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You'd need some kind of electronic logic chips to properly convert the signals
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Actually, all the needed logic can be found in the parallel port controller and the pad itself. Some diodes are needed for power, but that's nothing too serious.
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and a driver for the PC to get it all working.
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Which can be found here....
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I doubt you'd be able to do it so cheaply yourself.
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I don't. Still, the PC Magic Box is what I use myself, as it's a whole lot less trouble in general (in particular it doesn't require finding an extension cable or cannibalizing a dead Saturn to avoid permanent conversion of the controller). So far my only gripes with it are:
- It doesn't quite init fast enough, but it turns out that there's a way to compensate for this in Linux (apparently it's a somewhat common problem among HID devices), so it works fine for me now. I assume Windows has something similar or MS would be knee-deep in complaints from hardware manufacturers.
- The button mapping flat-out sucks. It seems to be based on the PSX layout, which doesn't translate real well; the order is something like: Y, B, A, X, Z, L, C, R. Of course, any sane app will let you remap the button functions to deal with this.
- Only the basic controller protocols are supported on the Dreamcast and Saturn interfaces. This means that the analog stick on the Saturn 3D pad doesn't work, and C/Z on the Dreamcast arcade stick don't work, among other things. This is fine if you just want to plug in a basic Saturn pad, but it's a little disappointing. |
