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it looks simple enough to replace the n64's analog stick with a gamecube one, i think im gonna try this instead of buying a new controller
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:28:17 UTC from web-
@mushi There are plenty of Gamecube-style analog sticks to order on the Internet. Once I ordered a replacement analog stick for my n64 controllers (not a Gamecube-style one). It was super easy to replace that thing.
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:41:12 UTC from web-
@adiwan i'm usually afraid of screwing everything up, but the stick is a little cheaper than a whole new controller, so i gess it is worth a try
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:45:39 UTC from web-
@mushi There is nothing you can do wrong here. Look at this guide and you'll see that there are only a few screws and an easily accessible plug that connects the analog stick with the rest of the controller https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing+Nintendo+64+Controller+Joystick+Replacement/10482
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:48:16 UTC from web-
@adiwan i just tried unassembling my controller and it was pretty easy, i was worried about breaking the Z button's wires in the process but everything went amoothly
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:49:57 UTC from web-
@mushi The only controllers that made me trouble were the Playstation controllers (PS1, PS2, and PS3). The shoulder buttons are very difficult to align properly when closing the controller.
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:53:05 UTC from web-
@adiwan i never tried to open those, i would just buy new ones when needed
Monday, 06-Feb-17 17:58:59 UTC from web-
@mushi I bought a whole bunch of "broken" PS2 controllers for an apple and an egg. I mixed and matched the parts to get a few that worked. The main problem was that the PS2 controllers had so many hardware revisions that it's a gamble to get the right parts.
Monday, 06-Feb-17 18:05:10 UTC from web-
@adiwan That is weird, I opened up 3 PS2 controllers in my lifetime and they all looked slightly diffrent, but from what I understood from their layout they were similar enough that you could swap individual components with no problem... Though maybe you'd need a dremel for some...
Monday, 06-Feb-17 18:58:55 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker I have 10 PS2 controllers in a box and only about 4 had the same board layout. Even the molding of the case on the inside were more or less different.
Monday, 06-Feb-17 19:07:36 UTC from web-
@adiwan I only ever met those with the same board layout, Diffrent parts and button-clicky-technical-word sure, and they did have a diffrent outer case mold, but that did not make them incompattible, and a dremel would fix the fittability. But feel free to take a picture and tell me that it is not as easy
Monday, 06-Feb-17 19:10:37 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker I won't open my repaired PS2 controllers when it's not necessary. The box of my broken controllers is stowed away where it's not easily reachable. I'd like to show a picture of all variants but... you know... it's more work than it's worth.
Monday, 06-Feb-17 19:14:15 UTC from web-
@adiwan Ah, you are already done then, awesome, So you had a repair rate of what, 4 out of 10 ?
Monday, 06-Feb-17 19:14:53 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker Actually only 2 out of 10.
Monday, 06-Feb-17 19:15:29 UTC from web
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