How to make SNES controller into plug-and-play emulator

What happens when you jam a Raspberry Pi into an SNES controller? Emulator magic, of course.

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://Have you ever wanted to make your own portable emulator arcade out of an SNES controller?Well%2C_now_you_can_____%5Bvideo%5D=&tag=twea-20#SNS-005)__- Powerboost 500c - https://www.adafruit.com/products/1944__- Lithium Ion Polymer Battery (3.7v 500mAh) - https://www.adafruit.com/products/1578__- Slide Switch - https://www.adafruit.com/products/805__- Mini HDMI Male to HDMI female adapter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...____How to setup up the gamecon driver to work with RetroPie:__- Blugoo's step-by-step - https://blug00.blogspot.com/2016/03/ho...__--- The only difference to watch for is that we are wiring up an SNES controller instead of an N64__--- So based on my wiring diagram above the modprobe command to use is "options gamecon_gpio_rpi map=0,0,0,0,0,1"__- Also helpful is the readme file from the gpio driver here - https://blug00.blogspot.fr/2016/03/ret...____If you have questions please don't hesitate to ask in the comments below. I'll do my best to help out.

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Derek joined TweakTown in 2015 and has since reviewed and played 1000s of hours of new games. Derek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming, and is always looking forward to new advancements. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the tech that powers it. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man's Sky with the magic of VR.

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