N64 controller for GameCube

[hansibanzi]

Hi!

I'm thinking of putting a GameCube controller into an N64 case in order to play Virtual Console games with it. I am completely new to modding and thought this would make a good first project. Got some questions though.

- Have I understood correctly if i think all the light green areas on the circuitboard are ground, and all the darker lines are VCC? I might have to cut of the D-pad area, so to get it working again I just reconnect the dark lines and ground with wire?
- Could I just cut of the rumble motor, or would I need to replace it with a resistor/short it?
- I want to have C-buttons on my controller rather than a C-stick. Is this possible without too much work? I won't actually need all directions, since the GameCube controller uses X, Y and Z for C-left, C-right and C-up.

And please be nice, I'm new! =)

 

[XCVG]

Virtual Console! *laughs*

Okay, the rest of this post is serious. First point, totally wrong. What a trace carries has nothing to do with its color. Cutting off the rumble motor is fine. Having C-buttons rather than a C-stick is pretty easy, but I don't have time to explain right now.

 

[hansibanzi]

What's wrong with the virtual console? I don't have enough space to keep all my retro consoles easily available, but the wii is nice and small.

The first part i found out myself with a multimeter. Still curious about the C-stick though... How does it work?

 

[BoFoSho]

What's wrong with the virtual console? I don't have enough space to keep all my retro consoles easily available, but the wii is nice and small.

The first part i found out myself with a multimeter. Still curious about the C-stick though... How does it work?

 

[XCVG]

Modded XBOX, ma man. Cheap, relatively easy, and works surprisingly well.

 

[hansibanzi]

Modded XBOX, ma man. Cheap, relatively easy, and works surprisingly well.

Yeah, I've thought about it. However, they are quite hard to find in Norway. I could go on ebay, but I have yet to find someone who is willing to ship here for a reasonable price.

Thanks again for that diagram, Bo! =)

 

[XCVG]

I guess the XBOX was never popular over there, or maybe people just throw them out. Over here it's super easy to find XBOXes.