nubie said:
Too bad that the only one this really works for is the NES, (and I guess the Sega Master system, but I don't think anyone would get it.)
BTW It is not a NES controller - it is a Coffee Table. So it have not game controller functionality. Do you see any cables out of this?
Hello? Did you even follow the link?
http://ultra-awesome.blogspot.com/2008/05/...l-post-rah.html
OK, here is another link, the aptly named:
Feature: Giant NES Controllers That Actually Function
Oh, what is this? A video of him playing it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c3q9K4cHzY
Still confused? Oh, then here is your cord (PS this was at the bottom of the first link. It is in the first post of this thread, at the very top):
NES coffee table update 6: wiring and final construction
BTW, thanks for an excuse to bump the thread
, Like I needed one
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And double thanks for letting me find
another giant NES controller:
http://technabob.com/blog/2007/12/12/giant...ls-pc-case-mod/
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/898.html
This one Doesn't work apparently, it is just a PC case, maybe that is what you are thinking of?
$300 isn't impressive, but I am assuming that they didn't have the PC parts on hand. And it was a couple years ago.
Here is the construction gallery
http://www.foxure.com/pjnintendo/
I bet that the money was spent on vacu-forming the buttons, and that was the one area I wasn't exactly impressed with the functional NES controller. The finish on vacu-formed plastic might be closer to the finish on a real NES controller.
It is so sad that I am not a big fan of the NES, probably because I never owned one. Other controllers aren't exactly simple to do this on.
Speaking of giant PC Cases, what about Tetris, and each "piece" is a computer on the network?
http://technabob.com/blog/2007/09/30/tetri...my-living-room/
EVEN BIGGER, WORLD'S LARGEST, from G4 TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=simqlREvRH4
I must say that the first one I posted is still the most original looking one, the G4 one has the wrong radius on all the edges, no raised panels, and incorrect buttons.
But still, it is HUGE, so it has that going for it.
Skip to about 5:17 in that video to see construction of the worlds largest NES controller (and yes, their claim makes me want to do a seriously huge one. Like people need to jump on the buttons huge).
They put a power strip and the NES inside the controller. Also they seem to be using normally closed switches that are held open by the face of the controller, when you push the button they move away from the face and activate. This might account for when he pushes left and it doesn't go, as you can't actually feel when it activates.
Bump stops and a little tuning could easily fix that though.