15-pin female plug (PC joystick) to 9-pin female plug (Amiga joystick port)

[eva]

Hi!

I am looking for the pinout for an adaptor that allows you to use an analog PC joystick on the Amiga and I have found one at AmigaKit:

• http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=285

It looks like a straight cable with no circuits - does anybody have the schematics so I can see how it is wired?

Thank you!

[Daedalus]

I'm trying to dig up the schematic I used for mine about 18 years ago... But it is a simple straight-through adaptor. There are optional capacitors you can use to improve the sensitivity as the Amiga prefers a different resistance to that which is normally used for PC joysticks. Firing up my A1200 to look for it now...

[eva]

Thanks, I think I have found it:

• http://www.amigareport.com/ar402/feature2.html

Question is: will games be compatible with it?

[Daedalus]

Okay, what I have is Deluxe22.lha from Aminet, which includes a schematic that also allows various functions to be swapped for certain games that used a non-standard pinout. The guide includes details on the capacitors - I used 0.1uF capacitors for my adaptor and the default pinouts, and it worked perfectly for me with Birds of Prey and F1GP.

[eva]

Hmm. How about, say Giana Sisters? Would one of these conversions work with it?

[Daedalus]

Sorry, I didn't see your second post there. That looks the same, yep. I don't think Giana Sisters would work - the games have to specifically support analogue controllers so it's mostly just simulation type games that tend to use it. I could be wrong though, I've never tried Giana Sisters, but it seems very unlikely.

[eva]

Gotcha. Thank you! :-)

[eva]

For completeness, I have found a list (on ebay) of games that are compatible with a PC analog joystick and I'll post it here in case someone hits the thread:

• A-10 Tank Killer Version 1.5
• Air Warrior
• AV8B Harrier Assault
• Birds of Prey
• Descent: Freespace- The Great War
• F-15 Strike Eagle II
• F-19 Stealth Fighter
• FA-18 Interceptor
• Fighter Duel Pro/Pro 2
• Flight of the Intruder
• Flight Simulator 2
• Gunship 2000
• Jet Pilot
• Knights of the Sky
• MicroProse Formula One Grand Prix/World Circuit
• MiG-29 Fulcrum
• MiG-29M Super Fulcrum
• Reach for the Skies
• Red Baron
• Tornado OCS/ECS/AGA