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I wanted to share this highly customized GameCube keyboard controller I built for use with Animal Crossing. Since the first AC game doesn't support keyboard input, I used a Pi Pico to listen for keypresses and send simulated analog stick movements to the game, automating typing in Animal Crossing at a tool-assisted speedrun level. It works a treat! I designed the keycaps in FreeCAD and printed them on a Bambu P1P with an AMS and two different colors of PLA. The code and design files are available for free on GitHub.

And a full build/demonstration video is available here (I ended up making it do a lot more than just typing) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw8Alf_lolA

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[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I just finished the video, that was incredible! Great job. I subscribed

The Pi Pico implementation is seriously impresive - it's basicaly a full controller emulator that tricks the GameCube into thinking analog inputs are happening when they're not.

[–] hunterirving@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Thanks for checking it out! Glad you enjoyed it.