4 Player adapter Hired Guns

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Did you solder it yourself?

I think OR the parallel port is broken, OR the four player adaptor OR you are using a partially compatible joystick.

try it both with different joysticks, and preferably a joystick from Atari (since it's their standard)

If it's still not working, try to use another 4 player adaptor (for instance, solder one yourself, it isn't hard at all)

If it's all not working, that particular pin of the parallel port is broken

It happens... :-( I've had something alike before.

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You know, the Sega gamepad is quite different to standard Atari joysticks. Wouldn't use it with it.

But I think the 4 player adapter is broken. It definately seems that one particular thread (or pin) intended for that fire button is broken.
 
Or maybe you should clean the connector to remove rust, on both sides of the adapter. (It can help, seriously)

Dynablaster specifically supports this adapter so it SHOULD work fine.

Or I would make one myself if I were you

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leirbag28 wrote:
I would love to make one myself but I dont dare do it........................but anyway, my 4-Player adaptor is really clean and new.there seems to be nothing wrong............if anything its probably my parallel port............Im gonna have to try it on a different machine to make sure.............although I have tried it on 2 already...........I hope its not my parrallel. I did try regular Amiga joysticks but nothing.

Even new connectors can be a bit rusty (though it might not look like so)
That's really not uncommon.
Try to clean the pins with cola or so.

(it's one things to be done in a quick moment)