Dantaipan Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Well, I've been using a PC-to-5200 joystick adapter that I made for a while now. I came to realize that I only used one PC controller for all of my 5200 gaming. I also realized that I had a junker 5200 stick that was just sitting there waiting for a project. Well, I took the cable from the junker, ripped the cable off the PC stick and added a plug to the side of the PC stick. Now I just plug the PC stick in the 5200 and the 5200 stick in the PC stick for keypad usage. One really nice thing is that when playing Montezuma's Revenge I don't even need the 5200 controller plugged in. Confused? Here's a pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 That is a very nice mod you did on that controller. Was swapping out the cables difficult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantaipan Posted August 31, 2003 Author Share Posted August 31, 2003 Swapping the cables was really easy. The only thing that took a little time was mapping all of the wires to pins on the 5200 end. Those PC sticks only cost about $6 now and there's enough room in the base for a little project board. The male adapter for the 5200 stick is screwed on the PC controller so everything is very sturdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Quite impressive I'll say. There are thrifts around here that usually have PC joysticks. I might get an adaptor but I also have some junk 5200 sticks that could be used for a project similar to yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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