to look ugly  ;D.


--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 12, 2008, 03:39:46 pm ---proved that a controller hack doesn't have to look like a hack at all.
--- End quote ---

That was my original idea, to make something that may look nice if someone open the lid of the controller. Even i sure it will looks like a mess when i do the wiring of the microswitches  ;D

Thanks for your comment

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