I haven't counted everything, but I'd estimate around ten total of this particular brand - in green, red, and blue.

It's done, and works perfectly. I don't have access to my camera atm, though. All I need to do is drill the hole for the PS/2 jack, revise the code to fix a typo, test it out on a PS1 (I have been using a PS2 to develop it), and if everything checks out, it will be ready to go. I'll post a pic of it soon.

It took me about 8-10 hours to make one unit, which is a bit less time than I had estimated. I've figured out how to arrange everything so it all fits well, with room to spare, and to make soldering everything a bit easier. And I think that making the next one will be easier now that I know what to do.

I'm really glad that this third-party controller worked. ^_^

I'd be willing to order one of those third-party controllers from you, both because it'd be easier for you, and because see-through controllers are neat.

Cool. ^_^

I'll let you know when you can officially place your pre-order.

Here it is, the first (nearly) complete Kupid production model:

It actually has significantly fewer wires than the other Kupid units I have shown pictures of, as I've been able to refine the design over time. And since I used smaller wire than I did for the prototypes, there is a lot more room inside as well.

I just finished filling in the entire history of KUPID to the Mag wiki - http://www.rpgmmag.com/wiki/index.php?title=KUPID. I will fill in the technical section shortly.

For anyone interested in the history of the development of Kupid, but who doesn't want to read pages, and pages, of forum posts on the Mag & Pav, the wiki entry would be a good place to take a look.

Ha, I got a mention. /win

I just got the hole for the PS\2 jack drilled. Took me a while to find the correct sized drill bit. I have to figure out a way of securing the jack in the controller unit so that it doesn't come loose with repeated use. I'm thinking a combination of super-glue & hot glue.

Now I'm on a quest for my PSX - I have no idea where it is. I must have gone through about a dozen boxes. Found my Commodore 64 (and the dot-matrix printer & two floppy drives that go with it), my Atari 2600, SNES, N64, Xbox, and GameCube, but no PSX to be found. >_< There is one closet I haven't checked yet, hopefully it will be in there.

I have lots of school work to do, too. I hate group projects. :'(

Also a friend/colleague of mine has asked for my help on this project she's working on. Her company is going to be paying me as a consultant, and it will ideally be finished by the end of May. They might hire me for a permanent position depending on how it works out. I've been wanting to get a second job, so I really hope that everything goes well; I'd really like working with this person again, and I need the money. Plus the company is in the education sector and deals with materials concerning education research, technology, standards correlation, RTI!!!, etc., so that's awesome. But I'll try not to get too excited. Again. >_>

So, yeah. Pretty busy atm. But I'm going to try to get this first production model finished & tested ASAP. Once I get that done, making the ones after that should be a lot easier/smoother and faster.

I think I have enough supplies to make the first three for Lantis & Ix. When I get those made and shipped off, then I'll open up pre-orders so people can reserve their spot in line. Probably a couple weeks yet before pre-orders are opened. I'd like to hear back from Lantis & Ix that they are able to use Kupid, and that there aren't any major problems before I start letting other people place pre-orders. I don't expect there to be any problems, but it's better to be safe.

I will gladly be a guinea pig. I just have to figure out what address to get you to send it to. I'll be moving out of my appartment by the end of May.

Oh, I'll have it done before the end of April, I expect. Your two, anyway.

I know SK hasn't posted much, but I can vouche for his excitment. We're both quite eager to get our hands on them.

Hey, Lantis - it seems that my PS1 has flown away, and retired to Video Game Island, off the coast of Japan; where it will enjoy unlimited electricity, hot-soapy rumble controller massages, and only infrequent Gojira attacks.

Do you have a PS1 that you can use Kupid on to see if it works on it? If so, then I can finish up the first unit in a couple days and send it to you for testing.

I... I can't find mine either. I just looked and I found all my other old conoles (Snes, Genesis, 64, gameboy, ect) but no PS1. I remember shipping one off to Regal a ways back, but I don't think that was my last one. Maybe it was. =(

I believe Ix has one though. I'll also ask SK as well.

Naturally. >_<

Just let me know when you have news. I'll work on finishing up Kupid in the mean time, anyway. Maybe Ix will get his first, then.

I have a PS1. Maybe I'll get it first.

Well, if Lantis doesn't have access to a PS1 by the time I finish up this first unit, then Ix will be the first to receive it. I don't want to start making more and selling them until I know that it works on other people's PS2s & 1s.

>_< Well, I was doing some experiments with the circuit and accidentally blew out the PS1 controller MCU. Everything else in the circuit is working fine, so I just need to unsolder the 8 wires from the controller, and resolder them into a new board.

Shouldn't take more than a couple hours, if that. It will give me a chance to lengthen a couple wires that were making it hard for me to close up the case, and change a couple other small issues. Hoping to get Kupid all finished up tonight, and have it sent off in the mail before Wednesday to either Ix or Lantis, depending on if Lantis can find a PS1 to use.

Heh, fun times. Yeah, unfortunately SK doesn't have a PS1 either. Go a head and send Ix's his first.

Alright.

Ix, I'll let you know when it's done and ready to be sent.

It turns out that although all these third-party ones that I have look identical, they have different circuit boards.

I managed to find one that uses a similar circuit board, so I'm going to try unsoldering & soldering the wires in now.