Holy crap. I can’t believe I went through all 141 pages of both threads and still have something to contribute. If anyone else asks for something obviously stupid, like something about a PS3->360 adapter…:chainsaw::chainsaw::chainsaw:
This is taking a trip back to the beginning of the old thread, but anyone who got crappy converters from Yellow Oasis and wants revenge can go pay them a visit in person. They run a store in Columbus, OH called Yo! Games on Kenny Road. Be sure to check out the awesome deals on 2000 yen reprint games, for only $40 and up. They can also order “anything” from Japan, as long as your definition of anything does not include anything made by Sanwa, Seimitsu, is a “limited edition” game worth the money, out of print, looks like it might be going out of print or is a Hori product cooler than an HRAP2. For the price of an HRAP2:SA.
They sell a PS2->Xbox adapter that’s so generic I can’t even identify it with all the pictures in the threads. It was 10 bucks in the store about 6 months ago (probably .05 plus $9.95 shipping online), and only works with PS2 dual shocks. It doesn’t recognize the joysticks in a T5 or HRAP2. The buttons, however, are lagless. There’s nothing on it or the packaging identifying what it is other than “Playstation 2 Xbox Convertor” on lime green cardboard. When in doubt, run.
The Gamemon adapter sold at Walmart is perfect with first party controllers, but does have some issues. MAME doesn’t recognize anything from it, the Pelican Universal Real Arcade Pro only works on the Gamecube plug and Windows recognizes the joysticks in the HRAP2 and T5 as View Switch instead of the X/Y axis. It’s a problem with a lot of emulators that don’t recognize the View Switch input. If you have the XBCD drivers installed the Xbox plug won’t work either. At least mine stopped working when I installed them.
I have the Tototek PS2->Saturn adapter and its layout is crap with any joystick. It maps it like you were really did buy it to use “your lovely dual shock 2” on the Saturn. It’s something like this:
Top of DS:
L R
Y Z
Face of DS:
X
A C
B
You end up with the PSX layout for Capcom fighters, like you’d really want to recreate the experience of XvSF PSX on the Saturn. If you’re only playing fighting games you can remap it’s fine. For platformers and shmups, it’s a shitload of fuck worth its own AVGN video. After playing with a real Saturn controller to really get the rage level up.
TCP is lagless with Twin Sticks. It’s just a tease though. The more you play with the Saturn sticks the more you want to spend $220+ on Sanwa JLJs. Plus another set if you want to play the PS2 version, since no one is cool enough to make an adapter.