R.O.B.
7th August 2007, 05:30 PM
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We've seen some pretty <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/25/wiibot-cuts-other-wiimote-hacks-down-to-size/">wild</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/wiimote-hacked-to-make-opening-doors-look-silly/">Wiimote</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/car-modder-repurposes-wiimote-as-accelerometer/">mods</a> in our day, but this control rig for the Xbox 360 definitely springs into the upper echelons of Wii-hackdom. This particular DIY effort involves a rather varied list of components, including a Wiimote and Nunchuk (obviously), an Xbox 360, a PC (in this case the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=Samsung%20Q1">Samsung Q1</a>), a MagicBox XFPS, custom drivers, and a "black box" consisting of a hard coded microcontroller and spliced PS2 cable. Just a <em>few</em> things to get the job done. And the end result? A fully compatible, reticule-smoothing, Halo 2-ready Wii control system for your Microsoft gaming rig. Don't believe the hype? Hit the video after the break to see what it's all about.<br /><br />[Thanks, Francis]<br /><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><embed width="432" height="364" flashvars="c=v&v=8a064a02-2924-4ba5-9a79-5752d92f14b1" pluginspage="http://macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="msn_soapbox" wmode="transparent" quality="high" src="http://images.soapbox.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf"></embed><br /><a title="Playing Halo 2 (Xbox 360) with a Wiimote" target="_new" href="http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=8a064a02-2924-4ba5-9a79-5752d92f14b1">Video: Playing Halo 2 (Xbox 360) with a Wiimote</a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://obsiv.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!948789BF56FAF394!177.entry>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/diyer-puts-the-wiimote-on-your-xbox-360/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/959711/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/diyer-puts-the-wiimote-on-your-xbox-360/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>
We've seen some pretty <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/25/wiibot-cuts-other-wiimote-hacks-down-to-size/">wild</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/26/wiimote-hacked-to-make-opening-doors-look-silly/">Wiimote</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/car-modder-repurposes-wiimote-as-accelerometer/">mods</a> in our day, but this control rig for the Xbox 360 definitely springs into the upper echelons of Wii-hackdom. This particular DIY effort involves a rather varied list of components, including a Wiimote and Nunchuk (obviously), an Xbox 360, a PC (in this case the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=Samsung%20Q1">Samsung Q1</a>), a MagicBox XFPS, custom drivers, and a "black box" consisting of a hard coded microcontroller and spliced PS2 cable. Just a <em>few</em> things to get the job done. And the end result? A fully compatible, reticule-smoothing, Halo 2-ready Wii control system for your Microsoft gaming rig. Don't believe the hype? Hit the video after the break to see what it's all about.<br /><br />[Thanks, Francis]<br /><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><embed width="432" height="364" flashvars="c=v&v=8a064a02-2924-4ba5-9a79-5752d92f14b1" pluginspage="http://macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="msn_soapbox" wmode="transparent" quality="high" src="http://images.soapbox.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf"></embed><br /><a title="Playing Halo 2 (Xbox 360) with a Wiimote" target="_new" href="http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=8a064a02-2924-4ba5-9a79-5752d92f14b1">Video: Playing Halo 2 (Xbox 360) with a Wiimote</a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://obsiv.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!948789BF56FAF394!177.entry>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/diyer-puts-the-wiimote-on-your-xbox-360/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/959711/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/07/diyer-puts-the-wiimote-on-your-xbox-360/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>