5200 Super NES Controller

[NinjaWarrior]

This got me thinking about the 5200 Controller deal..Can someone Hack a Super NES controller add a Number Pad in the Middle will it work

[Lord Helmet]

No. The NES pad is digital, and the 5200 is analog.

[JB]

No. The NES pad is digital, and the 5200 is analog.

Hasn't stopped other systems(Atari2600/7800, Sega Master System/Genesis adapters mainly).

 

The bigger problem is the NES and SNES pad outputs a serial data stream that's more complex to read and decode than the pin-per-button output of most DB9 controllers.

Even then, there've been DualShock adapters.

 

 

It COULD be done.

[Lord Helmet]

I guess I should have said...there isn't an EASY way to do it. With the Redemption adapter available...why would you need a modded NES controller to begin with?

[Atari5200]

or if there was a way to get a Neo Geo CD pad to work, since it has the same size plug in.

[Shawn]

Any pad can be made work for any other system. It's just a matter of how much time and effort you want to put into the project. And yes with a couple hours worth of work the SNES or NES controller can work on the 5200.

[JB]

or if there was a way to get a Neo Geo CD pad to work, since it has the same size plug in.

NGCD pad is straight button to pin, just like a 2600/SMS controller.

http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/neocont.htm

 

The fact that it uses a 15-pin D connector is useless, but it's simple enough to adapt it to an existing digital adapter.

 

 

Of course, the fact that they only support 2 buttons instead of all 6 makes it less interesting. It'd require more work to make all 6 buttons function, but having start, pause, *, and # readily available would be nice.