Funner Than Leather
Ah. Nice Mech. Is that a Super or a Competition joystick? I ordered a Super cuz I prefer ball sticks to bats.
Nice choice with the Agetec button layout. When I saw this guy's layout I almost puked. The old speaker case only adds to the effect.
Elite Gamer
I made my stick out a psx controller, cause it works with everything (DC, GCN, xbox, pc) like mech mentioned. But if I wasn't so lazy, i'd just make connectors for everything.
I use the competition buttons, I prefer them to the ultimates (concave). I haven't used sanwa buttons yet, but I'm going to get some soon.
I like the simplicity of your box design. I have limited access to wood cutting tools (I also suck at wood work), so thats something I could do.
steam: Mrs Esterhouse
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Super. I didn't even have to trim out some wood thickness to make the stick long enough, it worked perfectly.Originally posted by SXA
Ah. Nice Mech. Is that a Super or a Competition joystick? I ordered a Super cuz I prefer ball sticks to bats.I actually haven't cut anything myself yet, those are the cuts I had the Home Depot guys do.I like the simplicity of your box design. I have limited access to wood cutting tools (I also suck at wood work), so thats something I could do.
I wanted to make it slope downward (the back at four or five inches and the front an inch lower) but I didn't have the tools to make sloped sides and angled tops to the front and back. I might try to find a friend with some tools for whenever I start the Supergun to do it then. Thinking about it, I should've stuck the left triggers and select in there as well in case I wanted it for games like SotN, but I'll deal.
I've now also found that the height makes it impossible to play on my lap, but it works almost perfectly with my coffee table so it's all good.
bullet taker
Well done. I pondered pursuing a project such as this a few weeks ago to be completed during the summer. Knowing that you [like me] haven't had any soldering experience or anything of that nature really helps to give me a push forward.
But if I do this, I want pink buttons.
Electronic cigarette.
FYI: If you've never soldered before, be sure to get in at least a couple minutes of testing first. I found myself an extra 10/100 ethernet card laying around and spent a couple minutes soldering from point to point, both on areas with something for the wire to attach to and on flat areas.
Probably the best piece of advice I found was to first create a blob of solder on the point where the wire will go, and then bring over the wire and reheat the solder to stick the wire in. Gets rid of that "I need three arms" annoyance quite nicely.
bullet taker
Advice taken. Turns out I know someone who has had soldering experience as well, so hopefully I can learn the ropes firsthand.
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I changed the topic title since it looks like I'll be delving into other fun stuff to boot. I spent part of this afternoon attaching a USB cable to an extra XBox controller for use on my PC. Despite the utter simplicity of what need to be done, it was actually a bit harder then wiring up the PS stick because the USB wires were so tiny. I had to take a sharp knife and very carefully peel off the rubber, which was a pain in the ass. Then I had to contend to loose connections in my soldering and a set of drivers that didn't work, but it's now all setup and good.
It's not perfect, as per default button 2 is Back, 1 is Start, 3 is left stick button, and 4 is right stick button, so Mame is an utter pain in the ass. It would have been even worse if I had tried this with an S-controller. Since it's USB not all games recongnize it (like rRootage), but it nice finally having two gamepads at once for the games and emus that support such.
The drivers also have a few built-in setups for FPS' in the Halo-style, which I naturally haven't tried yet. But I'll see if I can give it a go since I know someone here is probably wondering (or is now) how well that holds up.
I don't have pics since my roomie took his digital camera back, but it's really just a stock hamburger controller with a white cable. Luckily, the Gods were smiling upon me when I made it as the "stopper" that held the cord in place on the mouse I ripped the cable off of fit in perfectly in the XBox's cable holder. It's the little things that make it nice.
HENSHIN
wow. shitload more posts since i last saw this thread. since someone mentioned connectors i guess i should post my stick.
stick and the full thing which is still in my garage unfinished (minicab project for 'sculpture' class last year, good ol conceptual art. or something):
its a competition w/ultimates. im thinking about making another stand alone one w/horizontal switch pushbuttons, the base doesnt have to be as tall to accomodate the wiring. didnt use them here because they were too loose for my liking (there are stiffer microswitches that feel a lot better imo, i have them on my other stick). the ultimates are also taller (above the surface, the 'plunger' i think), which is my main complaint about them. anyways enough blabbering and on to this:
the 15 pin connector thingy specifically. i have ps and dc controllers hacked up to connect to it. ive been thinking about replacing it with a vga connector (smaller, easier to connect, readily available cables to use). course i spent a crapload on these already (damn you overpriced electronics store).
and as for that other stick i mentioned:
that wooden surface would be my desk's keyboard tray. i used it as my test bed. its a super stick, horizontal switch pushbuttons. the green ones i bought at the local expensive electronics shop (long story dealing with sculpture class). theyre a little shorter, and they have stiffer cherry microswitches. and its using the same connector thingy. go interchangeability!
Smack my Bitch Up
Okay now I'm sorry that I missed this thread the first time so I've gotta catch up.
Where do you get the sticks and buttons for this stuff?
Would I be able to do it with a USB PC controller? (I'm getting all school girlish thinking about it.)
How much would this project run me (estimate,) including the cost of the sodering thing but not the controller.
Would it be possible to make one unit to work with multiple interfaces? (i.e. Xbox, PSX, etc)
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Japtor: Your stuff kicks ass!www.happcontrols.comOriginally posted by ShineAqua
Where do you get the sticks and buttons for this stuff?I would imagine so. I'd have to open one up to be 100% positive, but I so no reason otherwise.Would I be able to do it with a USB PC controller? (I'm getting all school girlish thinking about it.)Stick $14x1, buttons $1.50x7 (six plus start) to 10 (eight plus start and select), wood $4.75x2, soldering gun $7.99, wire $3, extra solder (though I still have only used the solder that came with my gun) $4 = @ $48.99How much would this project run me (estimate,) including the cost of the sodering thing but not the controller.If you have a Magic Box or a controller adapter.Would it be possible to make one unit to work with multiple interfaces? (i.e. Xbox, PSX, etc)
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