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Hi,

I am trying to mod my genesis controller to run on my pc through my parallel port. I used the following schematics to make the connections, and I am using direct pad pro and PPJoy but I cannot get the up and down buttons to work! any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

DB25 DB9
25 pin D ...

hi i am trying to mod a genesis controller to work on my pc. the only information I could find online is how to make this adapter:

I'm trying to make a genesis to parallel port not an NES to parallel port! =)

Hey Everyone,

I've been trying to make a genesis controller to have a DB25 end to plug into my PC's parallel port for a while now. I followed these schematics shown below but I can't seem to get them to work. I've checked that my wiring and soldering is okay and cathode ends of the diodes are ...

I have tried to make one for the parallel port and It was an unsuccessful attempt. The schematics I found online do not work. =( these are the ones that i used:

Is there anything that I can get this part from rather than buying it online?

Any one recognize this USB component? I want one to convert my genesis controller to USB. http://www.retrousb.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; explains how to do it but I don't know where to find this part!

Yeah, I am using the 7 diodes that the diagram shows. I don't mind that I cut the genesis controller because I don't own a genesis anymore and I only wanted a controller for my PC but unfortunately it didn't work =(

Do pins 18 and 19 on the DB25 need to be soldered together? and then the wire needs ...

Hi guys,

I've heard about a lot of people modding their nes/snes controllers so they can connect them to the old 25 pin printer serial ports in their computers. I decided to try it out with a genesis controller but there isn't nearly as much info online. I found the following plans on a number of ...