360 D-Pad raping your Shoryuken? Rape it back.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-03-2006, 05:29 AM

Microsoft won't allow 3rd parties to manufacture controllers until 2007, and Sega's Saturn PC USB lookalike pad turned out to have a botched D-Pad and shoddy design. It's doubtful we will soon recieve a decent fighting controller for the 360, so screw it.

Sadly, not all of us are smart enough to pull this feat off.

Saturn Pad Wired to 360

So, let's just make the one we've got usable.

Take Sand Paper to your 360 pad for a cheap and rather painless D-Pad mod.

http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/vide...360dpadfix.htm

There's no soldering required. You're basically just rubbing down the plastic notches in the controller that fu*k up the "smooth rotational movements" we so loved from the Saturn days. It will make the pad more loose, but you can hold it in any direction easily like a standard D-Pad, and it should make most any title that uses the D-Pad more flexable.

There's nothing wrong with SFII:Hyper Fighting (outside of typical fighting game online lag). It's the D-Pad basically screwing every game that uses it for more than weapons changing. I'll be doing this to my controller tomorrow.

*Spitfire* · 09-03-2006, 05:37 AM

Every game I have doesn't use the D-pad for anything more then weapon changing. So yeah <_< After using the gamecube D-pad the 360 one is a blessing.

*Kid Icarus* · 09-03-2006, 10:34 AM

Hah, I know spit... I picked up some Pellican 'retro' controller yesterday so I could finally start kicking some ass in the Mega Man X collection. >_>.

09-03-2006, 05:29 AM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	360 D-Pad raping your Shoryuken? Rape it back. Microsoft won't allow 3rd parties to manufacture controllers until 2007, and Sega's Saturn PC USB lookalike pad turned out to have a botched D-Pad and shoddy design. It's doubtful we will soon recieve a decent fighting controller for the 360, so screw it. Sadly, not all of us are smart enough to pull this feat off. Saturn Pad Wired to 360 So, let's just make the one we've got usable. Take Sand Paper to your 360 pad for a cheap and rather painless D-Pad mod. http://www.ufighterx.com/guides/vide...360dpadfix.htm There's no soldering required. You're basically just rubbing down the plastic notches in the controller that fu*k up the "smooth rotational movements" we so loved from the Saturn days. It will make the pad more loose, but you can hold it in any direction easily like a standard D-Pad, and it should make most any title that uses the D-Pad more flexable. There's nothing wrong with SFII:Hyper Fighting (outside of typical fighting game online lag). It's the D-Pad basically screwing every game that uses it for more than weapons changing. I'll be doing this to my controller tomorrow. __________________

09-03-2006, 05:37 AM	#2
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Every game I have doesn't use the D-pad for anything more then weapon changing. So yeah <_< After using the gamecube D-pad the 360 one is a blessing. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

09-03-2006, 10:34 AM	#3
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Hah, I know spit... I picked up some Pellican 'retro' controller yesterday so I could finally start kicking some ass in the Mega Man X collection. >_>.