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my adventure into modding...
sleepingagain | 1:51 PM on 03.20.2009 13 comments


So out of frustration, I decided fuck buying a cheap Madcatz controller and undertook the process of modding my own 360 controller into my own arcade stick.

#1 I don't know anything about soldering before starting this
#2 it turned out a bit expensive, since I had to buy a ton of things I was not aware I needed
#3 I Do know a bit about working with wood
#4 this was a crazy fucking idea



































What I did learn, its too damn big, soldering is hard and sure its kinda ugly, BUT IT WORKS.... video coming later

anywho...LINKS!
I bought the parts from.
http://www.happcontrols.com

and these sites helped me in the process to figure out wtf to do.
http://www.hacknmod.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/xbox360wired.jpg
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=605873
http://www.instructables.com/id/Xbox-360-Arcade-controller---Project-Gyokusho/



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casualweaponry's Destructoid Blog
Very nice! Especially since you've never done anything like that before. I'm really impressed. I know how to solder, but I would probably lose I limb if I used power tools to build the box.

Can't wait for the video.
Knives's Destructoid Blog
That looks pretty cool =D, just a few more colors, some soda stains and an old melted bubble gum and it will feel just a like a regular arcade board :)
ShadokatRegn's Destructoid Blog
Nice! Very awesome for a first timer, I'm impressed.
Dead Movie Star's Destructoid Blog
Yeah, soldering is tough in the beginning. Nice job, though.
AgentMOO's Destructoid Blog
Good job - electronics projects are fun, especially when they are as functional as this. the DIY controller sounds tempting, I have a couple extra wired 360 pads lying around... :)
ChronosWing's Destructoid Blog
Oh wow cool and you even manages to make it still be wireless!? Where do the batteries go?
10BobMarleys's Destructoid Blog
Thats frikkin sweet dude. Next time, tho, you might consider fanning out the buttons so they're more ergonomic under yr hands, like the retail sticks.
sleepingagain's Destructoid Blog
@chronoswing i bought a cheap 2 dollar battery pack thing at radioshack

@10bob i thought about it, but i got lazy and didn't want to figure that out...

@agentMoo to be honest, you have to be a bit brave but it was not too hard to do
seigfreid's Destructoid Blog
That looks pretty cool, like a really retro controller for the atari.
de BLOO's Destructoid Blog
good work
mistic's Destructoid Blog
sweet stuff man, bookmarked to build one myself :-)
rawnewdlz's Destructoid Blog
The finish makes it look classy. How long does something like this generally take? I'd like to try this. Also ...nice knob. :)
sleepingagain's Destructoid Blog
@rawnewdlz
a few hours worth of work, more time was spent waiting on parts, and this thing has been kicking ass for more than half a year with little issues


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