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Damn you, Nintendo!!!]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Also, "The big flashing board that you can see to the left is an FPGA used as a logic analyzer for debugging, but it has nothing to do with the actual adapter (I unplug it halfway through the video). "

So the big board isn't necessary anyway, and the white breadboard looking thing could be a lot smaller if he got the board printed. I would probably buy one if he sold them (this is Marcan of Team Twiizers, so he's trusted) because sometimes I just want to use a gamecube controller for Brawl and don't want to go find a Wiimote to select the game.]]>Nov 29th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 30th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/

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You mean like my wavebird?]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
It is a dream when playing SSBB. It was the best purchase of my life. :)]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
I guess engadget writers must have spent too much time looking for Black Friday promotions to search for decent articles...]]>Nov 29th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
Talk about re-inventing the wheel!


Also it uses a "chopped off Nunchuk extension cord"... Doesn't a Nunchuk cost about the same as a classic controller?
So that would make this mod cost MORE than a Classic Controller...


People save money, time, and effort! Get a USED Classic Controller!]]>Nov 29th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
The cost is clearly problematic, as are the wires. But then, most prototypes cost more than their successors. If he ever comes up with a less problematics way of getting it done, I'd love to plug my wavebird's receiver into the wiimote and use it for games that won't support the GCN but will support the CC.]]>Nov 29th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
You must be a big person to need an extension cord... ;)]]>Nov 29th 2008 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
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Still, I agree, there have to be easier ways. When will you be showing off one of those easier ways?

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WiiUnite.org --- The Clans of Wii have come together.]]>Nov 29th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/@Cubfan: Really? Do you think you could do that then? I'd really like to see you do it. Go on, microcontrollers like that are basically free and you just need a $50 programmer, and assembly/low-level C skills to program them. I'm waiting on that video...]]>Nov 29th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/I understand that yes, impressive skills when it comes to ghetto rigging electronics, but, why? More impressive is to do something better than we already have, not make something more difficult just because you can.]]>Nov 29th 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
Yes, and it's the only game console I have! (Unless you count my PC...[Or my GameBoy Color.]

Give a guy a break!]]>Nov 29th 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
Sure it's not the same in functionality, it actually does less than what the wavebird can do! Aside from being able to navigate in the main system menu the wavebird can perform all the functions he showed in the video. HOWEVER, that is not what my post was about (well not my main point atleast). I was questioning the blogger, not the person who made the modification nor the mod itself. He over-emphasized the hack making it seem like it was the only way for a gamecube controller to be used with the Wii - that is where the fault lies]]>Nov 29th 2008 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/Nov 29th 2008 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
Personally, shelling out $30 for one on eBay is better than doing what would appear to have taken weeks.]]>Nov 29th 2008 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/29/man-hacks-gamecube-controller-for-the-wii-with-tremendous-effort/
This is also just a proof of concept. It's going to get NES, SNES, N64, and maybe even PSX support, Genesis, and whatnot, all with configurable button mappings. I don't think a WaveBird can do those. I bet some people will appreciate being able to play VC titles with their original controllers!]]>Nov 29th 2008 9:48PM