Mysterious NES cable

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  1. seemoremacstuff

    seemoremacstuff Spirited Member

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    Hey, I was wondering if you guys could help me figure out what in the world this weird NES controller cable is I found today. It is very similar to a Miracle Piano Cable, but it is definitely not a miracle piano cable.
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  2. SuperGrafx

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    Looks like an old Parallel port connector. Typically found on older PC's for printer hookups, etc
     
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    seemoremacstuff Spirited Member

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    Yah, but why would the NES need such a cable?
     
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    Old school dumping?
     
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    Life Cycle is my bet, if it isn't for the Mirical Piano.
     
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    I had this same set of cables and another set with Sega Genesis-style plugs. Never figured out what they were and since I was pretty young they probably ended up in the garbage. Wondering what this is as well.
     
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    back then there were schematics and a windows driver (Direct Pad Pro IIRC) where you would hook up various controllers via the LPT port and you would use them as normal pc pads... I have built a similar interface for sony psx/psx2 pads, it worked perfect and even allowed analog mode. Playing on a pentiumII with a psx emu was huge back then LOL
    So I guess those cables you mention are the same thing.
     
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