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rezhd007
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USB nes controller

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Is it hard for a noob to build USB nes controller like this one http://edshowtos.blogspot.com/2008/06/h ... oller.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and when I mean noob I mean just learn the basic of soldering
ps has anyone build one before
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I want to make one not buy one
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I have built one for a friend out of a super nintendo controller. Its not hard at all. Just follow that guys directions if you cant figure it out.
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rezhd007 wrote:I want to make one not buy one
They have kits that you can buy (comes with the USB chip and USB cord) to make one.
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You can also wire the USB chip from a $10 controller from Wal-Mart into the NES controller. You'll just have to figure out which pairs of pins on the chip correspond to which buttons. (It's not too complicated.)
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or connect it to your parallel port on your computer
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thank for the help i'm going to make one starting this week :D
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