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PC adapter for PSX controller ?

The which to the what now? I assume you mean a VGA adapter? I haven't tried one, but I used to run PSX into my video card and it looked noticibly better, so I assume this would be at least as good as that, if not better.
 
I think he means that he wants to hook up his PSX gamepad onto his PC. Is there anything out there that allows you to do that? I thought they used proprietary connectors on the original PSX...
 
i've seen a few different usb one's. i never know if they work well or not... my friend bought on and seems to like it (dunno from where). Another person i know bought one from rat shack. the store actually carried them... one by me didn't tho (but there are 3 others i haven't looked into.. don't really care much right now 🙂). So give your local rat shack a shot, should be $10.

otherwise do a yahoo shopping search for usb psx adapter or something like that.. you should get a good amount of results.

Linh
 
even RS carries them?? that's something i never would have imagined...
The soyo one looks nice as it supports force feedback. Hope that will work well in emulator.
 
There are a TON of different adapters that let you plug PSX controllers into the PC.

I have a couple made by Pelican Accessories. I bought them a couple of years ago ($20 each) and I've never been able to find them on their website. They're pretty cool though. I'm too lazy to get a dualshock controller to see if it works with force feedback. I use the original controllers on my PC because those analog sticks are practically useless and they had to move the Start and Select buttons higher up on the controller because of them.

I have seen those Soyo adapters at Fry's for $10. Too bad I don't need any more adapters...or do I? 😉
 
Yeah, do a search for "PSX USB" on ebay and you'll get a ton of results. I bought one for like $7, and it works flawlessly with XP, no drivers loaded or anything. None of the PC gamepads ever feel quite right to me the way a PSX controller does. I wouldn't play Tony Hawk 3 without it.
 
The KiKi Joy has latency issues: You can't even PLAY most fighting games!
You can make your own parallel port or USB adapter, the plans are all over.
But the ULTIMATE controller adapter is the N64-to-USB Adaptoid! Latency? IMPOSSIBLE. This thing has an API that allows programmers to access the pad EXACTLY as an N64 would. You could dump/backup Controller Paks, access the GB Transfer Pak, access a Game Boy cartridge IN the GB Transfer Pak for extra features (Extra analog tilt sensor axes from the Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble cart anyone?), and even use the rumble pak. Did you ever notice that PC joysticks have a square analog axis and consoles have circular ones? Well, for PC games, the driver for any N64/PSX adapter does the necessary conversion, but when playing PSX/N64 games on PC (Ports or emulators!) this data will have to be converted BACK to circular. This doesn't bode well for serious gamers! In N64 emulators you may notice that you can't do Link's "magic-less" spin attack (Twist the stick 360 degrees and press B). But the Adaptoid fixes this! The API eliminates any conversion at all and thanks to plug-in support nearly every emulator supports direct Adaptoid support (Even UltraHLE was patched to support it and Rumble Paks). Because it provides direct access to the controller AND it's I/O port, ALL accessories will work. Rumble Pak, Microphone Pak, GB Transfer Pak, you can even save your EMULATED game progress directly to a real Controller Pak (Memory Card)! No PSX adapter has I/O! No PSX adapter is "conversion-less." No PSX adapter TOUCHES this. In fact, you've got to see the configuration program! It's so flexible, you can even start coding with C++ like commands to get EXACTLY what you want. Check it out first!
 
I have a generic one (no name lol), it installed w/no drivers, plug n play, no latency problems

Got it free w/thpspc3
 
Adaptoid requires no drivers for basic functions. The THPS2 controller I saw was just some Logitech PSX imitation. Who sells THPS3 with a PSX adapter?
 
You can actually make one. I'll try to find the link. I have actually made one before that has force feedback. It uses the parallel port and can support up to 2 controlers.
 
The first home-made PSX parallel port adapters used the SNES-Pad driver (For the home-made SNES controller adapter). It's since been updated and is now called "Direct Pad"

Do a search for that 🙂
 
cmdrdredd: Trust me! It's there... Half of the retailers I've seen selling it out-right tell you about it! Play a timing-sensitive game and it's nearly impossible...
 
I just bought This one off of ebay a couple of weeks ago. It seems to work great for me, and it supports 2 controllers with dual shock. I think the price is fairly reasonable also.
 
dude trust ME! I have the damn thing!!!!!!!!!

I play emulators that require precise control all the time and there id no trouble. Half the time it's because you need to adjust the emulator settings for the buttons like in VirtualNES you can set the FPS for the buttons.
 
Don't buy the Kiky Joy. If you use a Digital PSX controller it has bad diagonal response time, if you play street fighter II you'll see what I mean. If you want you can build one using a DB25 (Parallel / Printer) connector very easily, works great too.

Supplies You'll Need

Playstation Controller Extention Cord (Found at almost any game store)
DB25 Connector (Found at radio shack)
DB25 Cover w/ screws
5 IN4148 Diodes (Found at radio shack in packs of 50)
Volt meter that can test for continuity.

Oh yeah by the way this project can be found online just do a search for "Direct Pad Pro" quite a few sites have it but becareful as some of the diagrams are incorrect. I built mine about 2 years ago with the correct diagram, then recently I built one for my friend using a diagram I found online again but It did not work, seems that they did the wiring wrong. I'll take apart mine and write out another diagram and post it somewhere.
 
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