NES to Famciom controller adapter made by me

[Satoshi_Matrix]

From what I remember hearing from Emiliano, (1337Mhz) just a standard DB-15 cable can be used instead, and those can be found for much cheaper. Is there anything speical about the Neo Geo cable?

[Ziggy]

Yeah, the Famicom or NeoGeo controller port has recessed pins so you need a cable with a longer female plug. Not sure if you can find a DB-15 plug like that, but I've sure as hell have never seen one.

133MHz posted two pics comparing the two:

[CRTGAMER]

Hell, maybe I'll make it and throw it up on eBay for a steep BIN price and see what happens.

This. If it goes well, a source of supplemental income. You could even advertise on a couple other Retro gaming sites as well as here.

[Ziggy]

Eh, probably not. If there was a market for it, and I didn't have to shell out so much cash to make one, then maybe I wouldn't mind making them to sell on a regular basis. But I just don't see them selling good, and they cost too much to make.




But I just thought of another great idea for any one that wants to use NES pads on a Famicom. You can just get two NES extension cables and that's it. Open the console up and disconnect the hardwired controllers, then wire the NES extension cables up to the console and route them out the back where the original Famicom controllers were going. So instead of having the wire for the controllers coming out the back of the console, you could have a wire coming out with a NES control port instead.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

That's an interesting idea, but I think the wired controllers are part of the aesthetic appeal of the Famicom. How much are NES extension cables? I might have to think about getting some myself.

[Ziggy]

They were pretty cheap, I got two for $15 shipped on eBay.

[thelolotov]

So I recently picked up a Famicom, ......

Wow dude, very nice and professional looking results there.

[Hobie-wan]

Yeah, the Famicom or NeoGeo controller port has recessed pins so you need a cable with a longer female plug. Not sure if you can find a DB-15 plug like that, but I've sure as hell have never seen one.

I wonder if there are any cheap devices that just have a molded plastic DB 15 without the ears for locking screws? Say for instance if it looked like a Gen/2600 plug but DB 15, one might be able to shave the ridge so it would plug in further.

Like this http://cgi.ebay.com/Y-Joystick-split-sp ... 439fe5e75e

[Ziggy]

Care to post pictures of the innards? I'd love to see what you did exactly inside that little magic box.

When I first read this, months ago, I thought you were talking about the inside of the Famicom. I just realized that you were talking about the inside of the adapter box. Well at any rate, the inside isn't anything special. Just a bunch of wires (29 to be exact) twisted together and taped up. I was just gonna make a Y adapter and black electrical tape the joint, but decided the project box would be a nice way to conceal the mess of wires.

I wonder if there are any cheap devices that just have a molded plastic DB 15 without the ears for locking screws? Say for instance if it looked like a Gen/2600 plug but DB 15, one might be able to shave the ridge so it would plug in further.

Like this http://cgi.ebay.com/Y-Joystick-split-sp ... 439fe5e75e

That's not a bad idea, it probably could be done. Looking at the one in that link, I bet it's just all plastic. You could probably cut it down easily, I would use a scroll saw. Might not look nice any more but it should work.

[theclaw]

Let me know if you come across parts to make another sometime. Really cool project I may be interested in, yet don't need by any sort of hurry.