Jump to content
IGNORED

Identifying this joystick?


azure

Recommended Posts

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 by azure
Link to comment
Share on other sites

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..

 

eeDL5f3.jpg

 

Here is the sale...scroll down a little bit.

 

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?90652-Selling-8-joysticks

Edited by vw57drvr
Link to comment
Share on other sites

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 by azure
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...