if anyone's curious: that's a ps4 controller with a gold buttons mod from eXtremeRate and a usb-c mod from Casual Coders on Tindie, along with some ps4 controller cell phone mount from amazon.

I use a 6-inch usb-c cable to connect the controller to my phone, and it registers with Retroarch Android, which is running a simulation of VirtualBoy Bowling. In the emulator settings you can enable red/blue anaglyph mode, which works with these paper 3D glasses.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it better or worse than an actual VirtualBoy (it's incredibly common for someone to just have one lying around, of course)

[–] nycki 4 points 1 week ago

I couldn't say. From what I've heard, slightly worse; I think people prefer not having the red-blue-fighting thing in their eyes. The best way to play virtualboy right now is on a hacked 3DS with its glasses-less 3D display.

If you have one you should try it out; its suprisingly easy to hack, or rather, the hack process is surprisingly well-documented!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't even know you could get a USB C mod for the PS4 controller. I just bought a dualsense controller for the games on PC I needed motion controls in (can't use an Xbox gamepad in those) since it uses USB C and I didn't want to buy a controller I couldn't charge with my other cables.

[–] nycki 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have both, and I prefer the Dualsense for its larger touchpad and less intrusive light bar, but the Dualshock is lighter which is nice for this setup.

The usb-c mod is easy to install, in theory; you just disconnect a single ribbon cable and swap out the entire pcb with the port on it. The harder part of the mod is carving a hole in the plastic, since usb-c ports are wider than micro ports.

I think eXtremeRate now sells a back shell with the usb-c hole already cut!