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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2007 9:20:47 GMT -5
Where do/did you buy yours? Since Liksang went down I have been wondering where I could get somekind of ultimate converter that would have ports for atleast n64 and psx/ps2, possiby more. Do you know of any online store that is reliable, ships worldwide and has this stuff on stock with a fair price to boot?
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Post by Ultima on Feb 12, 2007 9:37:00 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2007 10:07:30 GMT -5
I only used Liksang once as well, but it was good for that one time.  I browsed through play asia couple days ago, and while it had a few multi controller converters, none had N64 port. I suppose if it comes down to it, I could settle with a Cube port (which they had), but playing N64 emu with anything other than the real deal is not ideal. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2007 10:55:09 GMT -5
Does anyone have any experience on a converter that looks like this?  So far I have found it from several different stores ( www.consoleplus.co.uk/ is the one I'm considering ordering, any experience with the store?) and it's pretty much the only one that I can find that has n64 support. One other thing... Genesis and Saturn. The button placement on both is different from the "traditional" 4 button right thumb system, is it easy to get used to playing Genesis emu (for example) with any other pad than the real deal? |
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Post by Melanogaster on Feb 12, 2007 11:28:04 GMT -5
Well, it could be particularly annoying for some games, but it's not that hard. I use a PSX controller for playing with several different emulators and I never had much trouble with that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2007 7:31:05 GMT -5
Well, the converter came today and after quick testing it seems to work quite okay. When testing with pSX I noticed that if the analog switch isn't pressed in my psx dualshock pad, I will experience the configuration problem so common with the converters. You know, the one where everything gets assigned to some v axis. But if the analog light is on, this problem goes away. So hooray. One minor issue is that it appears as one single pad in the control panel. There is a switch in the converter to switch between n64 and psx pad, but you have to recalibrate the pad in the control panel every time after switching. This is not much of a problem for me really, as I usually dive into one game only at one time, and as such only need one of the pads at one time. But it could have been done better. Without calibration both pads work, but the analogs aren't fully streched to their limits. Err, that doesn't sound right, but the right words escape me right now... One example would be that if I don't calibrate the pad, I can't run in Mario 64. The pack came with a floppy disk (with drivers, I assume) but I haven't had a floppy drive in ages, so.  But I don't mind as it works just fine with the windows default drivers. No rumble though (could be with the drivers, who knows). I also don't know if the calibration is necessary if drivers are present. |
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Post by Gamesoul Master on Feb 22, 2007 13:55:43 GMT -5
Well... upon looking it up, the drivers on that floppy are apparently the exact drivers that Windows 2k/XP have pre-installed (the default drivers), so that disc wouldn't do you any good apparently anyway. It's made by Babar Electronic Company, in case you wanted to/didn't know (the site you got it from just said "third party" for the company), and there doesn't seem to be any updated drivers or anything for it beyond what's on that disc. I can't even find a downloadable version of the information on that disc (was thinking just in case it contains some kind of controller program for quick-switching between N64/PS(2) and/or the option to save profiles for each). So basically... you have the only available drivers for it. But as long as they work... no problem, eh?
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Post by seiferalmasy on Feb 22, 2007 15:28:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2007 16:59:30 GMT -5
Well... upon looking it up, the drivers on that floppy are apparently the exact drivers that Windows 2k/XP have pre-installed (the default drivers), so that disc wouldn't do you any good apparently anyway. Figures. It was cheap so I really didn't expect much from it. But yeah, it works for what I got it for. I'll still probably use my SmartJoy for psx pads, so that I don't have to deal with the calibration resets. You use that for n64 emulation as well? I was specifically looking for one with n64 support because of the n64 pads bit unique design. I tried to play some Zelda game earlier with psx pad, but nothing beats the original. Especially with the c buttons placement is something I can't really replicate with any other pad. I don't even like playing n64 Zeldas on Cube for this reason. |
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Post by seiferalmasy on Feb 22, 2007 18:12:02 GMT -5
I have had 0 problems playing ocarina of time with that converter. The Analogue sticks (ps2 pad) do a great job (i.e. of replicating c buttons) I also finished Mario64 with all stars too using same converter and project64/Nrage plugin. Infact that converter is best purchase i ever made ;D The one you have displayed seems like it will probably do the same? (i.e. support all ps2 controller functions). As well as n64, which is good. If you really want it to be authentic then I suppose a converter which can do both as above, is probably your best option. For me, ps2 pads rock |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2007 14:36:07 GMT -5
Yeah, I actually did use right stick for the C buttons originally, which worked great on Mario64 because it has camera functions on those, but on Zelda it just felt unnatural. Did you play any of the 64 Zelda games on the original console btw? I played them both quite a lot, and can't live without the C buttons. |
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Post by seiferalmasy on Feb 23, 2007 16:00:54 GMT -5
no. I despised the n64 controllers I really did . It was prob reason I never played on it more than once (well i did play goldeneye with one and hated the controller). But then came the emulators ;D
but I up to Kakariko village on ocarina of time. havent played it in ages.
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Post by Heihachi_73 on Mar 22, 2007 21:38:16 GMT -5
Since it's still on the first page...
I have one such adaptor, which replaced a previous one thought of as being defective. The second one was no better then the first on the PSX side, and didn't accept any controllers.
After resoldering the entire connector, the adaptor worked perfectly. Right now it's sitting on the table gathering dust, as a bare PCB without its cover.
While the Nintendo 64 works, with only a few controllers (other controllers, including some original Nintendo ones, will do completely random things), I suggest look elsewhere for PSX adaptors...
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Post by patrickp on Mar 23, 2007 3:04:56 GMT -5
Yes, I always strip a pad (or adapter if I use one - which I'm not ATM) down when I get one and check the soldering and muck left on the boards. Not only are a lot of pads (and adapters) pretty shoddily made, but pads are likely to come in for a bit of over-enthusiastic use...
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Post by Heihachi_73 on Mar 26, 2007 5:11:07 GMT -5
My Fighters Choice PSX arcade stick was one over-enthusiastic item back then! Now it gathers dust with a worn out R2 button (originally X) and two useless cracked leaf switches on the stick so it only goes left, up and down when it wants to; right doesn't work at all. Not bad since it was made in 1998 though.
Mika: The floppy disk that comes with the Boom adapter has nothing more than drivers for Windows 98 - you don't need the disk for modern machines - XP already knows what it is.
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I browsed through play asia couple days ago, and while it had a few multi controller converters, none had N64 port. I suppose if it comes down to it, I could settle with a Cube port (which they had), but playing N64 emu with anything other than the real deal is not ideal.
