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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.
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@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
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@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
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@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
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@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.
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@adiwan i never tried to open those, i would just buy new ones when needed
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@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.
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@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...
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@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.
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@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
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@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.
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@adiwan Ah, you are already done then, awesome, So you had a repair rate of what, 4 out of 10 ?
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@critialcloudkicker Actually only 2 out of 10.
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