metzger130 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'm sure it's been asked many times but I am wondering if there are any controllers for 2 button games other than the regular joysticks? i also have notice that Xevious uses the R button, haven't tried it with a 2600 joystick, but I'm guessing since it is the opposite button from other games that it would not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 nes pads converted. 7800 europads, also see a couple threads in this forum a couple down there are two guys making new ones. yeah been asked 50 or so times. please make 1 ounce of effort to locate your answer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 In 1994 a friend ha a little company named Portronic and made Powerpad for the Atari systems.His pad supports 2 buttons A really rare item,cause he died many years ago greetings Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzger130 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Europads are very hard to find so I was hoping to find something else. I know that there are not that many games that actually use both buttons, but I have a few and that controller cramps my hands so much. I'm assuming the NES conversion ruins the NES pads, so i will need to find more NES controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Europads are very hard to find so I was hoping to find something else. I know that there are not that many games that actually use both buttons, but I have a few and that controller cramps my hands so much. I'm assuming the NES conversion ruins the NES pads, so i will need to find more NES controllers. It does not ruin the pads. It converts them. Edited October 28, 2014 by Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 It does not ruin the pads. It converts them. He means you cannot use them on the NES afterward, and that is correct. I just realized I don't even own a game that uses a 2 button stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Personally, I wouldn't lose much sleep over "ruining" an NES controller. I've "ruined" a couple to build my favorite Vectrex controller. I'd certainly consider "ruining" some more to build a 7800 controller if I hadn't already converted a Radica Space Invaders to a 7800, two button controller. I see a lot of mention on the 'net about conversions of NES controllers, but, an adapter shouldn't be horribly difficult to build with a microcontroller. I do have to wonder at what frequency one would need to sample and convert the NES data stream to achieve a seamless experience... Edited October 28, 2014 by BigO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Euro pads are readily available from Best Electronics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Xevious will work as a single button game. Just change the difficulty switch to the A position and it'll drop bombs every time you shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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