Controller You Can Use

[XFactor]

I need to know what controllers besides the original N64 controller you can use...Can you use a gamecube controller?

BTW, i have heard of an official small nintendo 64 controller known as the "Hiro". I just need to know if anyone had heard of this and/or know where i can get my hands on one if it does exist.

Thanks.

[usbcd36]

Um…well you can use any other controller manufactured for the N64…

I suggest the Boomerang64 controller, as it is very easy to split. All of the different sections are on different boards, and the board with the Start button is the only complex one.

[timmeh87]

you could use the buttons form a gc controller but you need the chip thats on the n64 controller.

[vskid]

I need to know what controllers besides the original N64 controller you can use...Can you use a gamecube controller?

BTW, i have heard of an official small nintendo 64 controller known as the "Hiro". I just need to know if anyone had heard of this and/or know where i can get my hands on one if it does exist.

Thanks.

I've been wondering about the hiro, too. There was a thread about it a long time ago, but when I looked I couldn't find it. I stubbled upon a picture of it while on google images, and the webstie was in japanese, so you might have to import it.

[Krepticor]

I recommend the superpad 64 or possibly a mad katz controller (the later more prefered for quality standards)

The mad kays has just a few small surface mout components and a single electrolytic cap in addition to the "black dot" processor

anyway I recommend you solder on the exposed circles that are part of the copper circuit Print, and then hot glue the wires just away from the contacts (also the isolated buttons, and the joystick have wires already just replace them with longer wires)

Another reason to get the mad katz is free turbo circuitry! (If you are into that kinda thing)

[doctorjames]

Some of the third-party controllers use pots for the joystick instead of photo-resistors used in the official controllers. This allows you to switch it with a different joystick that uses pots like the ps2 joysticks. I did this to my Interact controller that I'm using in my portable, and it works great.

[Super Cameraman]

DoctorJames, are you a member on FXhome?

Just had to ask.

[doctorjames]

Nope, I'm only on benheck.

[vskid]

Nope, I'm only on benheck.

Because benheck pwns.

[XFactor]

james, which controller did you use because i am trying to find a joystick with a smaller housing (the containment box that you move the joystick within, the original N64 controller box is huge)? If you can help me, i'd be greatly appreciated.

[doctorjames]

Ya, I know what you're talking about. I used a Interact SharkPad Pro64, it had a huge containment box.
<img src=http://lightland.hp.infoseek.co.jp/wanted/sharkpro.jpg>
If you swap out that huge, monster joystick with a ps2 joystick, it will be a pretty thin controller. I have a cheap, normal sized controller that had the buttons and D-Pad on seperate boards, and IIRC it used pots. I'll have to check that and the name though.

[XFactor]

You make it sound as if you can swap the PS joystick with the N64 with no problems; is this true or am I assuming way to much because i really don't want to have to deal with more complex wiring?

[marshallh]

1st party Nintendo 64 controllers (made by nintendo) - optical joystick. Can't be used with anything else.

3rd party controllers (intec, interact etc) - potentiometer-based joysticks. Usually can be replaced with any other pot-based joystick, including the playstation analog sticks.

[XFactor]

Boomerangs would fit into this catagory of 3rd party pot sticks, correct (i hope)?

[usbcd36]

Yes.