
Engadget's newest columnist, hardware hacker extraordinaire Ben Heckendorn (yes, we're jealous) has built a very nifty PSP joystick mod, and provided handy steps so that you can also void your warranty and save your thumb. However, taking BenHeck's mod and improving on it, Joe Stranger has posted his own "ghetto" joystick mod in the DCEmu Forums. Stranger cleans up the design from BenHeck's schematics (giving him the proper amount of props), and makes the mod detachable with a tight little enclosure that houses a USB adapter. Check out the drool-worthy ghetto thumbstick video after the break. We want to send our PSP direct to him for pimping out.
As far as mods go, this has to be one of the most useful we've ever seen. It makes us want to pick up Loco Roco again, since we won't have to wear off the skin on the pads of our thumbs to finish it.
Read - Engadget's analog control stick how-to
Read - DCEmu's version of Engadget's mod


















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Very slick! Very professional!
It just gave me a idea!
hehe
Jerome
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But did he need to film this while topless?
And why is he in such a hurry?
strange.
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hot mod though
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"It makes us want to pick up Loco Roco again, since we WON'T (emphasis added) have to wear off the skin on the pads of our thumbs to finish it."
And if you thought they were being sarcastic, then may I suggest you invest in a sarcasm detector, which is a REAL useful invention.
As for the PSP's analogue nub being below par, let me ask you this. What portable system has a BETTER analogue stick?
And please don't mention the DS. The touch screen is great for games like Brain Training, but when it comes to platform games and racing games, it's a dog. A Nintendog, if you will.
But you won't.
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I'd imagine Sony fans will now be adding a steering wheel and stereo speakers to the PSP, and give up on sticking the thing in a pocket altogether.
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The ultimate PSP accessory to me would be a clamshell case, where the bottom half is a keyboard, and it has two joysticks on it. It could mount via the screw holes, and be USB. But, much like the 360 HD-DVD drive, it could never be used for games as standard as it is an add-on.
And I still don't know why Sony keeps saying NO on PSP keyboards, honestly..
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http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=308&products_id=9040&
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=308&products_id=8479&
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=308&products_id=7260&
And, yeah...none of them look all that portable.
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But I do love Lost, so let's give them half credit ;)
As far as the mod in question goes, I don't have a PSP, but this little attachment is VERY nice, and with a price drop of maybe $100 and one of these standard, I might think of picking the system up. Oh and an obligatory DS FTW!
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"Games like brain training" huh? So I guess those include RTS games, FPS games, on-rails shooters like Point Blank, puzzle games, and various other misc game concepts like Kirby: Canvas Curse?
Nice wording there, fanbot.
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cause from what i remember you never touch the analog nub in that game, only the shoulder buttons and circle.
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