Y cable?

[0078265317]

Does anybody make a 9 pin Y cable? And if so would using one in a 2600 or my masterplay clone harm it by plugging in 2 things in to the same port.

[alex_79]

It is generally a bad idea to have multiple controllers connected in parallel to the same port.

There are some cases where it is safe to do so (e.g you can have 2 joystick only containig mechanical switches like the standard cx40 or one of them together with standard paddles), but other combinations won't work and could even cause damage to the controllers or the console.

Edited May 18, 2016 by alex_79

[fiddlepaddle]

Because the 2600 controller is nothing but 5 independent switches, there is no problem with using a y-connector; I've been using one on mine, and incidentally, also my Colecovision, since they came out.

 

Over the years, there have been manufacturers of these cables, but I don't know who makes them now. Bet someone does, though.

 

At one point, it was very easy to find Y-cables made for the Genesis, but some of them did not run all 9 wires; with those you had to test on the Atari to make sure they worked.

[0078265317]

Thanks. Just found this.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/237624-colecovision-y-adapter-controller-cables-available/

[Lynxpro]

Y do you want to do that anyway?

[0078265317]

One end into my master play clone for something and the other for my space age joystick. But using to conyrollers sounds too risky so I will skip it.

Edited May 25, 2016 by 0078265317

[0078265317]

Is this a fair price?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-2600-Coleco-Gemini-Commodore-Y-Cable-Controller-Coupler-Adapter-/381650440169?hash=item58dc238fe9:g:visAAOSw8aNXG50g

[0078265317]

OK, he lowered the price to 15 and free shipping so I took a chance and got it. Will let you all now when it arrives.