GameBoy Advanced as a Controller?

[DJFragger]

I have an old GameBoy Advanced and I was just thinking about setting it up for deck C and a Deck D. Is that Possible?

[fullenglishpint]

might be theoretically possible, doubt it's easy though... It doesn't output button press info in any useable way as standard so you'd have to do some serious hacking and I doubt it's worth it.

It's not like a USB gamepad which outputs HID information through its cable.

[dj sterilize]

sounds like a unique approach. Keep us posted if you follow through with this. i'm interested in seeing if this is doable. i have a few old gameboys lying around somewhere i'd like to utilize for mixes haha.

[photojojo]

The first step is how are you going to connect it to the computer?

[fullenglishpint]

The first step is how are you going to connect it to the computer?

In other words, this

[DJFragger]

Well, You guys do make a lot of sense... It would take serious hacking, Probably cost a lot, And how Would I connect it to the computer? Well I just have to look for more research. If I can maybe cut some wires and hook up a USB Port to the charger I can maybe solve that. But again A lot of hacking and work. Plus I would have to figure out how to map it for Traktor. But thanks for the replies...

[fullenglishpint]

mapping it for traktor would be easy to do with a HID - MIDI translator program, but yeh, the buttons send info to the processor and not out of a usb port. Try doing it with a cheap USB gamepad off ebay, that's a fun little project.

[DJFragger]

Just found this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-bM659PAiU

[DJFragger]

mapping it for traktor would be easy to do with a HID - MIDI translator program, but yeh, the buttons send info to the processor and not out of a usb port. Try doing it with a cheap USB gamepad off ebay, that's a fun little project.

That would be a cool little project. I might actually Think of doing it. Thats a really cool idea.

[dripstep]

Do a search for bitmasters, or chiptunes. 1 gameboy + 1 special cartrage and you have full control over the 8 or 16 bit sound chip. Youtube has some pretty good videos with this. 8 bit the new dubstep?