Questions tagged [game-controller]
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Analog to PWM for Analog input on Retro game controller?
On the NES and SNES a common feature on 3rd party controllers was "Slow-motion". It worked by repeatedly pressing and releasing the start button. Because many games simply froze gameplay ...
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HORI HPS-83 ZeroForce Steering Wheel - are there any resources about the hardware
I obtained a PSX controller from title. Deal is, that I'm interested in gaming history, backstory etc and thus I'm curious about the wheel, how it came to being, how was it advertised, had it any ...
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Can this bottle of "Lubricating Oil" be used to lube up Nintendo 64 sticks?
I have two original Nintendo 64 controllers. A year or so ago, I finally opened them up and replaced the old, worn-out analogue sticks with new ones.
They work and I can play games, but it "...
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How do retro supply stores prevent the controller rubber replacement parts from "expiring"?
My NES controller felt really awful. After ordering replacement rubber parts from a store, unscrewing my controller and replacing the original rubber parts with the new ones, it felt "like new&...
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Why did the Atari 5200 revert to only two controller ports?
The Atari 5200, released in 1982, had four controller ports, an unusual feature which as far as I know had never been seen before, and would not be seen again until the late nineties.
The 1983 ...
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How does ‘Trent’s circuit board strategy’ work?
For those of you who are unaware, professional speedrunner Trent Hall discovered a now-banned speedrunning trick in GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64. The trick (called ‘Trent's circuit board strategy’...
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