Interest check - New USB controller kit

[Curt Vendel]

I wanted to gauge everyones interest -

 

I have looked at the original Atari 7800 controller sticks, there are too many issues with doing an internal refit kit to turn them into USB enabled controllers.

 

 

However, the Atari Flashback-1 controllers (mini-7800 sticks) could easily have an refit kit made to turn into into USB enabled controllers for use with MESS, Prosystem and just about any emulator.

 

The upside of this would be the fact that the Pause and Select buttons would work on the joysticks with the emulators so that could be setup, the sticks are good quality, they are small, but fit well in people's hands and they are fairly abundant and cheap.

 

 

Curt

[nathanallan]

Sounds interesting; I do have the original and it would be nice to use it. Having it be USB would be nice (especially if the price was kept kind of down).

 

Maybe not the most supportive thing you were hoping for, Curt, but I am interested. Those are nice controllers as they are.

[jaybird3rd]

I like the FB1 controllers. I actually built a modified version of the old parallel port adapter for NES controllers so I could use my FB1 joysticks with my PC, but it only worked with Windows 98, so it was more trouble than it was worth. I'd certainly be interested in one or two retrofit kits, should they become available.

[atarian63]

I would buy a set of kits

[gambler172]

Hi Curt

Count me in too.Hope you got my last email.

greetings Walter

[+Sauron]

I would be interested as well.

[thebiggw]

Count me in for a set....

[nathanallan]

I did a small review of it on youtube, my username there is nathanallan1. Okay, not so much a review as a bit of good coverage.

Edited September 28, 2009 by nathanallan