Tag: Arduino
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 3-Button (A,B,C) Controller
In this post we will look at the Sega Mega Drive controller with the 3-button layout (A, B, C). The goal is to interface with it and convert the signals (protocol) to USB compatible keyboard presses. Then it is possible to use the original controller with a modern computer. For the conversion, I will program […]
Sega Master System Controller
It is a lot of fun to connect an old gaming controller to one of your hobby projects. It gives your project a proper controller to control something, and they add a nostalgic feeling. Done correctly, you can just plug and play them, without damaging or modifying the original hardware. If you want to try […]
Arduino Basics: Push Button
You will notice in this blog that I am very much into retro gaming. I often make projects involving old hardware. One essential part of hardware is to keep track of user inputs via button pushes. Instead of explaining buttons and how to handle them in code, in each blogpost involving them, I will refer […]