So I have very recently found a fairly good, still-working NES Advantage to complement my top-loader deck.
Started using it a little while ago and I have to admit, I do not remember it being so uncomfortable to play with. The joystick at least works as intended, but the A and B buttons...Dear lord. They're mushy as hell, and they get jammed quite frequently.
As I'm also peeling apart a number of my old rectangle controllers to try and salvage them (or, failing that, strip them for parts to replace the ones with inferior joypads), this got me thinking: I wonder if it would be possible to swap the rubber dome button switches for something more tactile (and ideally with less button travel)--probably smaller Omron switches.
So my first question is: Have any fellow GHers attempted something like this? If so, any thoughts/suggestions? My primary apprehension is that in order to install different switches, I'd need to get an appropriate dremel for the board...
(On a side note, playing Duck Hunt as of recently gave me a new appreciation for invincible buckling spring technology--I found out when I took it apart that the Nintendo Zapper uses a system of springs linked to sliders an old Omron switch, of all things. Cool stuff.)