the.golden.ax Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi, I'm looking at buying a Starcon and need to know original, and recent prices that these sold for. I want to know what I should expect to pay, what is a good deal, what is a bad deal.... ect.... Thanks, AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 It's funny you should mention that... http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=133175 This is the going rate for a StarCon, at least on this web site. Too rich for my blood, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 There were not many of these that were made available a few years ago, only a small handful. Many who were lucky to get one, like me, would never part with it. So just finding one for sale is the tough part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Do they all have open bottoms? Couldn't anyone make one with arcade parts? AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 They sure could. There's even a schematic online which explains how to do it. It's easier to build a joystick exclusively for the 5200 than it is to build an adapter that accepts 2600 or Sega Genesis controllers, and it takes fewer parts. Does someone have a copy of the StarCon schematic handy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 They sure could. There's even a schematic online which explains how to do it. It's easier to build a joystick exclusively for the 5200 than it is to build an adapter that accepts 2600 or Sega Genesis controllers, and it takes fewer parts. Does someone have a copy of the StarCon schematic handy? ive had good luck making up,down,left,right joysticks using a 500k pot for x and one for y the trick is using an arcade joystick that uses micro switches and the right and down use the nc contact also you can use the pot to play super breakout or other games that have absolute positioning it could be cool if there was a etch a sketch cartridge pm me for a schematic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 They sure could. There's even a schematic online which explains how to do it. It's easier to build a joystick exclusively for the 5200 than it is to build an adapter that accepts 2600 or Sega Genesis controllers, and it takes fewer parts. Does someone have a copy of the StarCon schematic handy? Try this link I posted from 2003: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...st&p=372516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninermaniac Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) Do they all have open bottoms? AX Yes. Unfortunately no bases for them Ax. It wouldn't be hard to make an acrylic bottom for it. I would ditch the ribbon cable though and put on a 5200 NOS cable for sure. Unless you want to keep it all original. Edited October 23, 2008 by ninermaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 It wouldn't be hard to make an acrylic bottom for it. That's what I did for mine and it works (and looks) really nice. My biggest complaint is that the two buttons are right below each other instead of next to each other. I don't like that spacing. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 It would be really easy to build one using an arcade joytick that uses microswitches. Here's a schematic for the stick that bigO helped me with unsing nc/no microswitches on each direction: On the STARCONS, afaik only the original run had bottoms made for them. Evidently the top shells were all slightly different size for some reason so the bottoms were made individually by tracing the shape of the top shell onto a piece of plywood. The re-released ones didn't come with a bottom part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 It would be really easy to build one using an arcade joytick that uses microswitches. Here's a schematic for the stick that bigO helped me with unsing nc/no microswitches on each direction: On the STARCONS, afaik only the original run had bottoms made for them. Evidently the top shells were all slightly different size for some reason so the bottoms were made individually by tracing the shape of the top shell onto a piece of plywood. The re-released ones didn't come with a bottom part. gee why have the 10k resistors isnt definite up and left 0 ohms? i use pots and put an no on one side and the nc on the other that way i can have absolute center some games need a bit of dialing in like say pole position or it just drives a little left or right when the stick is untouched good games to check for center choplifter,digdug,missile command Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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