Susuwatari Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Atari controller port has 2 analog and 5 digital input so why hasn't anyone adapted an analog PC controller (2 or 4 buttons) to work with Atari 2600? I mean it can't be that hard to come up with a simple game that can be used with analog joystick with multiple fire button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Once I adapted a PC joystick to the 2600. It worked well in Missile Command, and Super Breakout. but It didn't work in any other games. I need to work on it to make it talk like a regular joystick, and not a trackball/paddle when it's in a game other than the type that would take those controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Atari controller port has 2 analog and 5 digital input so why hasn't anyone adapted an analog PC controller (2 or 4 buttons) to work with Atari 2600? I mean it can't be that hard to come up with a simple game that can be used with analog joystick with multiple fire button. I'm not sure the phrases "simple game" and "2600 programming" go together If someone writes a game for just themselves as an exercise, it's not much reward/praise for all the effort, if the programmer sells carts, most people won't buy because they need to solder up the joystick connector themselves, if the programmer sells the cart and joystick together, it's a ton of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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