Replace [Sat 21st Sep, 2024 06:00 BST]:
Nicely, the Kickstarter for the ‘GC Final Controller Equipment’ has now been “absolutely funded”. Creator Mitch Cairns has additionally offered an replace, thanking everybody for his or her enthusiasm and help.
This is the “to-do checklist” for the remainder of September:
- Ship fee for the molds instantly to allow them to get began on the machining course of. (Eta November completion time for preliminary injection samples)
- We’re ready till nearer to mid-October to position the remainder of our orders to find out correct ordering portions
- See what number of stretch targets we will unlock!
A “new” add-on shortlist has additionally been shared:
- Joystick Units (If you’d like two left sticks as an alternative of a C nub, this is a chance to seize one other set)
- Bald Button Units (Solely translucent white shade, however suitable with OEM controllers. Coloration might range and be clear as an alternative)
- Ergo Triggers + Twin Z (Gentle grey shade)
- Break up Dpad Set (Could also be clear or translucent white shade)
Screwdrivers have additionally been added:
“This controller is assembled with the one requirement being a T6 and a T8 screwdriver. I wished to attend till I had stable affirmation on pricing, and I can verify that we might be together with these screwdrivers with every package. It is extraordinarily price efficient to incorporate them. These instruments are somewhat low-cost, and if in case you have a nicer bit set, use it. For somebody doing a single controller meeting, it can do exactly the trick.”
Unique [Tue 17th Sep, 2024 00:05 BST]:
In case you are an avid person of the GameCube controller, you may wish to take a look at this new Kickstarter by Mitch Cairns of Hand Held Legend. For the final three years, he is been creating the ‘PROGCC line’ of aggressive conversion controller kits and now he is launched this marketing campaign for the ‘GC Final Controller Equipment’.
These kits have been utilized by “prime gamers” and embrace corridor impact joysticks, cut up d-pad design, a swappable gateplate, mechanical and analog set off choices and HD rumble. They run on firmware codenamed ‘Hoja’ which is suitable with Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) and in addition contains Bluetooth help due to the inclusion of an ESP32 microcontroller.
This controller package is suitable with not solely the GameCube (due to a removable USB Kind-C to GC cable) but additionally NES, SNES, N64, Swap, Android and PC. It features a configuration app to calibrate sticks and remap buttons as nicely. You may see the complete checklist of options on the Kickstarter web page.
This undertaking has already handed the midway mark, with $212,000 USD required to totally fund it. If funding goes past the preliminary aim, new colors might be unlocked between $350,000 – $550,000 together with flame pink, spice orange, indigo, platinum and symphonic inexperienced choices.
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