The Game of Life Roulette Controller for PlayStation (2003) ๐ฎ๐๐ง
The Takara Roulette Controller is a PlayStation peripheral, released in Japan in 2003. Shaped like a roulette wheel, it was bundled with the game 'Game of Life The Money Battle'. It features a spin-able central wheel for random number generation and multiple buttons for betting on specific numbers or ranges.
And! We have a guide on how to use it with USB!
PlayStation Spinner Controller - Make a rapid button clicker with the Roulette controller and CircuitPython
Harness the power of a very specific and weird PlayStation controller! The Takara Game of Life controller is just like a normal PlayStation (PSX) controller, with a twist -- literally -- it has a colorful spinner on it that you can twirl like a roulette wheel to spam the circle button!
While this was originally designed for use with a specific Game of Life game on PSX, you can bring it into the modern era an turn it into a USB controller that can be used for emulation, game control, and perhaps most importantly -- as a very fast mouse clicker!
Using a QT Py RP2040 running CircuitPython and the ps2controller library by Tod Kurt, this novelty controller can be used on your computer or mobile device, sending USB HID keyboard and mouse commands, or, alternatively as a USB MIDI controller.
