Can the LodgeNET N64 thumbstick be transferred to a standard N64 controller?
My understanding is that LodgeNET N64 controllers sometimes had standard-looking control sticks which were invariably worn out with use and others had a GameCube or Hori Mini-style control stick. Can either be swapped into a standard controller?
I read that other parts, like the box it plugs into, use tamper-resistant screws, but does the controller have anything to keep users out? Might they even glue them together?
I read that other parts, like the box it plugs into, use tamper-resistant screws, but does the controller have anything to keep users out? Might they even glue them together?
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the gc style stick can be swapped into a standard controller with some rewiring. there's a guide on how to do it floating around. i dunno about the other style. you can swap a standard board+cord into a lodgenet controller shell with some modification too. I'm gonna do this with the one I have at some point.
Thanks. I ordered a supposedly NOS LodgeNET controller with a standard-looking stick hoping that it was a fresh/new stick I could use in a standard controller. Some things I've read seem to suggest that it is a standard stick module.
I stumbled on the guide for swapping the GC-style stick and I think I'm going to order one of those too. Thanks!
http://s9.zetaboards.com/Nintendo_64_Forever/topic/7389142/1/
Lots of good info in that thread. My LodgeNET controller should have an unused standard thumb stick module that I'll just use in another controller but I'm still considering getting one of these with the Hori/GameCube-style stick.
I have one of those LN controllers. Am I understanding the general discussion correctly that the LN controllers basically had two variations-- one with a Hori/GC analog, and others with a standard N64 controller? If so, how can you tell the difference?
At one point I wanted to see if modding the thing would be easy enough to get it to work on an N64 but your provided link to another forum seems to suggest that a translator box is needed for the output. I think I have one of those boxes (it came with my controller) but at this point, I think I'd prefer to take out the analog stick and put it in a legit N64 controller. I don't want to go through that hassle, though, if there's a chance it's just a standard N64 stick... of course, these things weren't used much so it is a like a new one so that might make it worth it. Still, can you confirm my understanding of these devices and maybe provide some clarity?
Thank you (or anyone) who can respond.
Sorry for the Necrobump but CZroe, I assume you could help with this.
I have one of those LN controllers. Am I understanding the general discussion correctly that the LN controllers basically had two variations-- one with a Hori/GC analog, and others with a standard N64 controller? If so, how can you tell the difference?
At one point I wanted to see if modding the thing would be easy enough to get it to work on an N64 but your provided link to another forum seems to suggest that a translator box is needed for the output. I think I have one of those boxes (it came with my controller) but at this point, I think I'd prefer to take out the analog stick and put it in a legit N64 controller. I don't want to go through that hassle, though, if there's a chance it's just a standard N64 stick... of course, these things weren't used much so it is a like a new one so that might make it worth it. Still, can you confirm my understanding of these devices and maybe provide some clarity?
Thank you (or anyone) who can respond.
The ones with a standard N64 stick look exactly like a standard N64 stick because that’s all they are. As a result they also wear out and get loose exactly like a standard N64 stick. This is what prompted them to re-engineer it with the Hori GameCube-style stick.
I paid $30 for my unused LodgeNet N64 controller with standard stick because it’s what I would have paid for a new/unused standard OEM controller back in the day. It was worth at least that much to me due to the unused stick since there are plenty of otherwise good controllers with bad sticks around.
If the stick is attached to a dome then it’s the generally incompatible GameCube style Hori stick. If the stick pivots on a nub at the base of its shaft then it’s a standard Nintendo stick. The Hori stick is the only special one (increased durability) but it requires modification to use in a standard N64 controller. It also has increased range, which isn’t always a good thing (some games may behave funny). Despite this, it’s the one that is more desirable for controller modding, since it’s the only one that’s special. Switching the other stick into a bone-stock controller results in a bone-stock controller and only makes sense if it was in better shape than the one you replaced.