scottyy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 could this unit be wired with a cx40 joystick cable to work on an atari 400? https://shop.xgaming.com/collections/arcade-joysticks/products/x-arcade-tankstick-trackball-usb-included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 50 minutes ago, scottyy said: could this unit be wired with a cx40 joystick cable to work on an atari 400? https://shop.xgaming.com/collections/arcade-joysticks/products/x-arcade-tankstick-trackball-usb-included Usually most folks want to go the other way around, that is, to use an old controller on a modern computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Yes it can, except for the trackball. The buttons and joysticks are just simple switches. Disconnect whatever usb encoder it has, find an atari 2600 joystick controller pinout, and wire up the joystick switches and buttons directly. Some atari 400 games use the keyboard; that would be more difficult to connect to buttons. Edited January 9, 2020 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 thank you.... is there a way to make the track ball work... its great playing millepede with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 You can try hooking up the trackball. Fundamentally they might work similarly, but I'm guessing the resolution is very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzdriver Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 On 12/20/2018 at 11:22 AM, laz455 said: I believe there's a systems settings you can configure but for the upscaling not sure. from the youtube videos they look ok, the new boards have a higher resolution video output. so anyone else can shed some light on the quality of the videos, I'm also thinking all these games where not in super high def even in the arcades. their seem to be a lot of people running them ? Stumbled across this post so thought I'd update it for others looking for same. The newer better clones run Amlogic s812 at 1080P. They emulate up-to N64 consoles, offer save state. Using pandory you can change the aspect ratio on the fly reducing image distortion. As mentioned, joystick and button update is recommended to something like Sanwa. The challenge is their is a crazy amount of different Pandora boxes out their. More info on what to look for can be found here: https://electroarcade.com.au/blogs/arcade/game-console-pandoras-box-key-7-3d-dx-5-6-7-9d-11-12-18s-saga-esport-what-to-look-for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzdriver Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 years on and PI is still a lot of work to setup and the performance difference between PI and a good Pandora's box isn't that much. Pandora's box is literally plug and play.. and pack away when done without tinkering or headaches. I'm personally over spending more time tweaking, when I could just be playing. Keen to hear of consoles others have come across that are hassle free and play well. My current preference is either the rg351m for handheld or the pandora 18s with sanwa for arcade experience. This post is a decent read https://electroarcade.com.au/blogs/arcade/game-console-pandoras-box-key-7-3d-dx-5-6-7-9d-11-12-18s-saga-esport-what-to-look-for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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