Using my old Amiga joystick with my PC! - Page 2

keropi · 02 February 2005, 09:32

I have a cd32 comp-pro joypad on my miggy, but it does feel a little crappy... The best amiga joypad I have is a 2button Logic3 one... absolutelly marvellous!

kriz · 02 February 2005, 10:56

The honey-bee cd32 pad is not bad, I agree getting a new usb joypad would be better, but when i have two honey bee pads here I would like to use them for gaming ..

Anyone knows how many buttons PPJOY support ?

Phiber · 02 February 2005, 11:49

Here's another alternative to connect old amiga/c64 joysticks to the PC's..

It's called a PC Competitor Joystick Interface..

http://w5.cs.uni-sb.de/~stahl/com/index_uk.html

If you are unable to order it for some reason, there are schematics for those who know what to do with some components and a soldering iron...

RuySan · 04 February 2005, 10:33

i just ordered the 4 player adapter, but i just noticed that my computer has no parallel port! I guess that most newer ones don't have. So what should i do now? is it possible to use with another adapter? Are there USB/parallel adapters, and would it work?

manicx · 04 February 2005, 12:59

Yes, there are adapters. You can find them easily if you make a google search. I found once here:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...9763&CatId=471

Houyhnhm · 04 February 2005, 13:14

Once I find my 500+, I need a new joystick, as my current one's pretty crap to say the least.

Methanoid · 04 February 2005, 13:28

Thanks for all the info guys.. now I can make the wife happy as she always refuses to play on my Xbox as it has a pad or analogue sticks and she wants a DIGITAL JOYSTICK.... Nice!

crocked · 06 February 2005, 01:07

Does the 4 player adapter from Vesalia let you connect up 4 amiga joysticks to a pc or are they simply the old amiga 4 player adapters that let you add two more joystick ports to the amiga (and now pc)...

I suspect that its only gives two ports but theres not much detail on the vesalia site.

I've seen a schematic for a 5 player parallel port digital adapter after never anyone selling one...

kriz · 06 February 2005, 01:11

it only gives you two more....

Overdoc · 07 February 2005, 17:08

If anyone needs a digital joystick for his pc then contact me because I have a few of them for sale !
They are called 'Python V', have a PC joystick connector, 2 firebuttons and also an autofire switch.
The same joystick also exists with the old Atari connector for use on the real Amiga, C64 or other old homecomputer.

Price is 15,- Euro & shipping.

Sensi · 23 March 2009, 21:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sune Salminen

And buy this:

http://www.atariage.com/store/produc...2c16d3859cd8d4

Quote:

Originally Posted by kriz

No no no, too expensive!!

check www.vesalia.de , for: Adapter 4-player, parallel, guess the price?? 2,5 Euro

!!

I have bought it some months ago, works great

Now 5,90

Quote:

Originally Posted by RuySan

i just ordered the 4 player adapter, but i just noticed that my computer has no parallel port! I guess that most newer ones don't have. So what should i do now? is it possible to use with another adapter? Are there USB/parallel adapters, and would it work?

Same question I have. Of course it must work when Vesalia offers the adapter and there is no other way how to connect it to PC but my question is if all I need is common USB to Pr.Parallel Cable (plus drivers)? I dont know any non-common but I want to clear this out for me.

Rixa · 09 June 2009, 21:38

Not what you ask for, but I had this old 2xJoystick->gameport circuit built and it's been pretty nice. The downside is that gameports aren't very common now, but on the positive side it also works in DOS.

Before that I had for long time a simpler adapter for the parallel port that works with the gamecon.c driver in Linux. Unfortunately I'm not sure if there are drivers for it for other systems, and autofire doesn't work with it.

Sensi · 09 June 2009, 21:43

Thanks Rixa, I bought A600 and dont need any adapters now

Help appreciated and I am sure your post will be useful for many people, Amiga joy -> PC is a very frequent topic.

04 February 2005, 13:14	#26
Houyhnhm Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Exeter Age: 36 Posts: 10	Once I find my 500+, I need a new joystick, as my current one's pretty crap to say the least. Last edited by Houyhnhm; 04 February 2005 at 16:16.

06 February 2005, 01:07	#28
crocked Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Age: 53 Posts: 28	4 player adapter??? Actually 4 player Does the 4 player adapter from Vesalia let you connect up 4 amiga joysticks to a pc or are they simply the old amiga 4 player adapters that let you add two more joystick ports to the amiga (and now pc)... I suspect that its only gives two ports but theres not much detail on the vesalia site. I've seen a schematic for a 5 player parallel port digital adapter after never anyone selling one...

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02 February 2005, 09:32	#21
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	I have a cd32 comp-pro joypad on my miggy, but it does feel a little crappy... The best amiga joypad I have is a 2button Logic3 one... absolutelly marvellous!

02 February 2005, 10:56	#22
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,200	The honey-bee cd32 pad is not bad, I agree getting a new usb joypad would be better, but when i have two honey bee pads here I would like to use them for gaming .. Anyone knows how many buttons PPJOY support ?

02 February 2005, 11:49	#23
Phiber Hardware Freak Join Date: May 2002 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 50 Posts: 222	Here's another alternative to connect old amiga/c64 joysticks to the PC's.. It's called a PC Competitor Joystick Interface.. http://w5.cs.uni-sb.de/~stahl/com/index_uk.html If you are unable to order it for some reason, there are schematics for those who know what to do with some components and a soldering iron...

04 February 2005, 10:33	#24
RuySan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portugal Age: 42 Posts: 139	i just ordered the 4 player adapter, but i just noticed that my computer has no parallel port! I guess that most newer ones don't have. So what should i do now? is it possible to use with another adapter? Are there USB/parallel adapters, and would it work?

04 February 2005, 12:59	#25
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	Yes, there are adapters. You can find them easily if you make a google search. I found once here: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...9763&CatId=471

04 February 2005, 13:28	#27
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	Thanks for all the info guys.. now I can make the wife happy as she always refuses to play on my Xbox as it has a pad or analogue sticks and she wants a DIGITAL JOYSTICK.... Nice!

06 February 2005, 01:11	#29
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,200	it only gives you two more....

07 February 2005, 17:08	#30
Overdoc Commodore Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Age: 53 Posts: 944	If anyone needs a digital joystick for his pc then contact me because I have a few of them for sale ! They are called 'Python V', have a PC joystick connector, 2 firebuttons and also an autofire switch. The same joystick also exists with the old Atari connector for use on the real Amiga, C64 or other old homecomputer. Price is 15,- Euro & shipping.

09 June 2009, 21:38	#32
Rixa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere / Finland Posts: 127	Not what you ask for, but I had this old 2xJoystick->gameport circuit built and it's been pretty nice. The downside is that gameports aren't very common now, but on the positive side it also works in DOS. Before that I had for long time a simpler adapter for the parallel port that works with the gamecon.c driver in Linux. Unfortunately I'm not sure if there are drivers for it for other systems, and autofire doesn't work with it.

09 June 2009, 21:43	#33
Sensi Unregistered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 1,643	Thanks Rixa, I bought A600 and dont need any adapters now Help appreciated and I am sure your post will be useful for many people, Amiga joy -> PC is a very frequent topic.

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