8bitwidgets.com Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) what about games using the dial on the action controller? That seems like a good interface to move a paddle back and forth. It's a shame there isn't a way to get a 2600 style paddle set to work in CV.. Seems like that's ultimately the best way to play a game like Arkanoid.. having a hard left and right range with absolute values. Though Arkanoid I guess just used a rotary encoder. I know I'm super late to the party.. heh.. just got my CV in the last couple of months. I have all the accessories now and they all seem to work well if maybe a little cleaning is in order.. I'm going to be looking into making games for CV once I get my hands on a copy of that book. I'm mostly just going to see about making a "hello world" and see how i t feels. Edited May 14, 2021 by Caleb Garner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 This is how I play it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitwidgets.com Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 what is that thing? something you made yourself? what is that box it's going into? Never seen anything like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Yes I created it, sold some for the intv. Then I created a simpler version and released it as open source. The simpler 3d model and electronics are available in Thingiverse and git hub. The box is just a splitter so my paddle and joystick can both be connected so I can use the keypad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 40 minutes ago, evg2000 said: Yes I created it, sold some for the intv. Then I created a simpler version and released it as open source. The simpler 3d model and electronics are available in Thingiverse and git hub. The box is just a splitter so my paddle and joystick can both be connected so I can use the keypad. It's essentially a handheld version of Coleco's Expansion Module #2 (steering wheel controller). It requires batteries, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitwidgets.com Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 what games would it work with for intellivision? Also I'm very interested how i might find a splitter. I have one of each of the add on controllers now (super action, roller, steering) and the 2600.. but yea its kind of a mess of cables and connectors.. The other thing I'd love to find is slim profile 90 degree serial connectors. something like the kind you can get for PC, but without the screw/ears which often make inserting them into a coleco joystick port. I'm even thinking about rigging some kind of serial port "patch bay" to give some kind of interface where you just plug each controller into it's remote interface.. seeing how my intellivision, coleco, odyssey 2, 3do and genesis all use 9 pin serial.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, Pixelboy said: It's essentially a handheld version of Coleco's Expansion Module #2 (steering wheel controller). It requires batteries, right? It does require a 9 volt battery not sure, haven’t investigated the steering wheel. It used a 600 position connected to attiny which decide the signal and then sends a signal through an optocoupler to the device https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4316115 https://github.com/evg2000/ATTiny84_Version3.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Caleb Garner said: what games would it work with for intellivision? Also I'm very interested how i might find a splitter. I have one of each of the add on controllers now (super action, roller, steering) and the 2600.. but yea its kind of a mess of cables and connectors.. The other thing I'd love to find is slim profile 90 degree serial connectors. something like the kind you can get for PC, but without the screw/ears which often make inserting them into a coleco joystick port. I'm even thinking about rigging some kind of serial port "patch bay" to give some kind of interface where you just plug each controller into it's remote interface.. seeing how my intellivision, coleco, odyssey 2, 3do and genesis all use 9 pin serial.. many. It can be set to left/right it up down. Mad bomber asrtosmash pong etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitwidgets.com Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 ah yea that's cool, so how do you make a splitter to allow original control to stay connected and additional ones? I'm dealing with controller overload with coleco.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/HjxDvC0J 2d connectors and a js cable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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