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hardware_modifications_for_c64u [2026/01/19 16:08] frankhardware_modifications_for_c64u [2026/01/29 09:17] (current) – [The Gamepad 1378] walter
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 ==== Right side buttons with 3D printer bracket (Jay W.) ==== ==== Right side buttons with 3D printer bracket (Jay W.) ====
   * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/754519687678324/?multi_permalinks=767816503015309|Post about this on Facebook]]   * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/754519687678324/?multi_permalinks=767816503015309|Post about this on Facebook]]
 +    * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1249159557042604/?multi_permalinks=1273000297991863|FB post about other but very similar modification with pictures]]
   * This is a mod that will add the Menu / Freeze / Reset button to the side of your Commodore 64 Ultimate. It uses a custom 3D printer side bracket so that the original is not changed.   * This is a mod that will add the Menu / Freeze / Reset button to the side of your Commodore 64 Ultimate. It uses a custom 3D printer side bracket so that the original is not changed.
     * [[https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7268754|Info 3D model of the bracket used]]     * [[https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7268754|Info 3D model of the bracket used]]
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-{{tag>mods hardware}}+====== Modifying a NES gamepad controller for the C64 ====== 
 +You can change the wiring of Nintendo NES controller to make it compatible with a Commodore 64  
 +  * [[https://c64os.com/post/nescontrollermod|Detailed explanation about how to do it]] 
 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rewiring+nes+controller+for+c64|Several You-tuber's addressed this topic]] 
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 +====== Esthetic modding: putting new device in retro case ====== 
 +===== The Gamepad 1378 ===== 
 +[[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1249159557042604/permalink/1273288941296332/|FB post about this]]  
 +Putting the internals of the [[https://atari.com/products/cx78-gamepad-emea|Atari CX78+]] inside a custom 3D printed shell to create 'The Gamepad 1378' 
 +  * https://makerworld.com/en/models/2238460 
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 +{{tag>mods hardware "esthetic mods"}} 
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