Strange Sega Saturn controller

I received this controller today. On the top there's a connector that's fully connected to the controller's chip on the inside. Does anyone have any idea what this pad was used for or if it's a type of proto?




Yakumo

 

Personally I think it's just some hobbyists mod to connect another type of controller to his saturn.. but not sure off course.. looks interesting!

 

Exactly, it's going to be for Neo Geo controllers.

 

Looks like this guy was a Neo freak then but didn't want to wait for Neo CDs to load or couldn't aford MVS carts :nod:

Yakumo

 

it could be also a connector for the PC Game Port.

 

You'd think he could have just gotten a converter from Lik Sang or something...

 

Nah, PC port axes are analog. (Even the later digital gamepads would need to be brought up to CMOS level)

 

i do this sort of thing for my new custom arcade sticks. except i put the PCB inside of a plastic housing. But yeah, it looks like it was a neo geo fan.

 

Yes, certainly looks homebrew. Quite a neat job, though!

Are you going to use it on a Neo Geo?

 

Nah, I've just gave it away to a friend.

Yakumo