NES ipod controller

A_Username · Post by **A_Username** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:34 pm

This guy made an ipod dock/controller out of a NES controller. He can even play doom with it

I found the video on youtube and then found the hackday article. Read/watch more below.

http://www.hackaday.com/2007/01/12/ipod-nes-controller/

limpport · Post by **limpport** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:50 am

That is absolutely unbeleavable! I wish I could have skillin's like that!

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:19 pm

Read the How To, it's not as impressive as it first looks. One button and three directions is all that works, and it requires internal modding of the ipod (just tapping into it's switches).

Post by **gannon** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:25 pm

It'd be more impressive if they hacked an iPod remote/emulated the iPod remote control signal to the NES controller buttons.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:45 pm

i dont think people would take apart their ipod just to play some doom
but you never know

joevennix · Post by **joevennix** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:15 pm

I started a project like this, but it never really got off the ground because I couldn't get it to compile under iPL. It used an actual NES controller hooked up to the iPod via serial port.

It wouldn't be very hard, check here for a lot of information on the NES signals. The ipod already outputs serial at TTL levels, so no shifting is necessary. PM me if you want to see the beta of my code (written in C). It's just an interface.

A_Username · Post by **A_Username** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:35 pm

tom61 wrote:Read the How To, it's not as impressive as it first looks. One button and three directions is all that works, and it requires internal modding of the ipod (just tapping into it's switches).

3 Directions

How would you play doom?

Kyosho · Post by **Kyosho** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:35 pm

A_Username wrote:
tom61 wrote:Read the How To, it's not as impressive as it first looks. One button and three directions is all that works, and it requires internal modding of the ipod (just tapping into it's switches).
3 Directions How would you play doom?

I would assume Forward, Left, and Right. You'd have to do a lot of turning around. The one button I assume would be fire. Didn't you need a button for opening doors in doom, though? Hm. Been a long time since I've played it. Perhaps not.