Comments on: Vintage-ify Your PC With USB Classic NES and SNES Controllers

By: sky

sky — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:55:40 +0000

I used an old usb keyboard from a charity shop and and NES controller. Took about a day and $5 in parts.

By: Scottus0

Scottus0 — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:23:08 +0000

For a while I was using an SNES controller plugged directly into my computer’s parallel port for my gaming needs (you can probably find instructions for how to do this from Google). You’d be surprised how quick and simple that hack was. Of course, nowadays I use my Classic Controller (for Wii). All you need to get that running is a Bluetooth adapter for your PC and some free software. You get the same effect as having a classic SNES controller plus a couple analog sticks and extra buttons. I even use it for modern PC games. The whole thing would probably cost around the same as one of those USB controllers. But you do lose a bit of the nostalgia factor.

By: chad

chad — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:57:04 +0000

@MARC

think of these as Surf Boards… sure their isn’t much there, but for the most part it’s shaped by hand. You see after a bit of research I found out that each of these is made by 1 dude by hand from an original NES controller using a custom com board he built and programmed which is why it’s plug and play without configuration.

it’s pretty cool.

By: Marc

Marc — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:45:36 +0000

I would be all over the NES if it was $19.99; but I think over $40 counting shipping and all is a little steep.

By: chad

chad — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:18:41 +0000

http://www.retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=79

these seem to be even better (if you’re like me and already have the controllers to the real consoles laying around)

By: chad

chad — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:16:54 +0000

sold out :(