wraggster
October 4th, 2014, 00:35
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/a572f8b64e666635efeb5b39d4ed21a3/200841501/3ds-gamecube-mod.JPG (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/30/3ds-mod-adds-smashing-gamecube-controller-support/)
With the launch of the exceptional (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/26/super-smash-bros-3ds-review-only-the-strong/) Super Smash Bros. (http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-smash-bros-2014) for 3DS looming, some might still be miffed that the game won't support the Circle Pad Pro (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/super-smash-bros-supports-new-3ds-c-stick-not-circle-pad-pro/) add-on. Though the game will make use of the new 3DS and 3DS XL (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/29/nintendo-unveils-new-3ds-3ds-xl/)'s C-stick, some may want a separate controller entirely for optimized Smash Bros. usage. A new 3DS mod (https://github.com/dekuNukem/gc3ds) introduced late last week does just that, giving players the ability to play any 3DS game with a GameCube controller.
The hardware hack is courtesy of dekuNukem, the same modder that delivered an automatic shiny Pokemon finder (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/05/pokemaniac-builds-automatic-shiny-finder-for-3ds-deserves-all-t/) mod last year. According to the demonstration video seen after the break, those looking to dust off their GameCube controllers for the mod will spend roughly $12 for the parts needed (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zn6B7LS_Fjm-lIFg_gtSEX4vyMsDikPHXBdn-rX0lfU/edit#gid=0), which include a handful of resistors, a circuit board and an LCD screen from a Nokia phone. The screen offers a visual aid so players can change button configurations from the controller itself. DekuNukem doesn't have a full detailed list of instructions for the mod yet, which results in an empty circuit board on the bottom side of your still-functional 3DS, but they are accepting a few send-in modification requests.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/30/3ds-mod-adds-smashing-gamecube-controller-support/
With the launch of the exceptional (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/26/super-smash-bros-3ds-review-only-the-strong/) Super Smash Bros. (http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-smash-bros-2014) for 3DS looming, some might still be miffed that the game won't support the Circle Pad Pro (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/08/super-smash-bros-supports-new-3ds-c-stick-not-circle-pad-pro/) add-on. Though the game will make use of the new 3DS and 3DS XL (http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/29/nintendo-unveils-new-3ds-3ds-xl/)'s C-stick, some may want a separate controller entirely for optimized Smash Bros. usage. A new 3DS mod (https://github.com/dekuNukem/gc3ds) introduced late last week does just that, giving players the ability to play any 3DS game with a GameCube controller.
The hardware hack is courtesy of dekuNukem, the same modder that delivered an automatic shiny Pokemon finder (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/05/pokemaniac-builds-automatic-shiny-finder-for-3ds-deserves-all-t/) mod last year. According to the demonstration video seen after the break, those looking to dust off their GameCube controllers for the mod will spend roughly $12 for the parts needed (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zn6B7LS_Fjm-lIFg_gtSEX4vyMsDikPHXBdn-rX0lfU/edit#gid=0), which include a handful of resistors, a circuit board and an LCD screen from a Nokia phone. The screen offers a visual aid so players can change button configurations from the controller itself. DekuNukem doesn't have a full detailed list of instructions for the mod yet, which results in an empty circuit board on the bottom side of your still-functional 3DS, but they are accepting a few send-in modification requests.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/30/3ds-mod-adds-smashing-gamecube-controller-support/