I got an adaptoid!

[nevermind1534]

Got it on ebay, it arrived today. Who else has one?

[bicostp]

A whozywhatthewherenow?

[eagle5953]

An adaptoid is an N64-to-USB conversion dongle that has been discontinued for some time and now sells for an inexplicably high premium. As near as I can tell, its only advantage over other converters is that it supports rumble and memory paks.

[Snow_Cat]

Wait... how much could I sell one for?

[nevermind1534]

Wait... how much could I sell one for?

You have one? I'll buy it.

[Snow_Cat]

^ ·̫ · ^ Give me a week, I'll see if I can't make one.

[eagle5953]

Wait... how much could I sell one for?

Just checked eBay - there's one listed for $90 shipped.

Or there are newer adapters available for $20 that support two simultaneous N64 controllers.

^ ·̫ · ^ Give me a week, I'll see if I can't make one.

With some experience in PIC programming, it's very doable.

[Snow_Cat]

I didn't find enough information for me to do a blind implementation of the key feature (memory pack access using N64 controller), and I'm not going to buy a console, game, controller and memory pack on a lark.

<. .'> sorry to disappoint.

Notes:

Spoiler:

• N64 controller
  • physical connector...measurements required
  • signaling description...documented
  • Controller descriptors...documented
  • Rumble pack (detect, on, off)...documented
  • Memory pack (detect, read, write)...original research required!
    • logic analyser
    • bus sniffer (design and implementation)
    • analysis of captured data
• USB HID
  • HID descriptor...needs modification
  • Hardware implementation...done, many times over
  • build...little early to worry about that
• other
  • allocation of time (ouch)
  • get boss to pay for it?

[nevermind1534]

Wait... how much could I sell one for?

Just checked eBay - there's one listed for $90 shipped.

I got mine for a bit less than that.

One of the ones I bid on ended up going for $98 plus shipping. It took me a while before I finally won one. I wish I had bought one when they made the last batch of them. I was thinking about it, but ended up not going for it.