Harness the power of a very specific and weird PlayStation controller! The Takara Game of Life controller is just like a normal PlayStation (PSX) controller, with a twist -- literally -- it has a colorful spinner on it that you can twirl like a roulette wheel to spam the circle button!
While this was originally designed for use with a specific Game of Life game on PSX, you can bring it into the modern era an turn it into a USB controller that can be used for emulation, game control, and perhaps most importantly -- as a very fast mouse clicker!
Using a QT Py RP2040 running CircuitPython and the ps2controller library by Tod Kurt, this novelty controller can be used on your computer or mobile device, sending USB HID keyboard and mouse commands, or, alternatively as a USB MIDI controller.
Takara TAKC-00001 PlayStation Controller
Phil Torrone has a great talent for discovering unusual video game controllers. He found this one and said, "JP, get this and see what you can do with it!" -- it's not very easy to find, partly as it was only released for the Japanese market it seems, but you can find them on eBay and other online auction sites.
PlayStation Controller Extension Cable
These inexpensive connector cables are great for building DIY PSX and PS2 breakouts (the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 use the same 9-pin connector and pinout).
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