thevnaguy Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Just finished up my dedicated controller for tempest 2000. did not want to hack up my Jaguar Controller so opted to make a dedicated one out of a EPYZ 500XJ joystick. Came out ok for my first one ever. Will be posting a vid of the construction and use soon but here is a pic of it. A button is fire B button is jump Push down on the rotary knob for the super zapper My next one will be much better Edited October 31, 2012 by thevnaguy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Cool! Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Looks flippin' great. What's inside? Jagpad guts, or does it plug into another normal jag pad to provide extra controls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Looks flippin' great. What's inside? Jagpad guts, or does it plug into another normal jag pad to provide extra controls? Nope, no jagpads were gutted. It plugs directly into the Jaguar, no jagpad needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJGJto_WIs&feature=youtu.be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Nope, no jagpads were gutted. It plugs directly into the Jaguar, no jagpad needed Damn! Was there much/any circuitry involved? Or does it just make the necessary connections to the jag's controller port, similar to a homemade 2600 controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Damn! Was there much/any circuitry involved? Or does it just make the necessary connections to the jag's controller port, similar to a homemade 2600 controller? Not much at all. I wish I had a 6 wire cable though, I ran out of wires in the stock Nintendo one attached to the Epyx joystick. When I do it again, will get a Atari cable so I have plenty of wires. Basically all you do is mount the encoder and then start soldering wires to it and the other two buttons. pretty easy to do. It plug directly into the Jaguar as a standalone controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACrystal2011 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Awesome i want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I must build at least one of these!!! Can't wait to see the construction video!!! :thumbsup: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That's awesome, you should put up a page to show us all how to build those, I have an extra 500xj just waiting for that kind of mod... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 That's awesome, you should put up a page to show us all how to build those, I have an extra 500xj just waiting for that kind of mod... workiing on it, trying to draw up a wiring diagram, parts list, etc.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspersijn Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Awesome. I love it to death! I can't wait for my Epyx to get here now. I can spare a Jaguar controller cable...I just don't know what the pinouts are. Or the color coding for the pins. You wouldn't happen to have anything like that laying around, would you? Also, congrats on joining JSII! Your first post is pretty epic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolaspersijn Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Also, what ppr is that encoder you used? Just curious. Looks pretty responsive. And non-detent I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Also, what ppr is that encoder you used? Just curious. Looks pretty responsive. And non-detent I assume? I used a 24ppr non detent with switch. the part number is in the show notes of the video on my youtube page. I left some info on the Jag forums but here is the webpage with the grid for function versus pin number.. http://emu-docs.org/...rs/jagcont.html I have not been able to find a schematic of the jaguar cable that shows pin number versus wire color. I dont have a jag controller yet for my system to open it up to write it down. I just used the information on the website mentioned earlier to build the controller. I am working on a mod page that will have all this info in it, will be posted over at the GameGavel forums when done. I have attached a wiring diagram of the joypad though, it also helped out. but i dont think the colors of the wires are correct, need a jag controller to verify. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Awesome Work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBuell Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Very well done! When can I order one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Yep, I agree with all; very cool and I would like one also. If the 500XJ could be turned into a good Jaguar rotary controller, could it not also be turned into a pretty decent Jaguar Joystick also? Something like that would get my money very quickly. Also was wondering which version you used as it looks like there are at least 3 different ones made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) Yep, I agree with all; very cool and I would like one also. If the 500XJ could be turned into a good Jaguar rotary controller, could it not also be turned into a pretty decent Jaguar Joystick also? Something like that would get my money very quickly. Also was wondering which version you used as it looks like there are at least 3 different ones made. I used the one made for the Nintendo NES console. It has two action buttons on the side and then made the rotary controller the superzapper zapper button. The thing to remember is this is a base model, you can navigate the bonus warp stage with it but it is much easier with the jagpad. The way I play tempest 2000 is I have this rotary controller I made plugged into port 1 and a Jagpad plugged into port 2. When I go to the bonus stage I put down the rotary control and pick up the jagpad for the bonus area. And yes, I could easily make this Epyx joystick compatible with the Jaguar. I may have to do one out of the Epyx joystick I found today. Edited November 3, 2012 by thevnaguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando marrin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Would you sell one to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Great idea to use the EPYZ joystick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Ditto, this looks awesome! I wish I had your skills. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thank you for sharing that was awesome of you. I may get around to building myself one in 2014 or 2015 yet another thing to put on my bucket list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 I am selling off my prototype if anyone is interested. It is not very pretty but it works. figure I was pass it on for someone else to tinker with or use, so starting it at .99 cents. My next one will be much better lookiing. A member made a suggestion to me to use a SVGA cable if I could not locate a Jaguar joypad harness cheaply. Also have found a better looking knob for the controller. I have two other joysticks to modify, will post a pic of my next finished controller. I also have posted a vid on my youtube channel on how to convert a Joypad to include a rotary controller. Here is the auction - http://www.gamegavel...item=0000697555 Here is the converstion vid for a Jaguar Joypad https://www.youtube....h?v=JMKRKZeEwaA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 correct auction link http://www.gamegavel.com/item.cgi?show_item=0000697601 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYAman Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Awesome any updates? I'm always looking for more t2k controllers. Is there any way to make this work for breakout2k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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