Controlling DC/PC/PS2 with same stick

heurhface · Post by **heurhface** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:13 pm

Is there any reliable way to get all three of these systems working with the same stick, other than just wiring up three controllers inside the box? It would be simple enough to buy a multitude of converters... but I'm a cheap bastard. Any better ideas?

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:16 pm

Buy an universal stick. I have one for PS2, Xbox and Gamecube that I've used to build my stick. I've seen there are sticks on ebay now that support PS2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC.

ktownhero · Post by **ktownhero** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:01 pm

Buy (or wire) a PS2 stick, and then buy adapters for the other systems you want. That's what I'm doing with my HRAP. The reason you go with the PS2 is because it has such a huge user install base. Adapters going from PS2 -> other systems (all of them, even DC) are readily available.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:33 pm

Stay away from those universal sticks, they are usually built with parts that are pure and utter crap. Like rubber plungers on the pushbuttons, and possibly plungers on the stick. Don't even know if you can call them proper parts, like a big handheld controller laid out flat.
They're basically marketed to people who have maybe seen or heard of an arcade cabinet but never played on one.

You get what you pay for. I think this was said in one of the VGA box threads, but spend a chunk of money on a good stick and a few convertors, and you'll only cry once. The rest is all happiness.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:57 am

iatneH wrote:Stay away from those universal sticks, they are usually built with parts that are pure and utter crap. Like rubber plungers on the pushbuttons, and possibly plungers on the stick. Don't even know if you can call them proper parts, like a big handheld controller laid out flat.
They're basically marketed to people who have maybe seen or heard of an arcade cabinet but never played on one.

You get what you pay for. I think this was said in one of the VGA box threads, but spend a chunk of money on a good stick and a few convertors, and you'll only cry once. The rest is all happiness.

Bah, the parts don't matter since everything except the PCB is thrown away anyway.

thchardcore · Post by **thchardcore** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:08 pm

It can be done, check fubars posts inside the "another agetec mod" thread.

Martinov · Post by **Martinov** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:04 pm

ktownhero wrote:Buy (or wire) a PS2 stick, and then buy adapters for the other systems you want. That's what I'm doing with my HRAP. The reason you go with the PS2 is because it has such a huge user install base. Adapters going from PS2 -> other systems (all of them, even DC) are readily available.

That's what I did. I wired a PS1 dualshock into an old worn out Agetec and now use it on PC/PS2 via a 3 in 1 Magicbox and Total Control Plus respectively. Both work great with no lag.