Piano X Tekken: Player Creates Piano Controller

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DTS
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Piano X Tekken: Player Creates Piano Controller

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A Tekken player who calls himself "Mc Cool" put together a very unique (and rather complex) controller to play his favorite fighting game. Using a Arduino that reads MIDI signals from his keyboard, Mc Cool was able to map the keys to an Xbox 360. The result? Tekken Tag 2 controlled 100% with a piano! This isn't some sort of cheap trick either... in his video demonstration, Mc Cool actually pulls off some combos and even a win online.
I said before that the piano keyboard was a better design than the arcade stick or joypad, so I predicted this in a way. I don't know whether this will lead to better arcade controls or joypads, though, which is what I was talking about.
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seremtan
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C MINOR! FINISH HIM!
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Whiskey 7
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Interesting concept for sure, and those extra keys (like a PC keyboard) have to help :)

Oh, and I have never used a joypad :smirk:
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seremtan wrote:C MINOR! FINISH HIM!
Wrong game.

Also Tekken is for fags.
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seremtan wrote:C MINOR! FINISH HIM!
I'm inclined to believe a C diminished would be a better death chord >:E
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