So this project is in the works - but I haven't been posting much lately and I wanted to start up a thread on progress.
Here's the basic idea. I have had a BeagleBone Black for quite a while. I've mostly been using it to run my 3D printer. However, I updated to Debian which seems much more stable than Angstrom. I've also hooked it up to my TV and downloaded an NES emulator. It's pretty cool, but it would be much nicer to have a real working NES controller. I just happen to have purchased some knock-off NES controllers from eBay a while back. I also have several NRF24L01+ radios on hand - so I figured why not!
So far - I've got the hardware mapped out for the most part. I'm planning on using an MSP430G on the controller end - hopefully using the Energia library so it's quick. On the other end - I'm planning on using an MSP430F5529 launchpad due to the USB functionality. The Energia library works fine on that device, so I may possibly try to get the 5529 USB keyboard example put together with the Energia library using the CCS6 Energia import functionality, but that may be a bit tough. I'm pretty sure there are some other NRF libraries around here that I could probably use instead if needed.
Anyway - I'll post more info soon!