captcapcom Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I just found a copy of Zaxxon for the 5200, and when I play it, I can't go left. All other controls work fine, just won't go left. I checked the controller on other games, and left works on them. Is it the cart? I know it was kinda hard to get In the system.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 It's not the cart. Had the same issue when I got Zaxxon... It's apparently an especially finicky game. I think you'll need to open the 5200 and tweak the calibration pot. Do a search of threads in this forum for details on this procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 With 5200 some games are more finicky when it comes to controller inputs. Popeye and Gyruss come to mind. I agree that fine tuning the internal controller calibration pot may do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 I tried Zaxxon with 2 stock controllers and couldn't get either to work well. Couldn't go up / down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcapcom Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 Ahh... I opened up the system and saw where to adjust. I was hesitant since all my other games work great. I don't want to lose functionality in everything else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I've never opened my system, but I've taken apart the controllers and adjusted them several times. Let us know the results, if you do it. I always use Missile Command - try to center to cursor then put the controller back together like that. Popeye is another that is really picky - can't get Popeye to climb the stairs sometimes! But frankly I just use my Masterplay and a Genesis controller for these problematic control games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRTGAMER Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Ahh... I opened up the system and saw where to adjust. I was hesitant since all my other games work great. I don't want to lose functionality in everything else.... Just remember how far you move the plastic inside. A great game to calibrate the side to side is Galaxian. The potentiometer has to be tweaked just right to get the varaible speed in both directions. You can even set the adjustment while the controller is plugged in running the game, just have care as to not short out anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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