Ok, so by now you know that I’ve been playing some SNES games on the Macbook Mini. It’s definitely been fun, but the qwerty control method was just way too goofy for me. I needed a control pad — it was driving me nuts!
I’ve had a few in the past, but they were always cheap-ish affairs that… well, sucked. I then pondered whether or not it was possible to plug my wireless Xbox 360 controller into the Macbook Mini (mbm) for some light gaming, but it turns out that the wire that comes w/ that controller is for power only, and transmits no data whatsoever :(
After *very little* research, I discovered that there are indeed two options for using the 360’s controller on a Mac.
- Get the wireless receiver ($35)
- Get a true wired controller ($27) and use the free Tattiebogle driver
As it turns out, John lent me one, I installed the driver and it worked immediately! The only thing I had to do was open the Snes9X Controller Configuration section and then match up the SNES controls to the buttons on the controller and I was done!
Games work SO MUCH BETTER! It’s truly amazing. If you’ve got the gear and the curiousity, I highly recommend giving it a try :)