Dantaipan Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Just finished testing the PC to 5200 adapter I made this weekend and it works like a charm. Joust is great with it. Pac-Man titles are alright... enough talk, back to testing. Anyone know of the ideal PC joystick to use with this setup? PS: I have almost no electronics/soldering experience so the fact that I was able to pull this off is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 yodan, congratulations for your work. Do you took a schematic from a FAQ? (You know, I don't have experience in soldering, too. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted February 23, 2003 Author Share Posted February 23, 2003 Yes, I used the schematic from the FAQ. The parts only cost me $5 CAN. Since there's only 2 capacitors, I wasn't too intimidated. Think if I was to do it again I could make it look a little nicer but hey, it works. Think I need to find a joystick type controller though. The Gravis GamePad Pro I'm using just doesn't cut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Works great doesn't it? How do you have it connected to the 5200 and controller? Rob Mitchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted February 23, 2003 Author Share Posted February 23, 2003 Works great doesn't it? How do you have it connected to the 5200 and controller? [edit] Just made a nice little box for it out of a roughed up Pac-Man cart I had. Seemed to be the perfect size. With the extra weight though, I almost need an extension cable to go from the box to the console. Are these available anywhere or am I going to have to make one of those too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 I bet this would work. http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/M1387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I bet this would work. http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/M1387 Wow! I was just looking for these earlier this evening! What a great price! These should be for sale at the AA store. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted February 24, 2003 Author Share Posted February 24, 2003 Methinks that cable will not have all of the pins connected but I could be wrong. The PC joystick Y cable I got didn't have all of the cables connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I don't know about those generic PC joystick extensions, but I had a few of these extensions for the 5200 that were specific to that system (check out the picture and the package label below). They were in a box lot of misc cables from an auction I won last year, along with some other misc 2600 extensions and a few 9 pin Y cables too! I think I only kept one or two of each of those for myself and sold the rest. Man, I wish I had more of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I don't know about those generic PC joystick extensions, but I had a few of these extensions for the 5200 that were specific to that system (check out the picture and the package label below). They were in a box lot of misc cables from an auction I won last year, along with some other misc 2600 extensions and a few 9 pin Y cables too! I picked up a 5200 extension cable made specifically for the system .. new in package about 4 years ago .. I just threw away the packaging which referenced a company (Canton, OH) now out of business (ie not on the internet or yellow pages online). I have a 9p Y adapter cable I found somewhere .. Never did I anticipate that these two items and my Wico 5200 Y cable would be my most important Vectrex and Atari interface hardware. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I bet this would work. http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/M1387 I just called .. Discontinued item .. but trianglecables.com has them for $6 (CB110) 10 foot joystick extension cable. But do these PC joystick cables have all 15 wires? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted February 27, 2003 Author Share Posted February 27, 2003 My guess is that the cable will not have all of the pins connected since the PC joystick Y cable I got didn't have all of the cables connected to pins. It would be great if it did though. Heres the PC joystick pinout. Note pins 1 and 8 (5v) are the ones that weren't connected in the adapter. http://www.epanorama.net/documents/joystic...c_joystick.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Mr. Retrogamer -- I won some 2600 y cables and 2600 extenders from that guy last year (I recognize the orange packaging). The y cables are the best in that I have paddles and joystick always hooked up and ready to go. I'm glad I bid on his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Found another source, maybe they still have them. http://www.cctcables.com/Cables/DB15.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Found another source, maybe they still have them. http://www.cctcables.com/Cables/DB15.html I notice that they do custom cables as well. Makes me think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 Picked up a "mac monitor extension cable" today that works the only thing is it doesn't have a very deep plug. I was messing around to get it to work better and I pulled the plug right out! The cable was only $7 CAN though so I think I'll go pick up another. Here's an example http://www.provantage.com/FP_32194.htm?CBTG04M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 So is the whole idea here to make a commercially marketable adapter cord that allows you to use PC joysticks on a 5200 instead of 5200 joysticks? If so wouldn't you still need a keypad anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 The adapter is outlined in the 5200 FAQ. It's basically a Y-adapter (like the masterplay) except it's for a 15-pin PC joy. Works really well. Joust plays amazing with a digital PC pad like Gravis Gamepad Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 So is the whole idea here to make a commercially marketable adapter cord that allows you to use PC joysticks on a 5200 instead of 5200 joysticks? If so wouldn't you still need a keypad anyway? The ideal is to reproduce the Wico Y adapter. Then you could add circuit modules to do what you want. 2600 Keyboard + PC Controller 2600 Keyboard + 2600 Stick 2600 Keyboard + 5200 Paddle 5200 Controller + PC Controller 5200 Controller + 2600 Stick 5200 Controller + 5200 Paddle I have built a box which incorportates both the 2600 Keyboard interface and an the PC controller circuit. It has START, PAUSE, RESET buttons on top. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 So is the whole idea here to make a commercially marketable adapter cord that allows you to use PC joysticks on a 5200 instead of 5200 joysticks? If so wouldn't you still need a keypad anyway? The ideal is to reproduce the Wico Y adapter. Then you could add circuit modules to do what you want. 2600 Keyboard + PC Controller 2600 Keyboard + 2600 Stick 2600 Keyboard + 5200 Paddle 5200 Controller + PC Controller 5200 Controller + 2600 Stick 5200 Controller + 5200 Paddle I have built a box which incorportates both the 2600 Keyboard interface and an the PC controller circuit. It has START, PAUSE, RESET buttons on top. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Rob, that box sounds like a 5200 owner's wet dream come true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Rob, that box sounds like a 5200 owner's wet dream come true. Umm .. Yuk! Yes, I'm thinking of making these as soon as I can figure out a cable solution. POLL: Who owns the Wico Y cable adapter? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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