Convert an NES Controller to play games on a Commodore 64 | USB D-pad

The full process of modifying an NES controller to play games on a Commodore 64, Atari, and many other systems that support the atari DB9 standard! I used a cheap USB D-pad with PCB that turns out to be very common these days...

Worksheet used in the video: https://github.com/josipk/Commodore64/blob/main/NES_Controller/Worksheet_NES_PCB.png

All schematics used in the video and more: https://github.com/josipk/Commodore64/tree/main/NES_Controller

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Index:

0:00 - Intro 0:37 - Planning and preparation 1:37 - Opening USB D-pad controller 1:55 - Examine PCB 2:22 - Prepare PCB 4:16 - Map a DB9 connector pinout with cable wires 6:19 - Map a PCB pads 7:27 - Soldering process 11:59 - Testing new soldered connections on a controller 12:41 - Testing D-pad controller on a real hardware 13:32 - Some issues with using D-pad on a BMC64 14:22 - Final modification, jump button 15:23 - The End

Other videos related to the NES Controller modifications

How to use D-Pad controllers on the C64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoIGzKDc7_o Let's Modify a NES Controller to Use it with a Commodore 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJmOOcTf5kE Hacking an Atari 7800 controller from a cheap Nes pad, changing caps and making my 7800 great again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agCwMd2RoNk Commodore Cave - Better Controllers for TheC64 computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPruToPaJBw