Hi all, relative newcomer to the forum here. A couple years ago I got into Neo Geo stuff, I picked up an AES for a decent price...realized it was way too expensive to collect for, let alone play games on. So I made a consolized MVS system and started getting arcade carts for substantially cheaper, and of course the 161 in 1 cart etc.
The problem with the Neo Geo continued to be expensive controllers that in my opinion weren't that great without upgrading the sticks and buttons. So I figured i'd build a controller using high end arcade sticks and buttons.
This was the end result
Now that i'm diving head first into PC Engine stuff, i'd love to build a 6 button stick for my soon to arrive Duo from Keith Courage.
My plan is to use a 8pin mini din port on the controller, so I can just use a mini din to mini din cable and not have to get an expensive and also stupid short stock cable. That way the cable is completely removable and length won't be an issue.
So does anyone have a pinout/wiring diagram for an avenue 6 button pad, or for the 8 pin din port of the console itself? I don't have a 6 button controller to tear apart to see what goes where.
Anyways, i'd love to get this build up and running and document my progress. I'll probably go with wood for the enclosure again, but I am playing around with other ideas.
If this goes well, i'd be more than willing to make a few for anyone interested...but even at a reasonable price I probably can't beat Hori fight stick prices. So there's that haha. I'll keep a list of parts and prices that I use here for anyone that wants to tackle it themselves as well.
EDIT: Picture size fixed so it wasn't gigantic