GregadetH Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) I scored a sweet deal from an awesome AA member for a 7800 with lots of goodies. It's been fun playing all these games, especially with the Joypad controllers, but I'm sick to death of sitting right on top of the console when I play. My Genesis controllers only work on so many games so I've been looking around the internets for 7800 compatible extension cables. I've found a lot that claim to work, but I've read that most actually don't. Is there a super secret website that sells these specific cables? Edited March 24, 2010 by GregadetH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 You can use extension cables that are compatible with Sega Genesis or Atari 2600 controllers; I use Sega cables with my 7800 all the time. As long as it has all nine pins wired straight through (and I've never seen a DB9 joystick extension cable that didn't), you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I have a pair of Sega controller extension cables (2 x 6ft each I believe) and as soon as I get my NES Pads modded for the 7800 in the mail I will test them out and see if they work. I got mine from an AA member quite a few years ago... they worked on my Colecovision and so far on my 7800 with my 2600 joysticks (I don't have 7800 prolines so I'm waiting for the NES pads modded for the 7800). I saw a website with the extension cables listed too.... www.collectorscardsandgames.com they have them in the 7800 section and they're only $3 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 You can use extension cables that are compatible with Sega Genesis or Atari 2600 controllers; I use Sega cables with my 7800 all the time. As long as it has all nine pins wired straight through (and I've never seen a DB9 joystick extension cable that didn't), you should be fine. Ok then. It's just that I was reading that nowadays it's a crapshoot because the bulk of cables out there don't have the pins wired straight through. Something about Sega changing the way they made their cables near the end of the Genesis' life span. I'll see if my local PNT has any in stock. They usually give 'em away. That's how I got my NES cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Interesting... I'll make sure to post in the next few days when I get my shipment and test out the extension cable with the NES pads. Perhaps I'll see a part number printed on the extension cables or some identifying mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 I have a pair of Sega controller extension cables (2 x 6ft each I believe) and as soon as I get my NES Pads modded for the 7800 in the mail I will test them out and see if they work. I got mine from an AA member quite a few years ago... they worked on my Colecovision and so far on my 7800 with my 2600 joysticks (I don't have 7800 prolines so I'm waiting for the NES pads modded for the 7800). I saw a website with the extension cables listed too.... www.collectorscardsandgames.com they have them in the 7800 section and they're only $3 each! So it's pretty much unanimous that Sega cables work everytime. Cool. And wow at the abundance of yellow on that page. Silly question time...is that a reputable seller? I'm a little bit leary because of the "old school-ness" of the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I have a pair of Sega controller extension cables (2 x 6ft each I believe) and as soon as I get my NES Pads modded for the 7800 in the mail I will test them out and see if they work. I got mine from an AA member quite a few years ago... they worked on my Colecovision and so far on my 7800 with my 2600 joysticks (I don't have 7800 prolines so I'm waiting for the NES pads modded for the 7800). I saw a website with the extension cables listed too.... www.collectorscardsandgames.com they have them in the 7800 section and they're only $3 each! So it's pretty much unanimous that Sega cables work everytime. Cool. And wow at the abundance of yellow on that page. Silly question time...is that a reputable seller? I'm a little bit leary because of the "old school-ness" of the website. I bought 5 7800 carts from the site a couple weeks back and everything was fine... I'd prefer getting pictures of the items listed so I can judge whether I want the item or not but the carts were in decent shape (not minty but not bad either). I suppose if you were to buy new games in the shrinkwrap, the carts would be in mint condition though... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 I have a pair of Sega controller extension cables (2 x 6ft each I believe) and as soon as I get my NES Pads modded for the 7800 in the mail I will test them out and see if they work. I got mine from an AA member quite a few years ago... they worked on my Colecovision and so far on my 7800 with my 2600 joysticks (I don't have 7800 prolines so I'm waiting for the NES pads modded for the 7800). I saw a website with the extension cables listed too.... www.collectorscardsandgames.com they have them in the 7800 section and they're only $3 each! So it's pretty much unanimous that Sega cables work everytime. Cool. And wow at the abundance of yellow on that page. Silly question time...is that a reputable seller? I'm a little bit leary because of the "old school-ness" of the website. I bought 5 7800 carts from the site a couple weeks back and everything was fine... I'd prefer getting pictures of the items listed so I can judge whether I want the item or not but the carts were in decent shape (not minty but not bad either). I suppose if you were to buy new games in the shrinkwrap, the carts would be in mint condition though... lol Haha! You'd hope so, right? Thanks for the input! I'll check the site out more tomorrow. It's time to take a trip to sleepytown. G'nite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 My local PNT didn't have any. The gave me another NES cable though. And a boxed copy of X-Men for the Genesis. That goes to my kid for his b-day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks guys. This thread was really helpful on making the decision to buy Genesis cable extensions. I would also like to sit more than 3 1/2 feet from my console...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 My local PNT didn't have any. The gave me another NES cable though. And a boxed copy of X-Men for the Genesis. That goes to my kid for his b-day. PNT? I'm amazed Genesis extension cables would work. After all, the controllers themselves have to be rewired to use the 7800's 2nd fire button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGemini Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 So it's pretty much unanimous that Sega cables work everytime. Cool. And wow at the abundance of yellow on that page. Silly question time...is that a reputable seller? I'm a little bit leary because of the "old school-ness" of the website. PNT? I'm amazed Genesis extension cables would work. After all, the controllers themselves have to be rewired to use the 7800's 2nd fire button. A straight through DB9 cable is a straight through DB9 cable. It has nothing to do with "Genesis" pads or any other pads. It's just an extension cord for all 9 pins of a DB9 cable. They just happened to be sold when the Genesis was most popular at the time. The wiring that would make a Genesis pad not work right wiht the 7800 is in the pad itself, not the cable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thanks. What's "PNT"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Play and Trade I think? The one nearest me just closed. Wasn't much but it was all I had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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