What do you think about different controllers?

I'm just wondering what do you guys thing about having a modified PSX of Saturn controller to use on the Neo? I've been looking at how to do something like this and it doesn't look very hard. I'm just seeing what people think of the idea, and what controllers would you like to see converted?

Peace

JHendrix

y would you want to do that y not just use the neo geo joystick or neo cd controller

My reasoning behind it is threefold:

1.) I hate the Neo CD pad for fighting games, it's just hard to pull of moves.

2.) All the Neo Geo Joysticks/Pads are way to much money to purchase/replace.

3.) As far as the Joystick goes, I like it, but a lot of my non Neo Hardcore friends really don't like using the stick, even with custom built arcade sticks that work with the neo. They just want to use a regular pad, and as soon as I brought the idea up to a friend of mine, he said instantly he'd want two done for him if I could get it to work.

Peace

JHendrix

yea, i have a really cool joystick for SNES, i dont know if you can modify that to be for meo, but i would want it to be modified. how do you do it?

Originally posted by JHendrix:
<STRONG>I'm just wondering what do you guys thing about having a modified PSX of Saturn controller to use on the Neo? I've been looking at how to do something like this and it doesn't look very hard. I'm just seeing what people think of the idea, and what controllers would you like to see converted?

Peace

JHendrix</STRONG>

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I think this is good. I know a lot of people aren't comfortable with the sticks. In fact, in my SNES days, with SFII, I was one of them.

Ok, I was going to post my theory on my site when it's up, but here goes:

The Neo has a very simple electronic control setup. It has 1 pin on the controller port for every button (Up, Down, A, B, Start, etc). And one common wire for the voltage level (which in the Neo's case is +5V). So what has to be done is 3 steps (I think):

1.) Buy a 15 pin connnector with a wire attatched to it (it's the same pin size as a MIDI/Gameport on PC's, NOT THE 15 PIN MONITOR CABLE), open the sucker up and find out which wire go to what pin.

2.) Go to www.gamesx.com and find out the controller pinout of the Neo. Write it down cause you are going to need it.

3.) Open up the controller of your choice, and remove the wire connections to the circuit board.

4.) (This is where I haven't tried yet, so it's theory, I'm going to test soon!)
Find the where you can connect the common wire (+5V) to the top of every button switch you will need on the controller.

5.) Then connect the corresponding wire from the Neo pinout to the other end of the switch for the button of your choice.

6.) Close up the controller and hope to god that this dumb guy on the Net isn't out of his mind.


Please I haven't tried this yet, but I will as soon as I get a car and the 15 pin connectors I need. If you do try this, do not hold me responsible for what happens to your controller and possibly your Neo! This is all theory and I haven't gotten to test it out yet. If it does work, I will open my site early and put up the tutorial for it with pics.

Peace

JHendrix

hmmmm.... interesting idea, yes. I wish I had more time on my hands to dabble in that sort of stuff.

I really want to try this. I have an MAS style 6 button stick for SNES that I'd like to convert and use with my super gun.