wraggster
September 19th, 2011, 23:33
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[Bruno]‘s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-TAdNzE4t8 was sent into the tip line, and we’re loving the possibility of using Playstation 2, Genesis, NES and SNES controllers with our Wii.
While there are commercial solutions (http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=31) that connect an NES or SNES controller to a Wii, everything connects to the GameCube port and there is no adapter for Sega or Playstation controllers. For his build, [Bruno] used an ATmega168 to read data from the classic controllers and translate that to the Wiimote I2C bus (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiimote/Extension_Controllers). Think of it as a new classic controller (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiimote/Extension_Controllers/Classic_Controller) with the same form factor your 8-year-old self knew and loved.
The schematic (http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/board_schematics_v10.png) for the build is very simple and [Bruno] has all the software out in the open (https://gitorious.org/wii-retropad-adapter). Even the PCB is single sided (http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/controllerboard.png) and looks like it would be a great candidate for a homebrew PCB. There’s no indication [Bruno] is trying to monetize his creation, so he’s either doing right, or so very wrong. Check out the Dualshock 2/Mario 3 demo of this board after the break.
http://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/using-classic-game-controllers-with-a-wii/
[Bruno]‘s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-TAdNzE4t8 was sent into the tip line, and we’re loving the possibility of using Playstation 2, Genesis, NES and SNES controllers with our Wii.
While there are commercial solutions (http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=31) that connect an NES or SNES controller to a Wii, everything connects to the GameCube port and there is no adapter for Sega or Playstation controllers. For his build, [Bruno] used an ATmega168 to read data from the classic controllers and translate that to the Wiimote I2C bus (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiimote/Extension_Controllers). Think of it as a new classic controller (http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiimote/Extension_Controllers/Classic_Controller) with the same form factor your 8-year-old self knew and loved.
The schematic (http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/board_schematics_v10.png) for the build is very simple and [Bruno] has all the software out in the open (https://gitorious.org/wii-retropad-adapter). Even the PCB is single sided (http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/controllerboard.png) and looks like it would be a great candidate for a homebrew PCB. There’s no indication [Bruno] is trying to monetize his creation, so he’s either doing right, or so very wrong. Check out the Dualshock 2/Mario 3 demo of this board after the break.
http://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/using-classic-game-controllers-with-a-wii/