Using an arcade joystick on A500,A1200

08 June 2007, 00:57

Ok guys I have a question for you. I want to use a regular arcade joystick with my A500 and A1200. Something similar to people build for MAME but I wanna use it with Amiga. The reason is that I tend to break regular joysticks playing Kick Off 2

I have found some arcade joysticks here http://www.happcontrols.com/joystick..._amusement.htm but have no idea how I can adapt it to Amiga. Here is another link to x-arcade http://www.xgaming.com/service/image...Adapters.shtml seems like it has a 9 pin connector would this work? I am devastated. Somebody please help!!! Thanks.

Coagulus · 08 June 2007, 01:34

I found a page to attach PC pads to Amiga but the link was dead. Archive.org had it though. http://web.archive.org/web/200402050...t/Joystick.htm

If you can get an arcade stick for the PC this might help to get it to work on the Miggy.

Although I'm sure someone here must have done this already!

Sune Salminen · 08 June 2007, 04:26

Just crack open one of your broken old Amiga joysticks and solder the wires from your Arcade joysticks to the PCB inside.

T_hairy_bootson · 08 June 2007, 06:47

My Homemade arcade parts joystick

08 June 2007, 00:57	#1
memothejanitor Posts: n/a	Using an arcade joystick on A500,A1200 Ok guys I have a question for you. I want to use a regular arcade joystick with my A500 and A1200. Something similar to people build for MAME but I wanna use it with Amiga. The reason is that I tend to break regular joysticks playing Kick Off 2 I have found some arcade joysticks here http://www.happcontrols.com/joystick..._amusement.htm but have no idea how I can adapt it to Amiga. Here is another link to x-arcade http://www.xgaming.com/service/image...Adapters.shtml seems like it has a 9 pin connector would this work? I am devastated. Somebody please help!!! Thanks. Last edited by memothejanitor; 08 June 2007 at 01:46.

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08 June 2007, 01:34	#2
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 862	I found a page to attach PC pads to Amiga but the link was dead. Archive.org had it though. http://web.archive.org/web/200402050...t/Joystick.htm If you can get an arcade stick for the PC this might help to get it to work on the Miggy. Although I'm sure someone here must have done this already!

08 June 2007, 04:26	#3
Sune Salminen Dinamáquina Join Date: May 2002 Location: BH/Brasil Age: 49 Posts: 370	Just crack open one of your broken old Amiga joysticks and solder the wires from your Arcade joysticks to the PCB inside.

08 June 2007, 06:47	#4
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	My Homemade arcade parts joystick

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