biobern Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Hi everybody. I'd like to modify an old IBM PC Flightstick (My Logitech Wingman extreme with 4 buttons) to work with the Vectrex. I hope to have a good Star Wars (Vecfever) experience with it. Old IBM PC Joysticks are nothing more than two potentiometers of 100k. Any ideas how to make the potentiometers compatible? To my surprise, i have not found anything about this anywhere on the net. Thank you...... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 If the potentiometer values don’t match, it won’t work correctly. There’s no way to change resistance; at least, as far as I know. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/#findComment-4853426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
biobern Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) On 6/29/2021 at 9:08 AM, bluejay said: If the potentiometer values don’t match, it won’t work correctly. There’s no way to change resistance; at least, as far as I know. Oh yes, it works perfectly! Some nice people at "Vectrex Fans Unite" (Facebook) gave good hints. All you have to do is to substitute the two resistors and the two trimmer pots of the original vectrex circuit by four 10K resistors. I also painted a little circuit diagram. Near Arcade feeling for games like Atari Star Wars, Red Baron, Tailgunner etc... Really strange that nobody seemed to have published something like this in the last 40 years. ? Bern Edited July 1, 2021 by biobern 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/#findComment-4855145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
biobern Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 The Logitech Wingman Extreme was very easy to modify for Vectrex. It also has 4 buttons. Should work with most analog Joysticks from the 80s and early 90s. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/#findComment-4859221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermi69 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 This is really great! Wiring seems easy.. but which color is for Button 1 - 4 and GND?? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/#findComment-5179859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 12/29/2022 at 7:15 AM, hermi69 said: This is really great! Wiring seems easy.. but which color is for Button 1 - 4 and GND?? Unless you are also using the the Logitech Wingman Extreme, your wiring coloring may be different, so I'd concentrate on using the pinout shown above for confirming what wire goes to what pin Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/#findComment-5186829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermi69 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 To those who are interested ..found it out! 😃 I've two Logitech Wingman Extreme Analog, made in Taiwan and made in the USA. The cable colors and their button assignments of both are identical. The wiring harness from the handle has the following button assignment: Grey = Button 1 Orange = Button 2 Purple = Button 3 Red = Button 4 Yellow = GND Easy modification, great fun. 'Tailgunner', 'Starhawk' or 'Star Wars' f.e. plays fantastic with this joystick. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/322318-connect-an-old-pc-joystick-to-the-vectrex/#findComment-5269567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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