Joystick Idea

Thegamer3000 · Post by **Thegamer3000** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:37 pm

I think that most everyone hates the N64 joystick...right? Well I do. So I was wondering could I take a Gamecube controller and hook it up. I looked at the N64 Jystk and it has 6 wires, so does the gamecube. Tell me what you think.

Post by **gannon** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:42 pm

You can hook up playstation or gamecube joysticks to non-official N64 controllers that use potentiometers instead of the LED setup.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 3:08 pm

check out the sticky next time electric rain posted a thread on this in there

EDIT: right here http://www.benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=11318

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:15 pm

again photodiodes vs. pots issue, however if you are talking about plugging a gamecube controller into a n64 then that is new

Dilberitio · Post by **Dilberitio** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:46 am

i have the same question (sort of). Would you be able to take the wire from an N64 controller and put it on a gcn controller. or could you then put an n64 ic chip in a gcn controller then put an N64 wire on a Gcn controller

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:10 am

nope not gonna happen easily, stick with the third party mod, Or just settle for the first party ontroller and get used to buying replacement joysticks

Thegamer3000 · Post by **Thegamer3000** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:16 pm

So I can't use a original N64 controller with a Gamecube joystick?

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:57 pm

Not unless you are a paid professional with 2+ years experience. I bet ben could do it.

SS

Post by **gannon** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 6:12 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand, this is how they function (and are different):
N64 Joystick: Uses LEDs/Pinwheels along with a photo transistor to make a stream of binary data per clock cycle, therefor counting the acceleration in a given direction (IIRC it tells which specific direction by varying sizes of holes in the pinwheel). It could also be much simpler than this and use a photo resistor, which if such makes it perhaps possible to interface with the gamecube joystick given enough probing/some hacking.
Edit: Another source labels it as a photocell measuring the current produced, which is possible as well.

Gamecube Joystick: Potentiometer based measuring the resistance across the x/y axises. Measure with a multimeter for full resistance range.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:44 pm

ditto, what gannon said is dead on, unless you want to convert those then it is not worth your time,

It is kinda like (insert bad analogy here) It is just very difficult, Unless you want to waste a lot of time effort and MONEY, then do not wory about it, read the sticky, get a third party, (sharkpad64 highly recommended) and live the rest of your live without that greif