Anybody know what this NES controller cable is???

[knightrider_82]

Never seen anything like it. Just wondering if anybody knew what it was used for. It has a 25 pin connector male end and a normal nes male controller end

[gs37]

You know how these days you can just plug a 360 controller into a computer and it works, cause USB has taken over the world?
I think this might be an adapter to hook up a NES controller to a PC LPT port to use as a joypad for PC games. I've never seen one, and didn't know such a cable existed. But it's plausible.
Can you get a multimeter and tone out the pins? If we knew what NES pin was connected to what LPT pin that would help.

[anime4ever]

Thats exactly what I was thinking when I saw the pic.

Pretty cool looking.

You know how these days you can just plug a 360 controller into a computer and it works, cause USB has taken over the world?
I think this might be an adapter to hook up a NES controller to a PC LPT port to use as a joypad for PC games. I've never seen one, and didn't know such a cable existed. But it's plausible.
Can you get a multimeter and tone out the pins? If we knew what NES pin was connected to what LPT pin that would help.

[DefectX11]

Male NES controller to male 25 pin LPT? Sounds like it hooks up the entire console to the LPT port, not just a controller. If you were to be hooking up a controller, the NES end would have to look a little like this-



If you dare, grab an NES, power it up and plug it into any legacy PC. See what happens!

[DefectX11]

Looks like private investigator DefectX11 has found what you are looking for!

http://www.notanon.com/electronics/h...ct/2010/09/12/

Enjoy. Seems to allow one to hook up an NES to a legacy PC. In this case, a really old Libretto UMPC. Very cool little laptop- I've dealt with one before.

[gs37]

Hmm... well imagine that. Rather unique, but I can't see it being worth very much.

[Pikkon]

That's for the miracle piano.

[knightrider_82]

Thanks for all your info, the cable defect x found is crazy! never knew things like this exsisted for the nes...

Miracle piano... forgot all about that game!!!! here is a link to an ebay page looks about the same?.?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-Nintendo...#ht_500wt_1202