wraggster
November 16th, 2013, 22:39
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Like all good hackers [Osgeld] makes regular appearances at the thrift store to scavenge for raw materials. This summer he was lucky enough to come across a couple of NES clone games. These are controllers that emulate the original Nintendo Entertainment System by connecting to a television using composite video. The mechanics of the controllers were pretty much shot, but he knew he could do something with the boards inside. It was a small gamble at a dollar apiece anyway.
As you can see above, he upgraded a vintage NES Advantage controller (http://www.instructables.com/id/Project-Advantage-Install-a-famiclone-into-a-NES-A) by stuffing it full of the emulator hardware. To start he disassembled the arcade-like peripheral and gave everything a thorough cleaning. Since he was going to be soldering onto the PCBs anyway he upgraded the controller by swapping out the original switches for a different set of tactile switches. The large base provided plenty of room for [Osgeld] to fit the emulator (with included ROMs) and now he’s Playing with Power.
The NES Advantage is a very nostalgic controller. Even
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6NhfRFSaFo&t=1m1s!
http://hackaday.com/2013/11/16/original-nes-advantage-controller-stuffed-with-clone-nes/
Like all good hackers [Osgeld] makes regular appearances at the thrift store to scavenge for raw materials. This summer he was lucky enough to come across a couple of NES clone games. These are controllers that emulate the original Nintendo Entertainment System by connecting to a television using composite video. The mechanics of the controllers were pretty much shot, but he knew he could do something with the boards inside. It was a small gamble at a dollar apiece anyway.
As you can see above, he upgraded a vintage NES Advantage controller (http://www.instructables.com/id/Project-Advantage-Install-a-famiclone-into-a-NES-A) by stuffing it full of the emulator hardware. To start he disassembled the arcade-like peripheral and gave everything a thorough cleaning. Since he was going to be soldering onto the PCBs anyway he upgraded the controller by swapping out the original switches for a different set of tactile switches. The large base provided plenty of room for [Osgeld] to fit the emulator (with included ROMs) and now he’s Playing with Power.
The NES Advantage is a very nostalgic controller. Even
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6NhfRFSaFo&t=1m1s!
http://hackaday.com/2013/11/16/original-nes-advantage-controller-stuffed-with-clone-nes/