Thread by @SeanR1974

Upgrading an #xarcade tankstick.

A twitter thread interrupted by

@F1
Toilet breaks
Having to rotate the photos

/2

get tooled up.

You won’t need more than a screwdriver, but it feels manly.

3/

Upend the twin stick, remove the 6 feet, and make a note of the current loom. You won’t need to refer to it unless you have to reverse this.

4/

Strip it all out. Use the screwdrive if necessary.

5/

Study the USB converter mapping.

Panic about finding the best match for #JAMMA/#NeoGeo/#playstation

Give up on the idea of psx emulation on the #pandora and just wire up whatever there is.

6/

Stop to watch the #F1 race because it’s been #redflagged

7/

Wire up the #directions for #playerone

Up/Down/Left/Right

And spend the whole time worrying the wires are not long enough for decent placement of the PCB

8/

Wire up the buttons.

ABCD / OX[]^
(E)L1/(F)R1 & L2/R2
Start & Select

Sacrifice L3/R3, find a hideyhole, and add a USB-A to USB-B cable

Test it? No, might as well do player two, while I’m here...

9/

Wired up #playertwo

Wrote a long tweet

Accidentally deleted it, apparently.

10/

Clean half the twin stick, it looks good in photos. As long as no one asks which half...

11/

Make #batter for #ToadInTheHole

I’m not just trying to put off testing my new USB twin stick...

Oh, #dinner is ready...

12/

@threadreaderapp unroll

Confirmation of that button layout for P1/P2

14/

I've had a quick play, and #P1 layout has a sticky A button, that isn't registering. I'll have a look at that tomorrow.

#P2 layout is working fine. in the #JAMMA and #NeoGeo games at least. The "3D" games are a dead loss.

Maybe it's time to upgrade the #PandoraXIII?

15/

This #RetroGaming lark is a doddle. Honestly...