SUCCESS!!! universal joystick!!

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:28 am

I've been working on a stick recently. I bought a joystick that's PCB works with these out of the box (also allows me to assign auto-fire to any button and has a LED that lights up when any button or joystick input is registered):

PS1 and 2
Saturn
SNES
Mega Drive
3DO

I have a saturn/PS2 converter for my dreamcast and a PS2 to USB convert for the PS3.

I wired up direct connections to another controller port (neogeo style) on the back. Basically I have two of these on the back now. One goes to the PCB in the controller and the other is directly wired to the buttons and the stick.

Now I thought I might have to worry about the PCB being in the loop and installing a switch to cut the PCB out of the loop, but NO it work great without the switch. The PCB doesn't effect it at all. I was very happy about this.

So in short I have a stick that works with:

PS1, 2, and 3
Saturn
Dreamcast
SNES
Mega Drive
3DO
Neo-Geo
and my SuperGun

I have a second controller on the way with the same PCB to make a second one.

I'll post a pick later on to show what it looks like. I have sanwa buttons/stick in it, all red with a black casing (had to use vinyl die on the casing to get it black).

Post by **spadgy** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:42 pm

Well done sir! Do post some pics and do let us know what stick PCB you're using to start with.

My flat would have about twice as much space without all the sticks!

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:07 pm

The top socket I added for the supergun and neo-geo. I used a spray on vinyl die for the black color.

I haven't noticed any lag, I played KOF 98 UM on the PS3 for some time a few nights ago and didn't notice anything. I played through Strider 1 on PS2 also and noticed none either along with Samurai Spirits 3 on saturn. As far as I can tell there is none.

It's an Innovation Fighter Stick V (5)