Emulation Box Of Dewm!
<div class="IPBDescription">Or: SNES controller conversion thingie</div> I was thinking of building a computer just for running emulators, with associated TV out and such and so forth, and I was wondering if there was any way to hook SNES controllers to a computer. Quick google search left me hopeless, but I thought you guys could help.
Mods: All the games I download are ones I already have, so nyah.
Mods: All the games I download are ones I already have, so nyah.
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But then again I'm a purist. :)
Then you are a rich man indeed. Guess you could use Bomberman and Rock & Roll Racing, but you can't have everything.
I'm very lucky. I got Super Mario World, Mario All-Stars, Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Mario Kart, SF2 Turbo, Killer Instinct, MK1, MK2, Mega Man X, and more! And while I've had these emulated for years, its great to get the actual cartridge in your hands again. Emulation is good, but its not good enough I say! :D
I like the cover art.
I'm very lucky. I got Super Mario World, Mario All-Stars, Link to the Past, Super Metroid, Mario Kart, SF2 Turbo, Killer Instinct, MK1, MK2, Mega Man X, and more! And while I've had these emulated for years, its great to get the actual cartridge in your hands again. Emulation is good, but its not good enough I say! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Oh yeah, I forgot I had Super Mario All-Stars (with Super Mario World). I sometimes prefer emulation...if I have a nice gamepad.
Ach! Double-post, sorry.
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I'm building one because I'd like to play PSX (I have a PS2, it just only reads DVDs...piece of crap...) and games on other systems as well.. We also want it for Stepmania. Otherwise I'd head right over to eBay and buy one.
The only thing I need is an NIC, a CD drive, and a cheap vid card that has a TV-out.
I'd love to get an SNES, personally, as there's a store around here that sells SNES games (too bad they're out of the systems) but this is much more practical.
Skulkbait: Exactly how much soldering would I have to do exactly? I'd rather not ruin anything and that link was not helpful in the least.
Basically what you do is take a DB25-Male soldertab connector (available at your local radioshack or equivelent), and solder wires from the DB25 pins to a small nail, which you then stick in the corresponding pinhole in the SNES controller's plug. DB25 Pins 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 get soldered to diodes (make sure they point the right way) which all get soldered to one nail. bassically it breaks down like this if you're making 2 controller interfaces:
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DB25 5,6,7,8,9 -> diodes -> nail -> nail
DB25 2 -> nail -> nail
DB25 3 -> nail -> nail
DB25 10 -> nail
DB25 12 -> nail
DB25 18,19 -> nail -> nail
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so the wires from DB25 pins 5,6,7,8,9,2,3,18, and 19 are shared with the corresponding nails that would plug into the 2nd controller, DB25 10 only goes to the first controller, and DB25 12 only goes to the second controller.
If that still isn't clear, I'll post some pictures of my rig later.
I'm a slow learner...
Somebody is currently developing a SNES emulator for the GBA. I find that quite spiffy.
Secret of Mana on the GBA ^_^
No, that was Sword of Mana. Which is an updated version of Seiken Denstesu 1 which was on the original Gameboy.
Secret of Mana is Seiken Densetsu 2.
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Alright, but you'll have to wait 'till later today
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I have a pair of controllers that look somewhat similar to the N64 and I must say that most N64 games feel much better when emulated than when played on the real console. Can't say no to 800x600 at 160 FPS(vertical sync on!).
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Olaf is DOMINATING the race! Tarquin looks lost out there...