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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2015
- Here's how to hack an N64 game controller, into a remote rocket launch controller ... That'll launch freakin' rockets in real life, and ignite fireworks up to 30 feet away.
Some quick links to a few of the materials I used:
[✓] Yellow N64 controller: amzn.to/2cdHMb9
[✓] Green LED: amzn.to/2c38PsX
[✓] Buzzer: amzn.to/2chs8N2
[✓] Red push button momentary switch: amzn.to/2cJEakz
[✓] Momentary switch for trigger: amzn.to/2cGgol4
[✓] Insulated copper wire: amzn.to/2cmBjNH
[✓] 9v batteries: amzn.to/2c21gzQ
[✓] 9V Battery Clips: amzn.to/2c20Byh
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Electric Igniters: bit.ly/RocketIgniters
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Fire Piston: goo.gl/BSl8QT
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This was an original idea. (Original to me anyway).
This video is only for entertainment purposes. If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume responsibility for the results of your actions. Have fun, but always think ahead, and remember that every project you try is at YOUR OWN RISK.
Project History & More Info:
This project was inspired by the old Estes Launch Controllers for small model rockets.
Surprisingly, they are $25 to buy online (www.estesrockets.com/302220-el..., which I thought was a ridiculous price. And that was confirmed when I ordered one, and took it apart to look inside.
Looking inside, I saw that basically all it was, was a simple circuit using 4 AA batteries, with a switch to close the connection and send electricity to two alligator clips at the end. There were a couple of other components, but they aren't really worth mentioning.
For $25 I thought I could do a lot better than that, and perhaps make a controller that looked a lot cooler, and nerdy?, than a square yellow box.
I went online and found a yellow N64 game controller for $10 (free shipping).
I originally had a grey controller that I used to play Mario 64 with my kids, from time to time, but I used that one for my prototype and proof of concept months ago ( p0vMHGhmvxy/?t...)
I thought the yellow controller would be a nice touch, because of how it matched the rocket and launch-pad color scheme.
I knew that basically all I needed to do was rig the controller with an internal power source, and find a way to re-route the circuits to deliver 2+ amps of electricity when a button was pushed.
Originally I tried soldering and re-routing the existing circuitry, but the internal resistances of the contact pads severely limited the available output current.
I made a trip to Radio Shack to play around with buttons, LED's, and buzzers, and eventually found some that worked for around $5-8 total.
The slot for the controller pack was almost the perfect size for two 9 volt batteries, which is what I was using to ignite the electric matches from a previous project (bit.ly/RocketIgniters), however the slot was extremely tight and impractical for the 9 volts, but I couldn't find a way for 4 AA to fit.
I had to modify the slot with a file to shave down the walls enough to hold the batteries firmly in place, but not so tight that they couldn't be removed.
I left the other buttons in the controller for show, and left the circuit board inside even though it doesn't serve any electrical purpose anymore. It just helps hold everything together, and keeps the buttons firm.
I made the lead wires 30 feet long, which reduces the amount of available DC current at the igniter end.
I have measured 2.5 amps at the igniter end, while the controller shows you can get closer to 7 amps of current without the wires connected. I imagine different lengths of wire will produce results between 2.5-7 amps. However, all you need to light an igniter is 2 amps, so it works!
I use this rocket controller for launching the "Randomizer” Rockets I made as part of a design collaboration with my friends at www.sonicdad.com, and personally, I think it's one of the coolest rocket launch controllers that's ever been made.
But that's just my opinion. :)
#tkor #thekingofrandom
When you lose a match of smash bros but little does he know you called a missile on his home
Oof
@Beta Corporation Rre
"WeLl Now YOU KnOw How To maKe a POwerful IcBm ThaT IS sURe to PacK a PUNCh"
While playing Super Mario 64, someone at the nuclear missile silo mistook their N64 Rocket launch controller as a regular controller. The world is now in a nuclear fallout created entirely because of the N64.
He makes everything look so easy to make
ThePandaGaming
Cuz it is
pizza tonijn I wanna see you do it then smart guy.
It’s easy for him because he’s experienced with doing this type of work
made* 😭😭😭😭
Who else never does the experiments but still watch the vid ?
Everyone
me
The only one I did was the cross bow one XD
Me
i do
thats too sick.
this guy never runs out of ideas
6 foot I always see you on romanatwood
+6Foot4Honda Y r u everywhere?
Yooo, sixfoot!
What!?!? Its 6foot!?!?
+6Foot4Honda
yo wat up 6 foot
It's a nice project, but seems like a waste of a perfectly good n64 controller XD those things are valuable to nostalgics.
+darksskull You can get them all day long on on eBay for around $10 .. so nostalgics, rejoice!
+Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" hi
+AngelEverything gay
+Techmatt167 hi
+AngelEverything wat learn how to talk
RIP you were a legend
H Kgames he still is
@@VivaanNZ no he dies, very sad
You are right H Kgames R.I.P the king of random
"Now, one question... Will this void my controller warranty?"
Nah cause not
Answer: Ninetendo no longer repares, replaces, or sells Nintendo 64 consoles, cartridges or accessories.
Therefore your warranty no longer exists.
Boogan r/woosh
@@BDAYFN hes answering the question
UnKnown Zombie r/ihavereddit
I just wanted to tell you how much I admire your channel. I see a lot of channels like yours that can't seem to think of ideas anymore. You, on the other hand, are always creating things that are really cool, work well, look awesome, and are not gimmicky. Not to mention how well you explain things and really show us in depth how to make the things in your videos. Congratulations, and keep up the great work!
+jackofallspades98 I appreciate hearing that. Thank you!
+Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" Make the launcher with different controllers
+jackofallspades98 This dude is creative and packed with ideas in his mind! I reckon if he wanted to, he can put an atomic bomb together.
jackofallspades98 has a poo
jackofallspades98
you should use all the buttons and build a rocket launching stand that you can aim with the joystick
that would take more coding knowledge then i think grant has...
ikr
that would LITERALLY REQUIRE *ROCKET* *SCIENCE*
Just set up a radio frequency like on a R/C plane or car and another one on the launchpad, shouldn't be difficult
Hey Grant, i just wanted to tell you I've watched many of your videos, and they are inspirational. I recently took apart an old TV and found large amounts of copper wire. It will help me with future projects.
I was so jealous, he had his own desert for testing!!!
Yeah, perks of living out west where population density isn't very high I guess
why dont u just build a little remote with a button ?
It would be unsafe and uncool
Because he wanted to make something that wasnt as simple
that what I was thinking the whole time.
but maybe he just did it to give an idea and then be creative in your own! I'd do mine but I'm looking for wireless system:)
Because he wanted to be recycable and farely cheap
+Enes
essentially what he just made, but with a controller case
Every video he uploads he finds a new way to improve his rocket. i wonder how this is gonna end:)
Nuclear bomb and will demand for a country of his own
+ddsf sfdfsd
“Son, I got a present for you!”
“Neat! What is it?”
“THE WORLD!”
Probably he going to mars
+David Cornejo Lol
Some quick links to a few of the materials I used:
[✓] Yellow N64 controller: amzn.to/2cdHMb9
[✓] Green LED: amzn.to/2c38PsX
[✓] Buzzer: amzn.to/2chs8N2
[✓] Red push button momentary switch: amzn.to/2cJEakz
[✓] Momentary switch for trigger: amzn.to/2cGgol4
[✓] Insulated copper wire: amzn.to/2cmBjNH
[✓] 9v batteries: amzn.to/2c21gzQ
[✓] 9V Battery Clips: amzn.to/2c20Byh
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zakir
Grant Thompson - "The King of Random"
Grant Thompson - "The King of Random"
have you ever shot one of these at a car
Love the tutorial Grant, Just one question --- How long do the double 9volts last you ? Because when I made my own version of this the batteries used so much current and they lost juice in about 20 minutes of using the igniter
RIP RADIO SHACK
Lol
So true
+Kevin Nguyen In My Area There Are Still A Few Radio Shacks Open
hey to to Colorado and there's one there brout back to life 😐
More like R.I.P. A button
I wonder if Grant was ever in the military, I know that if I was out in the bush or somewhere in the desert I'd definitely want this guy by my side, pure genius.
Thank you for giving the explanation of circuit with the help of a diagram, and the video was awesome.
Can you please make a video on making a mini "jet engine" ?
4:42-5:16 why the electricity moving backwards?it's -to+ not +to- :)
dude, you are more productive in one week than me in 100 years
Rip man you will be missed.
u don't know how much I love ur channel
How have I not seen this video until now.
Grant I love you
Your videos are really fun to watch!
ikr
fml, in every video you make everything always fits perfectly.
my fav video by far thanks grant!
He hates the A button
TheSeaMoose i was about to comment the same thing
Yup
Launching all 120 rockets without pressing the "A" button
It probably has a long history
You always release your videos when i reach my home from the school!! :D:D
He always releases videos right when I wake up
he always uploads videos when its 6 pm
He uploads it at night
+Hamad almuhairi
In what time zone?
That was a pretty creepy yes.... 7:58
ohhh you're that guy
BeBeVe
yes
ssss ( yes )
+That Guy Didn't R.U.D.E., took off, nobody died. yess.
FlareShift
what
I gotta be honest man, I'm loving the schematics. Most videos expect you to have previous knowledge in electrical engineering, however with this awesome diagram anyone can accomplish this project!
Not saying I'm just anyone, but AWESOME, as always!
This is wayyy over my head but I really like listening you explain things haha
Kids in Africa could have eaten that N64 controler.
racist
+Danis Ventura are you white!
+Danis Ventura ?
You are a complete idiot. The controller cannot be eaten. It is made of plastic lol!
actually they are allergic to plastic, I'm correct because I have a fake PHD
Perfect tutorial for Kim Joung Un
+sigmund leganger He's probably already tried it.
And probably messed it up somehow.
Yeah
MLG Gio Penguin
Surrport?
siggo loggo first of all it's Kim JONG Un, and second of all, I couldn't agree more!
Lmao
keep the gr8 stuff coming
Love watching every single invention
0:10 "Here we go!" Lol
Grant Thompson is the man
That's so cool that you can get a video game controller to launch model rockets that is really interesting to see
OMG we have to wait for another project video for almost everything step he makes, show us how to make everything in just one video
Find it funny I have these ingredients but no ingredients to make a pancake
Musagaming TV oh well
Me too
HERE WE GO!!!!!
I died
omg i thought he (Grant Thompson) said that lol
+Petten Perts Hahahaha
Love your projects! Curious If this can be modified to do two or more launches with other buttons? either by a switch that connects trigger, buzzer and LED to another set of lead wires for separate rocket, but uses same Red ignition button OR with trigger, buzzer with two separate LEDs and Two trigger Buttons Like A and B. Kind of think it would be cool to pull trigger, have buzzer and two LEDs light up, each indicating it's own continuity(detecting which line has problem or is ready). Then being able to push A button then B Button (or A&B together) to launch.
Just getting into the hobby.
Totally awesome. Only mod I would make is a disconnect at the controller for the speaker wire IOT change it if need be without taking the controller apart again.
best. thing. ever.
ikr
Zac Ward eeewwwwwwaa9aa9stfr21wssaqseseesewwwwer46tretrrrrreeeeeeeeee234resssqeww!aaaaaaZzzsas
Guys, don't worry he used an aftermarket controller. Not areas Nintendo one
A real*
IVoidwarrantys Its true. The controller does not say nintendo. If he were to use a real one it would say Nintendo. But it didn't so you are correct
IVoidwarrantys jnouuhjbjjjkjjjnk
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you should make like some sort of hydraulics system with the joy stick so when you move the joystick it moves the stand of the rocket and you can control where the rockets pointing with the joystick
I am going to try and recreate this whole project: Rocket, Igniters, and Stand; all for a project in my manufacturing class. Can you explain in depth of how you soldered the wires
Push button get... rocket
Ps R.I.P you were a great guy
XxJREDSTONExX he still is
will this also work for a laser cannon mounted on a drill capable of reaching the planetary core
Yes, but only if you use an aftermarket n64 controller
ikr
Wtf home brewed terrorism?
i miss him so much
hello Mr Thompson I have a question about one of your previous videos the mutant slime stuff if you were to put a fake hollow plastic eye in it will it float or will it stay where you put it I'm making a jar of fake eyes from a cartoon that I like and I wanted to know if I have to glue them down or will they stay where I put them
That same guy made a video about making popcorn..
He really is the king of random. Love that video though
lol I thought that the rocket would be controlled with the joystick
Same
+GroupSomeReactions if it did then it would have worse control than goldeneye 64
Hello grant! I very much like your videos and what you do! I have a question is it possible to modify this system to fire 6 rockets at once? And also refrencing to your other video "Randomizer rocket" do they need fins? I cant obtain black powder where im from so I would appreciate it if you could tell me another way to eject the parachute! Thanks for taking your time to read this! :D
Such a iconic build
You sir are a genius!
ikr
REST IN PEACE BROTHER 💙
I liked the video but I don't have much experience with making circuits so I'm not sure how to wire it. But I did notice in the schematic you wired a resistor next to the LED but you didn't solder one into the remote
wow, freaking awesome model rocket videos!!
YESSS...... 7:57
R.I.P Legend
Good Lord man, all those rocket hacks... What's next? Using the N64 stick to set an angle for the rocket pad? Thrust vectoring on the solid motor? Multi-segment solid boosters? Multiple stages? How long till you get a probe to orbit with household materials?!?!
What if you took the N64 controller brought it back and lit off thermite or something along that nature grant possibly incorporating the homemade ignitors as well
What if you used the joystick as a controller for the LAUNCH PAD :OOOOO
To which direction it faces? You just need it to face up
how to cut down the number of A presses
cut the button itself
If I want to make a launch controller with a detachable cable, what kind of connector should I use?
Also, if I use thicker cable (for example 0.50mm², which, if I remember correctly, is roughly equivalent to 20AWG) to get less voltage drop, could I use 4 AAs instead of the two 9V batteries?
this is one of the coolest things I've seen done with an n64 controller in years - awesome!
Or you just juse a button
*use
that beats all the fun.
+Bastiaan Jansen He couldn't just use a button because he needs space for the other components.
SkyneT guess what... this video is a secret tutorial for terrorists (dont tell anybody)
+Bastiaan Jansen The buttons wouldn't handle the required current.
watching rip this controller apart makes my eyes bleed...
It's a remake one a newer one
Same rip childhood
Rip A button
Its a 3rd party
Me too
How do you make the PVC pipe launchpad that you used for launching the Randomizer rocket in the video?
at 5:14 is a subminiature led same as miniature led?
15/64 drill on in n64
ikr
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Who else watches these vids but don't have the tools or thing to make it 😂
me
me.........i did the lego box
Brilliant!
Subscribed!
Hey there Grant... i really need ur help! I made the project in a box ( instead of the controller) but at the end of the wire there is almost no current...
Everything works just fine, except the egnition... what could be the problem? And how can i solve it?
This ruined my childhood
1:55 haha 64 drill bit. Nintendo 64
Why 18v instead of 9v? A standard Estes controller uses 3v.
I love the idea of using a fun controller instead of a plain box, as I reuse anything and everything I can from scrap.
Any ideas on incorporating some 18650 LiPo cells into this circuit?
All around great stuff and fun. Learning couldn't be more interesting. Great job!
Welp, I wont be able to do this ever
Ive got a n64 of mah own want it?
why not
Why Ruin an N64 controller just for a one button launch controller?
My thoughts exactly
+Timothy Newell (Hampstonater) NOOOO it's two buttons AND a LED!
cuz why not?
+TheBossStudioZ Because is just dumb and useless?
+Timothy Newell (Hampstonater) There's plenty of them around.. And even if you dont want to tear an old one apart, there are companies that have the schematics and manufacture brand new ones.
Do you have any other diagram of the wiring I'm stuck on that part. Where do the negative and positive of the led go to...thank you
This man needs to be hired by the military. He is a tactical genius
He’s dead.
No he's not
Who else is cringing as he tears this controller??
It was ten dollars, I don't think it works at all.
+Whoosh Blaugh it works but it's cheap
+nivlac I know it's cheap cause I read the description, but I didn't know it actually worked.
+Techmatt167 Nope
+Techmatt167 You do realise it's a third-party controller?... you can pick them up super cheap online..
Not totally pointless at all
Grant, I am trying to connect my wiring, I used a Xbox controller added the push button, alarm, led light. and a momentary push button, however at a loss of how wiring connects, help.
could you do a video about how to do this with other controllers, maybe XBox 360.
also would it be possible to make a wireless (infared?) version?
i doubt anybody here is going to even attempt this. make realistic videos.
I am planning on making one.
+Moe Moradi there is alwais that one guy that will
that's what I be thinking. everything always look so hard and not worth the time or money
+Moe Moradi That's not the point of this channel. He makes videos showing you how he made something cool for entertainment, not so that every viewer can replicate his stuff. I suggest you either shut up or find a different channel to watch.
+Jason Schuler bro you need to relax, and don't get butt hurt. If he dosent think his viewers will try to make whatever he is making, than why is he showing us how to make it.
This is not epic anymore..
If anyone make that except for that guy.... Geez ur a genius
You should build a rocket platform that can be tilted through the controller and modify it so it cn move the platform in any direction and when your ready you can set it off
I think its a shame how you defile this piece of gaming history to make a glorified electric starter.
+Blargenth yes
Lol it was a cheap controller. You act like this is the only N64 controller left in the world.
+coolopo Actual original Nintendo branded N64 controllers are very very rare. However, this wasn't an original Nintendo controller.
+Little Lion "Very very rare" You make it sound like an N64 controller is worth a fortune. They're like 20 bucks, they aren't rare at all.
Long Dong those are the fake ones dude. manufactured by third parties. A new original Nintendo-made n64 controller is very hard to find.
Just show me where I can find a real and new original one if you know where to find one..
waste
it would be better to use my horrible knock off ones
if you bothered to look close enough you would see that this is a "knock off" the top of the front face of the controller doesn't have the Nintendo logo, even if it has the little gap where it normally would be
its the cirka knock off lol
Can u modify the analog stick so that it turns the launchpad? Along with all the other things u did to the n64.
....this guy would make a REALLY dangerous criminal.. but anyway, keep up the good work! While I just sit here wishing that I could build something even half as nice as your stuff...
I love this project!!!!
Can you do a controller like this but instead it only for launch for controling the rocket? I been searching but i dont find any thing because i want a way to control my rockets during flight (and I am younger than 18 so i dont know how to do it)
I like this project a lot, but I would recommend putting a sound module instead of a buzzer, and make it say something Mario related, so kids alike can enjoy it too. But for a start, it's great!
Hi, i did everything as in the video but nothing happened, im wondering if this circuit needs another kind of voltage