cheap r0ket joycap
You don't really want to screw your thumb on this nano joystick when playing invaders, right ?
Requirements
- one of those BiC crystal pens with the little plastic cap at the top (usually blue but not always),
- a cutter,
- some hacking spirit (McGyver-like if possible),
- 5 minutes.
Steps
- remove the top cap of the bic pen; some of the newest models have them glued so you might have to cut into the crystal plastic,
- take the ink tube out, and cut a section (from the top, no need to remove the writing tip, it will still work) so that it just fits into the inside hole of the blue cap,
- cut a 2nd section the same length, and cut in length, squeeze it so that it fits into the first section, and try this part onto the joystick button.
It will be used to make sure the cap doesn't slide too far to allow clicking to fire,
There you'll have to help the 1st section to fit by squaring it a little with a screwdriver or some other piece, or just forcing a bit onto the joystick tip.
- push the thing so that the inner section pops out a bit, but the whole still allows moving the joystick,
- cut from the inner part what sticks out,
- cut a 3rd section of the tube the same length, and cut it in length into several pieces, which will be used to make sure the first section is secured into the cap,
- put the assemblage of 1st and 2nd sections into the tip, and insert parts of the 3rd section to secure the thing,
- you can optionally glue the whole thing.
The result should look like:
# blue cap
1 1st section
2 2nd section
3 3rd section
j tip of the joystick button
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