Ok which Duo / PC Engine controller hack would you like to see next...VOTE

[hoobs88]

Unfortunately, it doesn't support 6 button mode. I had one of the special Street Fighter II control pads for that reason. The 'X' and 'Triangle' buttons correspond to buttons I and II. The 'Circle' and 'Square' buttons correspond to buttons I and II with Full Turbo. The 'Left' and 'Right' buttons correspond to buttons I and II with Medium Turbo. It is unique and if nothing else it adds some extension to the short cords that the Duo and PC Engine made.

[Duo_R]

man that button assignment is goofy. The layout should be X & O is II and I, and Square and Triangle would be the turbos. I would mod that to have the correct layout if I had one...any idea if it works using the PS2 Wireless Controller? I know the Saturn version didn't work (I had the same brand).

[Zeon]

Why hack up an existing joypad, when you could just make your own pc-engine arcade joystick just as easily. Well unless you prefer a pad over a stick for certain games, which is understandable. However, weren't most if not all 6 button pc-engine games fighters? We all know playing fighting games with anything other than a joystick is just plain evil and wrong.

[rolins]

Here's a photo of Hudson Soft's Joycard Sansui SSS with headphone jack that I would like to get hacked for the Duo.

I remember using one these at my cousin's house many years ago. They're great gamepad about the same as the Nes controller, except slightly looser. Here's photo of the japanese box.

[hoobs88]

I have a cordless multitap and cordless pads so I haven't tried a wireless pad with the converter yet. The guy that I bought it from seemed to think that it would work.

[Duo_R]

So I went with a NES controller conversion (I know, I know, I was going to go a SNES originally). This controller was too cool for me to pass up to convert. It features a audio jack which I intend to keep functional. Imagine sitting back in your chair with a nice long controller cable and plugging in your headphones into your controller.

Project Sansui SSS to Duo (I am thinking of calling this the Sansui TTI):

The updated guide (PDF):
http://www.geocities.com/duo_r@sbcglobal.net/NEStoDuohack.pdf
Note- I still need to finish section on how to add turbo fire


BTW - if you can pull this off I think you could be ready to a Region Mod for a TG-16. In some ways this project tested my patience more than the region mod since you are wiring up just as many wires but you have to add resistors, etc. The biggest difference or what makes region mod more difficult or intimidating is desoldering the pins from the PCB.

Should I post of how this looks under the hood?

[Duo_R]

ok,

here is the final pics of the Sansui SSS to Turbo Duo conversion. I call it: "Sansui TTI edition."

Controller features functional turbo switches (wired up just like a Duo controller) and best of all, stereo jack on the bottom of the controller so you can plug in your favorite headphones to listen to  your Turbo tunes. The stereo lines are sent through the controller cable to a D-sub connector, where you then run a cable to your Duo headphone jack.

DIY instructions are on my website (need to update the section on how to add turbo functionality).

Here are the pics of the completed project:

[MissaFX]

Convert a SNES Ascii-pad, they have turbo switches!

[Duo_R]

Missa - I had one of those and it was bad, I threw it in my wastebasket. After fixing some old PCB's by doing a wash, I dug it out and put it aside to fix. I might convert that later, however the thing that sucks is I think it uses a microcontroller instead of a normal CD4021 chip. Not impossible but more difficult to convert. Instead I was thinking of using an adapter to use that on the Wii for VC games (and the turbo switches would be handy).

[TR0N]

Missa - I had one of those and it was bad, I threw it in my wastebasket. After fixing some old PCB's by doing a wash, I dug it out and put it aside to fix. I might convert that later, however the thing that sucks is I think it uses a microcontroller instead of a normal CD4021 chip. Not impossible but more difficult to convert. Instead I was thinking of using an adapter to use that on the Wii for VC games (and the turbo switches would be handy).

There is a adapter that let's you use snes pads on a Wii for the VC games.
http://www.retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=80
If you,are thinking of modding a snes controller do to so you don't have to.

[Duo_R]

Oh no when I say use an adapter I wouldn't be modding the controller. I have been considering getting a snes and n64 adapter for wii.

[ceti alpha]

So can you use the Wiipads for the VC? A friend of mine has the VC crack with all the games, but he doesn't want to play them because he has to use the GameCube controllers to play them? Is that just because of the crack or is that standard?

[Duo_R]

u can use the wiimote only with the NEC Turbo games, and NES Games (and maybe Genesis). Everything else u have to use Classic or gamecube controller. That is why I am going to get a converter from SNES and N64 to Gamecube. Of course I also have a Super Famicom Classic controller for the wii....

[TR0N]

Oh no when I say use an adapter I wouldn't be modding the controller. I have been considering getting a snes and n64 adapter for wii.

Ohh ok also if you didn't know even the,Hori Gameboy Controller for the gb player can be used on the vc.

[Duo_R]

The Hori wouldn't be a bad solution, but the button layout is a little funky and I  have one of these to use:



but for Turbo games, on of these would be the ultimate controller to use for the TG-16:



Of course I would use a unmodded Sansui, with a (S)NES adapter, same Turbo layout, and even turbo fire switches.