X-Arcade on Amiga?

[mahen]

Hmm, I'm not sure this was due to a defective X-A but rather to the fact I was using 2*adapters at the same time.

No X-Arcade user around anymore ?

[mahen]

Well, what I eventually did : I opened the X-Arcade, removed the PCB (!!) and hooked the db9 cable wires to the arcade buttons by using a bonding lug... This is super straightforward and extremely simple but, well, then, it only works with the Amiga.... :-/ And you kinda destroy your stick !!

OR you can only wire some buttons and keep the others connected to the X-A PCB : this way, you can map keyboard keys to some buttons (for flippers for instance, spacebar etc.) and the others to the Amiga db9 joystick. [provided you have a PS/2 or USB keyboard adapter on your Amiga / Minimig / MiST...]

I can tell you the experience of playing Amiga games on an arcade stick (along with some additional buttons mapped to the keyboard) is just AMAZING.

Also you can use a button for the "up" direction which also makes many games easier...

[mahen]

Also you can easily build an arcade controller. Just butcher an old joystick to get the db9 cable and connect the right pins to arcade buttons... [to make things better, also get an I/PAC or something similar to map the keyboard]

You need some wood and a couple of tools, too !