azure Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) I can't find info about this joystick. https://imgur.com/a/DAq0S I thought I had seen it on a listing, but I can't find it now. It feels like a Spectravision Quickshot joystick. It has microswitches and the parts inside the handle look like a Quickshot. It has TURBO on the side, but no other brand markings. It also has a 15 pin connector. I picked it up at Goodwill assuming it was an Atari style 9 pin joystick. When I got home, I noticed it was 15 pin. Searching the internet for "TURBO joystick" lists every joystick but this one. Anyone know what it is and if I can mod it to 9pin or use an adapter? Edited January 11, 2018 by azure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw57drvr Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Looks like a Quickshot/Competition Pro knock off from China. There are a lot of unknown brand sticks floating around. 15pin is for an old IBM clone and I think enhanced ports from some Atari PC's?. This might help. http://www.epanorama.net/documents/joystick/tvgames.html After looking a little further, it looks like a blaster, made by some company named Leader in Italy? One sold on an auction site and looks identical.... Here is the picture.. Here is the sale...scroll down a little bit. http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?90652-Selling-8-joysticks Edited January 11, 2018 by vw57drvr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) That's the one. The writing on the box suggests to me it was sold in Italy, so that might be why I had a hard time finding it on English websites. There's a version I found with a DB9 connector. Ebay1. Ebay2. Mine is missing the little turbo switch though, so maybe I can scavenge the parts to replace the thumb microswitch in my Quickshot II Turbo. It's been sticking open. The internals look just like inside the Quickshot II Turbo, so I wonder if it's just rebranded with a slightly different form factor. Or, I'll mod it to be a 9 pin. Not sure what to do with it yet. It was a $5 gamble. Edited January 12, 2018 by azure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 If it were mine, I'd mod it for use with the 7800. Hack yourself a Genesis controller extension cord, grab a couple of resistors and wire her up. Schematics and docs found here in the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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