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In my childhood days, I would play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for hours and hours on end between fruit roll up bites. I just loved my genesis, and I still have it plugged in to my TV so I can remember that time....
But when I found a broken Sega Genesis controller 11 years later at a thrift store, I decided to take my creativity and make something wonderful out of it. And this is the result.
In my childhood days, I would play Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for hours and hours on end between fruit roll up bites. I just loved my genesis, and I still have it plugged in to my TV so I can remember that time....
But when I found a broken Sega Genesis controller 11 years later at a thrift store, I decided to take my creativity and make something wonderful out of it. And this is the result.
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The items you will need are very simple. You will need...
- A Sega Genesis controller (keep in mind that you can do this with any controller you see fit, but use first-party controllers so it will be instantly recognizable).
- USB drive is a must (unless you intend on putting something else in there).
- A USB extension cable. I got mine from Big Lots for $7 USD as a complete set of USB extensions. It should be a Male to Female USB extension cable. You should try to get a USB extension cord that is the same color as the original controller cord (in my case, I used a black extension cord because white would just look weird).
- A dremel is optional. I used mine so that I can fit it in easier with the controller's rubber pads. Without the rubber pads, it fit in just fine.
- A Sega Genesis controller (keep in mind that you can do this with any controller you see fit, but use first-party controllers so it will be instantly recognizable).
- USB drive is a must (unless you intend on putting something else in there).
- A USB extension cable. I got mine from Big Lots for $7 USD as a complete set of USB extensions. It should be a Male to Female USB extension cable. You should try to get a USB extension cord that is the same color as the original controller cord (in my case, I used a black extension cord because white would just look weird).
- A dremel is optional. I used mine so that I can fit it in easier with the controller's rubber pads. Without the rubber pads, it fit in just fine.
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Jul 5, 2010. 3:52 PMzeldafreak94
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its still epic!
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Apr 23, 2011. 5:00 AMCamLusted
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you're username is EPIC!
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Jan 24, 2011. 1:03 AMguammy
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:D now its time to put an external HD in there, go go go! XD
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Jul 4, 2010. 1:04 AMfireraisr
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aww, I was hoping you were making it into a functional pc controller too. THAT would have been epic.
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Jul 4, 2010. 9:58 AM
Tomcat94 (author)
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Tomcat94 (author)
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I was intending to at first, but I had neither the materials nor the resources availaable to me.
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