Using vintage joysticks!

15 March 2010, 16:17

hi all, I recently raided the family home and found all of my old joysticks that were the best fun my right hand had up until a certain age!

I long for that genuine feel while playing a game again so I bought a 9 pin serial to usb convertor and plugged in my old trusty Spectravideo 318-102 Quickshot and fired up winuae but I can't get it to work!

I'm no technical wiz, but I installed all the drivers for the convertor and it shows up in winuae's serial port section but I can't select it as a joystick!

Can anyone help me?

As I said it's a Spectravideo 318-102 linked to a Prolific 9pin serial to usb convertor if that helps!

I have the USB competition pro on the way but I prefer my Quickshot to play!

Thanks! Any info will be great!

Toni Wilen · 15 March 2010, 16:43

9 pin joysticks are not serial. You need "Atari" joystick to USB converter, not serial to USB.

15 March 2010, 16:51

Ahhh crap!

Didn't know that! Ahh well, where can I get one of them?

Toni Wilen · 15 March 2010, 18:41

Moved from prb.WinUAE, not WinUAE specific and I haven't used any USB joystick adapters.

pmc · 15 March 2010, 19:03

@ Krenzathal - try this:

http://retro.world3.net/

It'll do what you need - allows you to connect your old joysticks to the usb port of your PC. I've got one - works perfectly with WinUAE.

stainy · 16 March 2010, 10:28

Man they are expensive!!

Bronko · 16 March 2010, 13:57

Wow, they really are! I got my LPT Adapter years ago for about 10 €!
It has two 9-Pin Ports, and connects sadly to the parallel port on the PC.
But buying this one together with an USB-Adapter still would be cheaper.

Sad thing, their page seemingly vanished from the internet (Was something like c64amiga.com)...

But look at eBay, maybe you'll find a cheaper USB-Solution.

Just make sure, that the 9-Pin ports are meant for Atari/Amiga/C64/Megadrive joysticks, etc. and NOT as PC serial ports.

Retro-Nerd · 16 March 2010, 17:03

This one works great, though it lacks a nice case. Anyway, the latency is muuuch better (10ms) than e.g. the Competition Pro USB (app. 100ms).

http://www.retro-donald.de/pages/har...ickadapter.php

15 March 2010, 16:17	#1
Krenzathal Posts: n/a	Using vintage joysticks! hi all, I recently raided the family home and found all of my old joysticks that were the best fun my right hand had up until a certain age! I long for that genuine feel while playing a game again so I bought a 9 pin serial to usb convertor and plugged in my old trusty Spectravideo 318-102 Quickshot and fired up winuae but I can't get it to work! I'm no technical wiz, but I installed all the drivers for the convertor and it shows up in winuae's serial port section but I can't select it as a joystick! Can anyone help me? As I said it's a Spectravideo 318-102 linked to a Prolific 9pin serial to usb convertor if that helps! I have the USB competition pro on the way but I prefer my Quickshot to play! Thanks! Any info will be great!

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15 March 2010, 16:43	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	9 pin joysticks are not serial. You need "Atari" joystick to USB converter, not serial to USB.

15 March 2010, 16:51	#3
Krenzathal Posts: n/a	Ahhh crap! Didn't know that! Ahh well, where can I get one of them?

15 March 2010, 18:41	#4
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	Moved from prb.WinUAE, not WinUAE specific and I haven't used any USB joystick adapters.

15 March 2010, 19:03	#5
pmc gone Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: completely gone Posts: 1,596	@ Krenzathal - try this: http://retro.world3.net/ It'll do what you need - allows you to connect your old joysticks to the usb port of your PC. I've got one - works perfectly with WinUAE.

16 March 2010, 10:28	#6
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Man they are expensive!!

16 March 2010, 13:57	#7
Bronko Remember: Shoot or die! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hamburg / Germany Posts: 89	Wow, they really are! I got my LPT Adapter years ago for about 10 €! It has two 9-Pin Ports, and connects sadly to the parallel port on the PC. But buying this one together with an USB-Adapter still would be cheaper. Sad thing, their page seemingly vanished from the internet (Was something like c64amiga.com)... But look at eBay, maybe you'll find a cheaper USB-Solution. Just make sure, that the 9-Pin ports are meant for Atari/Amiga/C64/Megadrive joysticks, etc. and NOT as PC serial ports.

16 March 2010, 17:03	#8
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	This one works great, though it lacks a nice case. Anyway, the latency is muuuch better (10ms) than e.g. the Competition Pro USB (app. 100ms). http://www.retro-donald.de/pages/har...ickadapter.php

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