If you own a GP32 with an unresponsive joystick (I did) there is a cheap, tiny effort fix. What I did to fix mine was I took the back off and I taped a small bit of crumpled paper inside the back of the console behind where the joystick unit is. Experiment and find out how much paper to put in there to get the level of response you require. I also have a more permanant way of fixing it, but it doesn't seem to work as well as crumpled paper.....
Quick Joystick Fix
Started by
jmetal88
, Apr 15 2004 02:48 AM
59 replies to this topic
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 02:48 AM
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 04:13 AM
What?
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 04:57 AM
pictures?
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 04:58 AM
lol. My sentiment exactly.
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 05:21 AM
confused 
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 05:55 AM
I'm not sticking ANYTHING inside my precious GP32 that doesn't belong there ... I.E. Two AA battieries, and that's it!
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 07:29 AM
He's talking about using paper so the buttons are pushed
well i think thats it
well i think thats it
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 08:22 AM
sounds good - i will give it a go.
my joystick is utter crap for shooters, just cant hit the diagonals and i didnt really want to send it to MASHMODS so this is worth a try.
cheers
my joystick is utter crap for shooters, just cant hit the diagonals and i didnt really want to send it to MASHMODS so this is worth a try.
cheers
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 09:25 PM
yeah, please let us know if ur tries are successfull. And if possible send in some pics so that i can know exactly where to put the papers 
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 09:49 PM
Alright, here's a pic. I apologize for the poor lighting. You tape the paper in there, where I have circled:
http://www.freewebs....1k/pcdv0005.jpg
Edit: Copy and paste.
http://www.freewebs....1k/pcdv0005.jpg
Edit: Copy and paste.
Edited by jmetal88, 15 April 2004 - 09:55 PM.
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:33 PM
trust me, jmetal knows what he's talking about - I just tried the fix on mine and took smash tv for a test drive and the diagonals are near-perfect, smash is a pretty diagonal intensive game you know!!
cheers man, I've been hoping to get this fixed for ages now - it was starting to get me down when trying to play all these wonderful shootemups
cheers man, I've been hoping to get this fixed for ages now - it was starting to get me down when trying to play all these wonderful shootemups
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 10:51 PM
Great Idea! One question though, what made you try this?
Oh ya, what piece of paper did you crumble up?
Oh ya, what piece of paper did you crumble up?
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Posted 15 April 2004 - 11:02 PM
heh, I don't think it's that precise to be choosy about paper. I just used an envelope that was lying around, folded it up about 8 times and used scissors to make it circular then taped it over with masking tape. the case is bulging a bit now so I think I overdid it a bit 
who cares tho!
who cares tho!
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Posted 16 April 2004 - 01:01 AM
What is this? Put GARBAGE inside my GP32? Well it does sound weird but you never know..If you own a GP32 with an unresponsive joystick (I did) there is a cheap, tiny effort fix. What I did to fix mine was I took the back off and I taped a small bit of crumpled paper inside the back of the console behind where the joystick unit is. Experiment and find out how much paper to put in there to get the level of response you require. I also have a more permanant way of fixing it, but it doesn't seem to work as well as crumpled paper.....
