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Arcade Controller for PC Gameport: 'Controller Box'

Have been thinking of making a controller with joysticks for my PC. With the help of this page, Jivin' Jim's Jazzy Jumpin' Java-less Page, I have been able to rig up a arcade controller that connects to the 15 pin, D-connector gameport of my PC. It has 4 buttons with 2 joysticks, (2nd joystick is hooked up to the 4 fire buttons - Robotron).
Here are some pictures of the bare bones wire harness while testing. After some trial and error, I got the thing working in windows and mame perfectly.

**Update**

9 January 2005.

Unfortunatly Jivin' Jim's Jazzy Jumpin' Java-less Page has gone the way of the dodo. I have the info on paper here, so when time permits, I will make it available.

12 October 2003.

Finally got around to knocking up a control panel overlay better than the dodgy one I first attempted. Twin joysticks on Robotron is awesome. I have doubled my progression in the game. :)

9 October 2003.

I picked up the powder coated controller box from the powder coaters and it looks great. I made up a homemade control panel overlay and printed it out on the home printer. (It turned out ok). I have installed the wire harness, joysticks and buttons and had a few games of Robotron, Shinobi, Wonderboy and Space Invaders. It all works fine.

7 October 2003. Have received the controller box from my friend. I also had some lexan, (perspex), cut for the top to cover and house a homemade cp overlay.
Box is off at the powder coaters getting a coating of satin black. Should receive it back tomorrow.

5 October 2003. Wondering where the housing unit is? It's coming. My friend has made me a nice controller rectangle from a light sheet metal. It will be housed very soon.

Progress pictures
1.
The bare bones wire harness
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2.
Testing
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3.
Testing. It works (tada)
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4.
Wire harness mounted inside control panel box
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5.
Control Panel box before powder coating
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6.
Control Panel powder coated
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7.
Control panel with 1st overlay
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8.
The finished product with 1st overlay complete with joysticks and buttons...YUK
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9.
Control panel with 2nd overlay
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10.
The finished product with 2nd overlay complete with joysticks and buttons
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Some hints:
If your going to try this make sure you have windows recognise the controller as a '2-axis, 4-button joystick' controller.

Thanks to Super Mappy for his knowledge and for pointing me to Jim's web site for the information.


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