Xbox 360 “Duke” Controller
For some reason I have put the guts of a wireless Xbox 360 controller inside of an original, huge, 2001-model Xbox 1 controller - commonly referred to as “the Duke”, though what it has in common with John Wayne is beyond me.
Batteries. Much more useful up there than the memory slots or whatever the heck it was for.
Believe it or not this mod is suggested to me every once in a while so I figured I might as well take a crack at it and see what happens. It’s not often you get to work on a controller so large it’s classified by NASA as a low-level Earth-orbit object. For this reason, during the modding, I was careful not to drop it as this would have created an impact crater sufficient to snuff out all life on Earth and the dinosaurs, whichever comes first. Aerosmith and Bruce Willis were standing by to save the day in case of mishaps.
All ripping aside, it ended up being about as difficult as the PS360 controller, nothing I couldn’t handle. Since I did this on my own accord it is unclaimed and up for grabs. Best price gets it, so make an offer! Could ship just in time for Halo 3. (Note: Some interested parties, but UP FOR GRABS as yet)
Based off the difficulty of this mod (harder than I would have liked) and the number of other projects I have going on I probably won’t duplicate this anytime soon, so first come, only served. More pics and a video below.
Looks quite normal from the front, except for the added guide button (between/above back and start) and the headset jack at the base. Couldn’t forget that, what’s trash-talking without one?
Back is also fairly normal, except for a small, recessed “sync” button below where the cord used to come out. Remember, if a burglar or elephant is in your house you can throw this controller at them for an easy knockout. (See your local state laws before carrying it in your purse, however)
Below are some photos and descriptions of the internals:
Closer view of the wireless Xbox 360 controller PCB. Click here to supersize (sorry no fries).
The dreaded shoulder buttons. For the right analog trigger I was able to hook up a potentiometer normally. For the left I had to saw a 360 shoulder assembly in half and connect it via a rod to the Duke’s shoulder button. What a mess. But it works.
Click here to download a short, yet thrilling, video of this amazingly backwards controller in action. And no, I don’t have an HDTV set yet, sorry. Think of it, in just minutes a day, by lifting and playing with this controller, you can burn off twice the calories of the regular Xbox 360 alone! Now how much would you pay?
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September 18th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
xbox controller swallows xbox 360 controller…
Console Mod Man Ben Heck is at it again. Now he’s taken the mammoth controller from an original Xbox, gutted it, and stuffed it with the contents of an Xbox 360 wireless controller.
Other than a little Xbox Guide button he added between the R…
September 18th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Hey man. That is really really sweet, and totally unexpected. I’m sure some majorly big handed xbox 360 fan is going to really love this thing. I know you’ve been talking about ‘the duke’ for a looooong time now. Glad you finally did somethin about it! Now you just need to get it to come back after you throw it a la Link’s Boomerang…
ttyl
-a
September 18th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Hey, I was a huge fan of the original “duke” controllers…and I’m tempted to make an offer, but i cant really justify paying for a controller right now, especially with the prevalence of the bumpers in recent games represented in the white and black buttons. So unfortunately, no money from me. But GREAT job, I love that you brought back something I loved so much.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
As an additional note, will we be getting a how to for this one? You said it wasn’t any harder than the PS360 you did.
September 19th, 2007 at 12:38 am
Thats one huge 360 controler. It’s cool and and seemless. Im surprised that MS did not make one for the 360 already. Can’t wait to see what you do next.
September 19th, 2007 at 8:44 am
It looks great Ben! But why haven´t you build a Switch under the XBOX-Logo so you could push the Logo for the Home-Button. You also could put a newer Guitar Hero-Guitar in a PS2-One or an Real-Life-Guitar.
September 19th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Awesome! I love the original xbox controller even if it was the size of a small car. I like the battery placement. I don’t know anyone who uses a memory card with there original xbox.
September 19th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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September 19th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Wow… well i did this with a xbox logitech controller and a duke….. but i guess yours is more up to date ^_^
September 19th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Great job Ben.Thumbs up ;)
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September 20th, 2007 at 6:51 am
Holy shit ben. !@. i was hoping MS would make an xbox-1 fat controller for the xbox360. i got gorilla hands and its hard to play DOA4 and Halo games on xbox360 with such a small controller.
September 20th, 2007 at 6:55 am
I am considering buying one from you maybe christmas or some shit. lol so i can play halo 3 with no problems.
September 20th, 2007 at 6:56 am
aw. just saw that you wont duplicate it. i dont have any spare money right now =(
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September 21st, 2007 at 12:37 am
How much to do the same, but keep the LB and RB buttons, and move the A,B,X,Y buttons to the back of the controller so I never have to take my thumbs off the sticks? Will supply Duke controllers and 360 controller.
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September 21st, 2007 at 6:54 am
The controller doesn’t look THAT huge, unless your hand is huge. :P
Nice mod!
September 21st, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Interested in buying. how much are you willing to sell it for
September 22nd, 2007 at 10:31 pm
ill buy it 600$ us
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September 26th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
I love you. I love you so bad. I love my old Duke, and now you’ve given me the inspiration I need to make it Halo 3 compatible. Now, about that old Xbox… Could we stuff a 360 in there? I think we can!
Buddy
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October 1st, 2007 at 12:02 am
god i love the duke! I wish there was a usb mod or somthing!
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October 1st, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Not that I don’t love what you’ve done here, Ben, and far, far from ever saying I could do any better (I probably couldn’t even get the screws off the controllers), but I have two critiques for this lovely mod:
1) Why not raise the original XBOX “button” and somehow make that the guide button?
2) While making the original XBOX button the guide button, how about put the player select LEDs around it?
Boy, I wish I had seen this in time so I could’ve gotten my hands on that.. Just out of curiosity, how much did it go for anyways?
October 7th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Has this thing sold, if not what are you asking for it?
The Duke controller was the best console controller ever.
October 12th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
I googled a mod to use original xbox controllers on 360.. this is what i found.. great job dude, im sure it’s much better for halo.. halo 3 with a 360 controller sucks nut for me.. im used to the precise joysticks of original xbox controllers, not the cheap crap they put in the 360’s. s controller or duke.. if i buy a 360 ill have to make sure i can get a decent controller for it..
October 19th, 2007 at 7:36 am
“Xbox 1 controller… commonly referred to as “the Dukeâ€, though what it has in common with John Wayne is beyond me.”
It’s rough, tough, and takes no shit from Indians…?