cheap zz controller joystick mod

[lnx_author]

in keeping with what i hope will be a long series of cheap mods, i came up with a zero-cost mod for the zz controller to add a joystick to each button (yea, i know others have done this mod - some of 'em look really good, too)...

i took a spare DB9 RS232 hood and removed the two bolts (which are used to secure the hood to a PC)...

then drilled a hole in each button of the zz controller (hint, tap a starter depression in each button using the hot tip of a soldering iron; this will prevent the drill bit from sliding around when you start a drill, and ensures a perfectly centered hole)... drill slowly! a cordless drill on slow speed is perfect...

then screwed each bolt into the holes; note that you don't have to screw 'em in all the way, 'cause a little height is nice...

i then took two small rubber feet (salvaged from the bottom of some electronic appliance long ago), threaded two smaller bolts through the feet, and screwed 'em into the top of each bolts from the DB9 hood...

the result is a pair of nice, soft joysticks for the controller - and a lot more comfortable play action... not bad for US$0...

btw, i wonder why the designer of the controller used two buttons instead of a single four-way? perhaps it was cheaper to use two contact switches?

i'd like to see a controller faceplate mod for a single joystick to control fwd/rev/lft/rht...