It is capable of using the original Nintendo controller, the N64 controller, and the Wii Classic controller at the same time!
Funtendo is USB powered, and also contains a flash drive which will contain the project drivers, as well as your emulators and rom files.
If you are looking for a cool gift for the geek in your life, this may be it!
This is an easy build that can be constructed on a Saturday afternoon.
The video below is a demonstration of the Funtendo in action.
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Signing UpStep 1: Funtendo parts list
- Propeller Platform USB (Source: Gadget Gangster)
- Terminal Module (Source: Gadget Gangster)
- Nintendo controller extension cable
- Nintendo 64 controller extension cable
- Wii Classic controller extension cable
- A USB Flash drive (2gig or better)
- A USB Hub powerable from USB
- A Project Box (Source: Radio Shack)
- Nintendo 64 controller
- Original Nintendo controller
- Wii Classic controller
- A USB cable with an "A" connector
















































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-Will it work with linux?
-And can you set it up with other controllers? Sega, for example.
is it possible to modify the code to register each controller as a seperate controller? if so, how could i modify the code to make it all n64 controllers?
Because both controllers are active all the time, we try not (or maybe we do) to touch the controller to mess each other up.
I can't see why this project couldn't be adopted to multiple controller use. Adding some logic code to the funtendo.spin could even make it so that the active controller could pass the controls to the next unit.
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$1.88 with free shipping out of HK. Hard to go wrong there. :)
Thanks for the kind words! I used the Propeller Platform w/Terminal Module in this project to make it as easy as I could for someone to build their own. I could have used a PCB, but the combination of the ready-to-go Propeller Platform and the screw terminals on the plug-in board pretty much guaranty success for other builders. That being said, not providing a schematic was a bit of an oversight on my part, and I'll make sure that all future projects have plenty of additional documentation for those who have Propeller DIPs, breadboards/PCB's.
I also had the USB hub and 2gig flash drive in a box of parts, so my costs for this project were three extension cables from Ebay (around $5.00 a pop), the project box from Radio Shack ($7.00) and the two Gadget Gangster boards ($55.00).
I love to do projects that people can follow behind and replicate, so cost vs value is a figure that I always look at. The value of doing it yourself weighs in heavy, the onboard storage isn't supported by a simple adapter cable, and the Propeller will allow you to modify the code, so all-in-all I'm pretty pleased with the project.