Xbox 360 Controller Stuffed in Pac-Man Plug and Play
Some early/classic arcade games, such as Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and more used a 4-way joystick instead of an 8-way one like most modern and fighting games. Why not just use an 8-way joystick with Pac-Man? I ask because when you are playing a game and hit a certain angle on a joystick, it ignores the move instead of going to the closest of 4 directions; thus causing you to freeze and miss turns etc. during the game. It's almost impossible to play. This is NOT cool. This is why you might not be able to climb the ladder right away while playing Donkey Kong. I needed a dedicated, 4-way joystick for these great classics. So I made this: An XBox 360 Controller, stuffed in a Pac-Man Plug and Play because it is a 4-way joystick and compact. I used a Guitar hero controller instead of a traditional wireless controller because the circuit board is smaller and can be used for more compact applications. It sounds like a weird genetic experiment, but believe me, this proje