Has anyone tried this 9 pin to USB joystick adapter?

TikTok · 24 July 2015, 11:57

I just came across this today. Advertised for the Genesis / Megadrive but should work with Amiga controllers. It seems to be one of the few adapters I have seen which supports more than 2 buttons. Several very good reviews.

Anyone tried it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mega-Drive-G.../dp/B00QRZ1HVS

dreamkatcha · 24 July 2015, 19:29

I have no experience of that one in particular, but it looks like it would do the trick. I've got the Universal DB9 to USB joystick adapter which supports everything you throw at it and recognises more than two buttons. In fact I plugged a donkey into it once and used it to play Zool on my fake Amiga. True story, it's that good.

TikTok · 25 July 2015, 00:11

I ran out of donkeys last week, but I ordered the adapter and will let you know how it performs!

dreamkatcha · 25 July 2015, 23:00

I doubt you'll regret it, and my commission cheque is in the post so everyone's a winner.

I hear there are a lot of unemployed donkeys in Clovelly since drones were introduced.

...a joke 0.1% of the population will get. Nice one doofus.

MazinKaesar · 26 July 2015, 08:06

I have an old apter it works with no drivers since Windows XP

TikTok · 27 July 2015, 19:08

Well, the adapter arrived (nice and prompt). It is recognised straight away by Windows 8 and appears in the Game Controllers section of the control panel. Plugging my Amiga Zipstick in, the joystick is picked up as the POV hat in the control panel applet.

I haven't tried it in WinUAE yet but it works OK in Mame. Control is responsive, and the autofire switch works too.

Two potential issues:
The pins of the 9 pin ports are cut off quite roughly. While my Zipstick plugs in OK, my Megadrive pad won't - the holes in its ports seem much narrower. Looks like I will need to file down the pins on the adapter to round them off. This is a bit annoying since the build quality is otherwise good.

In Mame at least, pressing the fire button on the joystick seems to trigger button 1 AND button 2 at the same time. I can see this being very annoying in games where you can't remap the joystick buttons. I guess I need to get the Megadrive pad connected to see what happens with the buttons there.

24 July 2015, 11:57	#1
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	Has anyone tried this 9 pin to USB joystick adapter? I just came across this today. Advertised for the Genesis / Megadrive but should work with Amiga controllers. It seems to be one of the few adapters I have seen which supports more than 2 buttons. Several very good reviews. Anyone tried it? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mega-Drive-G.../dp/B00QRZ1HVS

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24 July 2015, 19:29	#2
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	I have no experience of that one in particular, but it looks like it would do the trick. I've got the Universal DB9 to USB joystick adapter which supports everything you throw at it and recognises more than two buttons. In fact I plugged a donkey into it once and used it to play Zool on my fake Amiga. True story, it's that good.

25 July 2015, 00:11	#3
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	I ran out of donkeys last week, but I ordered the adapter and will let you know how it performs!

25 July 2015, 23:00	#4
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	I doubt you'll regret it, and my commission cheque is in the post so everyone's a winner. I hear there are a lot of unemployed donkeys in Clovelly since drones were introduced. ...a joke 0.1% of the population will get. Nice one doofus.

26 July 2015, 08:06	#5
MazinKaesar Super Robot Pilot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Modena (Italy) Age: 48 Posts: 870	I have an old apter it works with no drivers since Windows XP

27 July 2015, 19:08	#6
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	Well, the adapter arrived (nice and prompt). It is recognised straight away by Windows 8 and appears in the Game Controllers section of the control panel. Plugging my Amiga Zipstick in, the joystick is picked up as the POV hat in the control panel applet. I haven't tried it in WinUAE yet but it works OK in Mame. Control is responsive, and the autofire switch works too. Two potential issues: The pins of the 9 pin ports are cut off quite roughly. While my Zipstick plugs in OK, my Megadrive pad won't - the holes in its ports seem much narrower. Looks like I will need to file down the pins on the adapter to round them off. This is a bit annoying since the build quality is otherwise good. In Mame at least, pressing the fire button on the joystick seems to trigger button 1 AND button 2 at the same time. I can see this being very annoying in games where you can't remap the joystick buttons. I guess I need to get the Megadrive pad connected to see what happens with the buttons there.

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