Amiga Joystick to USB Adapter Cable

amigakit.com · 12 May 2011, 15:44

Amiga Joystick to USB Adapter

This adapter cable allows you to plug your standard Amiga joystick into a PC equipped with USB.

Features a 9-pin Male connector to USB A connector. Supports up to 2x fire buttons on Amiga joystick.

Product Link:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...oducts_id=1036

Photon · 20 May 2011, 20:27

Excellent product. Will be attractive to many who don't want to solder a 9-pin onto a slaughtered USB joypad.

Those who think playing emus with joypad (including WinUAE, MAME and consoles) is more or less like playing with a real joystick won't believe how much more fun the challenging games are with a real good proper joystick!

Jope · 23 May 2011, 09:00

Indeed. C-64 and Amiga games were made for joysticks, not joypads. ;-)

amigakit.com · 24 May 2011, 10:39

Thanks, hopefully it will be useful for people who use Amiga Forever/WinUAE, Frodo and Mame etc

seuden · 24 May 2011, 10:42

I assume this will work nicely with Master System/Megadrive pads too?

FOL · 24 May 2011, 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by seuden

I assume this will work nicely with Master System/Megadrive pads too?

Yes, but only 2 buttons are supported.
CD32 pads also work, but again only 2 buttons are supported.

seuden · 24 May 2011, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Yes, but only 2 buttons are supported.

Why?

FOL · 24 May 2011, 12:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by seuden

Why?

Its pre-programmed.

I would need to check again, but I may be able to get a third button working with current chip.

seuden · 24 May 2011, 12:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Its pre-programmed.

Could it have been pre-programmed to accept Master System/Megadrive pads? Surely it could have? Then it could have been marketed to a greater audience possibly bringing the price down?

FOL · 24 May 2011, 12:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by seuden

Could it have been pre-programmed to accept Master System/Megadrive pads? Surely it could have? Then it could have been marketed to a greater audience possibly bringing the price down?

It will work with that, but as I said only 2 buttons.
Which if I recall is normal, well was when I used one for my Amiga back i the day.

Dont forget, we are going from USB to 9pin.
Cant wire up 6 buttons as there are only 3 connections for buttons on 9pin.

seuden · 24 May 2011, 12:57

Ah ok, thanks FOL.

amigakit.com · 03 June 2011, 12:48

I can confirm that the second fire button is supported. Hope this helps.

FOL · 03 June 2011, 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by amigakit.com

I can confirm that the second fire button is supported. Hope this helps.

To follow up, on sega megadrive pads, B and C buttons work.
Mastersystem controller should work with A and B.

Gordon · 03 June 2011, 15:16

I hope one day a reversed one can be made!

Jope · 08 June 2011, 10:07

The Megadrive/Genesis pad multiplexes the signals, the pins have a different meaning depending on whether the select pin is low or high..

http://pinouts.ru/Game/genesiscontroller_pinout.shtml

Shouldn't be too difficult to adapt.

Once upon a time I was very vocal against using unmodified Megadrive pads in the Amiga because of the pad's tendency to pull down pin 7, which happens to be +5V out in the Amiga/C-64, depending on what buttons you press on the pad.

However these days I don't bother, since no-one cares about little details like this. Unfortunately no-one's managed to burn their motherboard traces either, so I haven't been able to get the last laugh. :-)

Retrofan · 08 June 2011, 15:04

Thanks for the info Fol. Where you waiting for me to need them for my C=64x project? Two ones just ordered.

dirkies · 08 June 2011, 19:27

not wanting to steal Amigakit's thunder, but I prefer the donald.de DIY kit, as it is same price, but 2x DB9 sticks on 1 USB plug

http://www.retro-donald.de/pages/usb...ickadapter.php
15 euro, and works fantastic

does this one lag btw?

Retrofan · 08 June 2011, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirkies

not wanting to steal Amigakit's thunder, but I prefer the donald.de DIY kit, as it is same price, but 2x DB9 sticks on 1 USB plug

http://www.retro-donald.de/pages/usb...ickadapter.php
15 euro, and works fantastic

Is this any better in terms of buttons supported or something? I have 3 buttons in my Megadrive QuickShot Chimera 3 pad (ejem, ejem, the best joystick ever made) and I believe to remember that I need them for games like Jungle Strike (three kind of weapons).

moijk · 10 June 2011, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by amigakit.com

Amiga Joystick to USB Adapter

This adapter cable allows you to plug your standard Amiga joystick into a PC equipped with USB.

Features a 9-pin Male connector to USB A connector. Supports up to 2x fire buttons on Amiga joystick.

Do this or any other -> usb cable support atari/commodore paddles?

Retro-Nerd · 10 June 2011, 16:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retrofan

Is this any better in terms of buttons supported or something? I have 3 buttons in my Megadrive QuickShot Chimera 3 pad (ejem, ejem, the best joystick ever made) and I believe to remember that I need them for games like Jungle Strike (three kind of weapons).

The Mega Drive Version of Desert Strike supports 3 buttons, the Amiga port 2 buttons, second one for weapon selection (what doesn't work with all sticks or pads). Jungle Strike has only one button, except the WHDLoad version.

Retro-Donalds adapter supports 2-buttons only. Sorry, it was designed for computer games.

12 May 2011, 15:44	#1
amigakit.com Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.amigakit.com Posts: 2,025	Amiga Joystick to USB Adapter Cable Amiga Joystick to USB Adapter This adapter cable allows you to plug your standard Amiga joystick into a PC equipped with USB. Features a 9-pin Male connector to USB A connector. Supports up to 2x fire buttons on Amiga joystick. Product Link: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...oducts_id=1036 Last edited by amigakit.com; 03 June 2011 at 12:48.

08 June 2011, 10:07	#15
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,863	The Megadrive/Genesis pad multiplexes the signals, the pins have a different meaning depending on whether the select pin is low or high.. http://pinouts.ru/Game/genesiscontroller_pinout.shtml Shouldn't be too difficult to adapt. Once upon a time I was very vocal against using unmodified Megadrive pads in the Amiga because of the pad's tendency to pull down pin 7, which happens to be +5V out in the Amiga/C-64, depending on what buttons you press on the pad. However these days I don't bother, since no-one cares about little details like this. Unfortunately no-one's managed to burn their motherboard traces either, so I haven't been able to get the last laugh. :-) Last edited by Jope; 08 June 2011 at 10:12.

08 June 2011, 15:04	#16
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,188	Thanks for the info Fol. Where you waiting for me to need them for my C=64x project? Two ones just ordered. Last edited by Retrofan; 08 June 2011 at 15:29.

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20 May 2011, 20:27	#2
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,604	Excellent product. Will be attractive to many who don't want to solder a 9-pin onto a slaughtered USB joypad. Those who think playing emus with joypad (including WinUAE, MAME and consoles) is more or less like playing with a real joystick won't believe how much more fun the challenging games are with a real good proper joystick!

23 May 2011, 09:00	#3
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,863	Indeed. C-64 and Amiga games were made for joysticks, not joypads. ;-)

24 May 2011, 10:39	#4
amigakit.com Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.amigakit.com Posts: 2,025	Thanks, hopefully it will be useful for people who use Amiga Forever/WinUAE, Frodo and Mame etc

24 May 2011, 10:42	#5
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	I assume this will work nicely with Master System/Megadrive pads too?

24 May 2011, 12:57	#11
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Ah ok, thanks FOL.

03 June 2011, 12:48	#12
amigakit.com Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.amigakit.com Posts: 2,025	I can confirm that the second fire button is supported. Hope this helps.

03 June 2011, 15:16	#14
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	I hope one day a reversed one can be made!

08 June 2011, 19:27	#17
dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	not wanting to steal Amigakit's thunder, but I prefer the donald.de DIY kit, as it is same price, but 2x DB9 sticks on 1 USB plug http://www.retro-donald.de/pages/usb...ickadapter.php 15 euro, and works fantastic does this one lag btw?

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