Conclusion

If you want some extra credit, try adding some additional features to your controller. For instance, you could put some extra buttons on the keyboard box which reset or close out your emulator, or which save and restore your game state. If you really wanted to get creative, you could house your keyboard circuit in an old SNES case and use the built-in power and reset switches for the ultimate authentic emulation experience.

Also, a PS/2 keyboard is not the only type of device this method can be used on. It could work just as well with a USB keyboard, or a joystick or game controller, or any other input device that attaches to a PC, as long as it has buttons you can resolder.

That's about it. It's hard to document a construction process from memory long after the fact, so if I've omited anything it's purely accidental. Please contact me with comments, questions, or suggestions. Likewise, I'd love to hear from anyone who succeeds in building something similar. The method used here could easily be adapted to any type of game controller, or really any sort of device that has buttons on it. It's a relatively easy way to build an input device for your computer that requires minimal understanding of electronics, so it's great for us slouches.

Anyway, hope this page was informative. Bye!