Homemade Amiga Joystick

T_hairy_bootson · 24 August 2006, 13:58

Built myself an amiga 2 button joystick out of a jiffy box and some arcade parts.

It's not actually as bulky as the pics make it out to be and very comfortable to hold in your hands or play off a table.

lopos2000 · 24 August 2006, 14:03

Looks great.

Dastardly · 24 August 2006, 15:21

Looks great! and sturdy as an Aussie Sheila

Arent the screws/bolts uncomfortable under your hand as your using the stick or do you not rest your hand on the base?

ElectroBlaster · 19 September 2006, 02:00

That kicks arse

excellent stuff, make me one please lol

boing_1000 · 19 September 2006, 03:01

I'm impressed.

ElectroBlaster · 20 September 2006, 20:55

What did you use for the feet? also what type of project box did you use as some are brittle

T_hairy_bootson · 21 September 2006, 07:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dastardly

Arent the screws/bolts uncomfortable under your hand as your using the stick or do you not rest your hand on the base?

My hands don't come into contact with them, but I am on the look out for some nice dome bolts to use.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElectroBlaster

What did you use for the feet? also what type of project box did you use as some are brittle

A friend of mine is a sales rep so I stole some suction caps from one of the display cases he had in his company car.

The project box is called a Jiffy box and is quite thick and strong about 3mm thick plastic.

The only thing I am not too happy about is that the fire buttons are not flush, they are raised with spacers due to the button assembly being taller than the case.

keropi · 21 September 2006, 08:11

looks like the Greek "PACMAN" joystic, from Anerrousis Controls , it too used arcade stick/buttons... it NEVER failed!
Great job THB!

T_hairy_bootson · 21 September 2006, 08:27

That was my inspiration keropi, I have the tomahawk from Annerousis control. Still works great.

ElectroBlaster · 21 September 2006, 22:06

Ok m8, can you do me a favour... did you make plans for the holes at all?
I would like the dimensions of the box. Im going to build a couple of these things using some cheap crappy pc usb gamepads as the controller part and then hack on the buttons, joystick etc

This will kick ass with winuae and mame

NOB · 21 September 2006, 22:14

Looks ultra solid.
Better than a Competition Pro.

Magno Boots · 21 September 2006, 22:46

Nice joystick.

How about replacing the bolts with black nylon numberplate bolts?

I think they're M6 by roughly 20mm long.

Cheers.

stainy · 22 September 2006, 10:19

Nice clean looking joystick there!!

Been using it 16 years to play Kick Off 2

NOB · 22 September 2006, 11:34

Now thats what i call rustic.

Why the red button?

Jope · 22 September 2006, 11:45

Fire! :-D

Bamiga2002 · 22 September 2006, 12:17

Nice joy bootson! My Battlestation got broken in a 2-player game session of Dynablaster

so i have to solder it to a working condition. Now when i use the 1-player controls it also moves the 2nd player

T_hairy_bootson · 22 September 2006, 15:14

@stainy: I don't understand how that could work.

killergorilla · 22 September 2006, 16:33

Me neither, although when I played Gauntlet 2 on my mate's Atari ST (SORRY!) (4 player, some in special under the ST ports) using a 6 button Sega pad, I could make one of the other players walk in two directions and make him fire. AWESOME. Strange how he kept running into the Dragon.

ElectroBlaster · 23 September 2006, 16:51

Got an idea of building the same thing as T_hairy_bootson but instead of just having it amiga compatible, I was going to gut one of them competition pro usb joysticks and have pc compatible aswell for winuae and other emulators

I have found mame control kits on fleabay and all I need now is the ideal dimensions for the project boxes

T_hairy_bootson · 23 September 2006, 17:32

You would probably want a bigger box than mine then. Mine only holds two buttons. The button assembly is too long to fit, so I had to use spacers.

Anyways the box is 50mm x 155mm x 95mm.

24 August 2006, 13:58	#1
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Homemade Amiga Joystick Built myself an amiga 2 button joystick out of a jiffy box and some arcade parts. It's not actually as bulky as the pics make it out to be and very comfortable to hold in your hands or play off a table. Last edited by T_hairy_bootson; 30 December 2009 at 07:39.

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24 August 2006, 14:03	#2
lopos2000 Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cider is best In The West Posts: 1,238	Looks great.

24 August 2006, 15:21	#3
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Looks great! and sturdy as an Aussie Sheila Arent the screws/bolts uncomfortable under your hand as your using the stick or do you not rest your hand on the base?

19 September 2006, 02:00	#4
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	That kicks arse excellent stuff, make me one please lol

19 September 2006, 03:01	#5
boing_1000 A1000 Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eastern USA Age: 37 Posts: 567	I'm impressed.

20 September 2006, 20:55	#6
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	What did you use for the feet? also what type of project box did you use as some are brittle

21 September 2006, 08:11	#8
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	looks like the Greek "PACMAN" joystic, from Anerrousis Controls , it too used arcade stick/buttons... it NEVER failed! Great job THB!

21 September 2006, 08:27	#9
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	That was my inspiration keropi, I have the tomahawk from Annerousis control. Still works great.

21 September 2006, 22:06	#10
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	Ok m8, can you do me a favour... did you make plans for the holes at all? I would like the dimensions of the box. Im going to build a couple of these things using some cheap crappy pc usb gamepads as the controller part and then hack on the buttons, joystick etc This will kick ass with winuae and mame

21 September 2006, 22:14	#11
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 424	Looks ultra solid. Better than a Competition Pro.

21 September 2006, 22:46	#12
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	Nice joystick. How about replacing the bolts with black nylon numberplate bolts? I think they're M6 by roughly 20mm long. Cheers.

22 September 2006, 10:19	#13
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	Nice clean looking joystick there!! Been using it 16 years to play Kick Off 2

22 September 2006, 11:34	#14
NOB Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 424	Now thats what i call rustic. Why the red button?

22 September 2006, 11:45	#15
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Fire! :-D

22 September 2006, 12:17	#16
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Nice joy bootson! My Battlestation got broken in a 2-player game session of Dynablaster so i have to solder it to a working condition. Now when i use the 1-player controls it also moves the 2nd player

22 September 2006, 15:14	#17
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	@stainy: I don't understand how that could work.

22 September 2006, 16:33	#18
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Me neither, although when I played Gauntlet 2 on my mate's Atari ST (SORRY!) (4 player, some in special under the ST ports) using a 6 button Sega pad, I could make one of the other players walk in two directions and make him fire. AWESOME. Strange how he kept running into the Dragon.

23 September 2006, 16:51	#19
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	Got an idea of building the same thing as T_hairy_bootson but instead of just having it amiga compatible, I was going to gut one of them competition pro usb joysticks and have pc compatible aswell for winuae and other emulators I have found mame control kits on fleabay and all I need now is the ideal dimensions for the project boxes

23 September 2006, 17:32	#20
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	You would probably want a bigger box than mine then. Mine only holds two buttons. The button assembly is too long to fit, so I had to use spacers. Anyways the box is 50mm x 155mm x 95mm.

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