Main Restorations Software Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Everything Else Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements Monitor/Video GroovyMAME Merit/JVL Touchscreen Meet Up Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing Woodworking Software Support Forums Consoles Project Arcade Reviews
Automated Projects Artwork Frontend Support Forums Pinball Forum Discussion Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board controls.dat Linux Miscellaneous Arcade Wiki Discussion Old Archives
Lightguns Arcade1Up Try the site in https mode Site News

Unread posts | New Replies | Recent posts | Rules | Chatroom | Wiki | File Repository | RSS | Submit news

  

Author Topic: Console Stick options  (Read 1421 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

madk

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 227
  • Last login:March 28, 2017, 04:59:49 pm
  • I actually am a llama!!
    • Digital Something
Console Stick options
« on: February 14, 2009, 01:18:33 pm »
Hey guys,

It's been a long time and I've been getting the itch again lately.  I'm been playing a lot of Dreamcast and 360 fighters lately and I'm starting to explore my options. I want to build a stick that'll work with 360, PS3 and Dreamcast. Are there currently any easy ways to tackle this.

Like I said, I've been out of the loop for awhile so I am basically just looking for a bit of advice.

Thanks in advance.
Matt (mad-k)

Gatsu

  • Trade Count: (+3)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 943
  • Last login:November 04, 2017, 08:23:43 am
  • I'm not prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
Re: Console Stick options
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 07:38:37 pm »
well...you can buy a premade one that works with one of the consoles you mentioned, then hack the other 2 pads and add them in. This may be a large headache because some of the sticks are smaller and only have so much room in them. And some odd wiring.

Or..if you are wood working inclined, draw up some plans of your own, or see if someone will share theres with you, see what kind of style stick you'd prefer....build it. Hack the controllers and wire it all up yourself. Its not really hard. Just depends on how deep you wanna get into the woodworking because some of the tools required can be expensive at first.

Also, hacking controller pads isn't for everyone. I'm not soldering inclined since my hands shake...so I've gotta get a buddy to wire mine up. But HarumaN on this forum hacks them for a pretty good price. I'm sure he'd hook you up.

3rd option is get someone to custom build you a stick. Though easiest on you, it can get expensive depending on who you get to do them and what all functionality you want/need.

Let me know if I can help anymore.