{"id":1115,"date":"2012-12-30T19:54:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-30T19:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2012-12-30T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T19:54:49","slug":"make-a-games-controller-for-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1115","title":{"rendered":"Make a games controller for the Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computeractive.co.uk\/ca\/pc-help\/2217850\/make-a-games-controller-for-the-raspberry-pi#ixzz2GUtCFuoT\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/raspberry-pi-games-control-copy-580x3581.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ComputerActive has a nice little tutorial on how to create a games controller for the Pi. 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