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NES Controller Socket Lets You Control Your Mods with Nostalgia
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 7:30 AM on September 28, 2008
Parallax has just released their NES controller socket to the delights of modders everywhere. Instead of forcing them to chop up an old NES to get the 7-pin socket, Parallax has made it available for only $US2 on their site. The NES controller would be great for all kinds of little projects, from robots to old-school gaming devices, and we're really looking forward to seeing what inventive modders can do with the humble and much-loved controller. [MAKE]
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Capt Castellanos
Posted 7:35 AM 28/9/08
thats totally the bee knees and the cats pajamas all rolled into one.
can't wait untill i find a project to do thats
easy enough for me and use this as well.
until then, i'm just going to wait and see the cool things other people do.
Capt Castellanos
aR-Tard
Posted 8:19 AM 28/9/08
Robots, you say?
Can not wait.
aR-Tard
lazerpenguin
Posted 9:04 AM 28/9/08
Im assuming that there should be an easy way to make a much less expensive nes to usb plug with one of these? I dont have the ingenuity to do it on my own, but hope that a nice modder will give instructions.
lazerpenguin
wcnghj
Posted 8:55 AM 28/9/08
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strider_mt2k
Posted 9:24 AM 28/9/08
Oh man that is sexamaghraphically hookup-licious.
strider_mt2k
dingus
Posted 12:14 PM 28/9/08
omgomgomgomg Power Glove interface!
dingus
WildWon
Posted 1:08 PM 28/9/08
@dingus: Fuck power glove. I wanna program ROB to gyrate his hips more than elvis!
O_o U-Force to play Trackmania...!!
WildWon
Tracert
Posted 1:58 PM 28/9/08
@lazerpenguin: It's still necessary to add a USB controller so that the NES pad button presses can be sent to the computer. This thing is just a header so you have something to plug into.
RetroZone will sell you everything you need to make a usb nes controller for just $17. I've bought a couple, it's totally worth it if you like to play emulators, and super easy to do too.
Tracert
HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak
Posted 2:54 PM 28/9/08
@lazerpenguin: If you want to go the ultra-cheap route, you can just whip up an nes-to-parallel adapter, if your computer still has a parallel port.
HeartBurnKid, creepy morbid freak
videoCWK
Posted 4:22 PM 28/9/08
Can I put this in an existing NES? Mine has wonky connectors.
videoCWK
tommo
Posted 5:08 PM 28/9/08
@videoCWK: I don't see why not.
tommo
ViperBorg
Posted 3:10 AM 30/9/08
@ViperBorg: Quick, to the Consumerist!
ViperBorg
ViperBorg
Posted 3:09 AM 30/9/08
@wcnghj: Yeah, that sucks.
ViperBorg
Solaricide
Posted 6:50 AM 30/9/08
Neat, but I have no idea what I could do with... OH MY GOD MIDI CONTROLLER!
Solaricide