can i mod a genesis controller to fit a USB?

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ganonbanned
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can i mod a genesis controller to fit a USB?

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ive been wanting to play some genesis ROMS (home brews :wink: ) for a while that i suck at with using the keyboard. i have an extra USB cord for a camera, and an extra controller, how could i do this?
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Gut a USB pad, and a Genesis Pad, and put the guts of the USB pad into the Genesis pad, and rewire to the buttons.
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Somebody please buy my Dreamcast >_> £20+shipping :)
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Unidentified Assilant wrote:Gut a USB pad, and a Genesis Pad, and put the guts of the USB pad into the Genesis pad, and rewire to the buttons.
Pure genius. That would be a lot easier than making your own, finding drivers, etc.
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Post by shmagoogin77 »

would that work?
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Post by sammy »

I did this for a snes emulator and it worked, you need to get a pretty small controller though...
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