PacManPlus Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) After I got rid of my Wii, I kept the 'Fighter Controller' because I had an idea for it. I changed the overlay, kept only two buttons, and wired it up for the 7800: Now, where it becomes different, is with the cable. I wanted the 'Select/Pause/Reset' buttons ('Home' being mapped to 'Pause') functional on the controller, so I used a D-Sub 15 Pin (VGA) connector: Pins 1 to 9 map to 1 to 9 on the 15 pin connection, but Start, Pause, and Reset map to 11, 12, and 13 respectively. When I want to use this controller with a standard 7800 (of course without the Select/Pause/Reset functionality), I made a cable to just pass the normal 7800 joystick pins: Now, any 7800 I want to use the controller with the entire array of buttons, I just wire up a male 15-Pin VGA connector (pins 1-9 stay the same, 11, 12, and 13 map to Select, Pause, and Reset, respectively) and use a VGA extension cable (a thin one if possible). I did that here: (sorry for the blurry pic but you can make out the connector on the right hand side) Good idea? Thanks, Bob EDIT - Didn't realize I kept writing 'Start/Pause/Reset' instead of 'Select/Pause/Reset'. Fixed. Edited February 4, 2012 by PacManPlus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Well, I don't know. You will have to send my the joystick to test out first and SEE if it's a good idea Awesome dude. I want one. Alas that my soldering 'skills' resemble that of a mentally retarded dingo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Wow! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 That's fantastic! Really cool. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 That is awesome! If you end up offering a conversion service, let me know!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Wow BEAUTIFUL and I love your "stormtrooper" 7800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 "StormTrooper" 7800 - LOL! That's cool, I never thought of that! Thanks for the props, guys. It's just an idea I thought of in case someone else wanted to try it too. Thanks, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Excellent idea, Bob! That controller looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow, amazing pics. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursday83 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Quack Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Wow really awesome looking joystick. You make the best 7800 games and now are you going to be making these cool joysticks to share also? I know this was a one of a kind with the wii controller, but I'm sure you could use other controllers to make compariable joysticks. Keep this awesomeness going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid VCS Footloose Rabbit Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 ... Why are you more boss that Dos, PacmanPlus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Hi Guys: Quick Update - You have to either change pin 9 on the Atari side to connect to pin 10 on the 15-pin connector, or just solder pins 9 and 10 together (like I did) on the 15-pin connector. I completely forgot that many of the VGA-Extension cables don't pass through pin 9. Bob Edited for clarity Edited February 24, 2012 by PacManPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I went ahead and ordered a 10ft ultra slim vga cable from monoprice.com for $3.93 in anticipation of taking up a project like this at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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