Where to buy Joysticks?

[som99]

Thank you for the fast reply. I have tried the stick without modifications and they seem to work with just one problem. The 2nd button doesnt seem to work always. Sometimes it does. For the rest all works ok.

Was a bit dissapointed in them, i was thinking they are with microswitches but they are not.

Your welcome, without switching the pins you could blow your CIA chips and your right audio channel wont work anymore, so better safe then sorry.

As said a simple cable doing it is the easiest way and you will get more buttons working and still be able to use the controller on a genesis/MD system.

[Nlandas]

Is there still a source where someone can buy Joysticks with ATARI/AMIGA D9 connector?

Not used ones from Ebay but new ones I'm looking for.

Any idea?

Never ordered from them before but they say these are new -
http://www.atari2600.com/ccp7/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=Captain-grant-ATA26CON0219&sid=64z4u473604v4oy0079511ylt90140qg

Temp Out of stock - re-designed new Atari 2600 controller
http://www.estarland.com/product29159.html

-Nyle

[fishy_fiz]

In regards to Megadrive controllers, is it just the 2 buttons that'll work with the simple mod people have mentioned here, or is it possible to mod as a pad for a cd32?

[som99]

Why is 470 ohm resistor necessary ?

Im not 100% sure if I remember correctly but the resistor is needed on 6 button controllers (and some autofire ones) with the multiplexer chip is to function correctly and the resistor is for safety, and by doing this you can use more buttons with software that supports it (slim selection of software that supports this).

I dont think you need the +5v at original pin 5 wire at all on 3 button gamepads, but havent fiddled with em for a while so im not 100% sure.

There are much more qualified persons here on A.org who probably can answer this better then me

In regards to Megadrive controllers, is it just the 2 buttons that'll work with the simple mod people have mentioned here, or is it possible to mod as a pad for a cd32?

I have never owned a CD32 but the outputs are not the same, I guess you could program a PIC adapter to get the outputs to work for CD32, no idea if anyone made this or are selling this tho :/ but if you could get your hands on a CD 32 IC and wire it correctly inside the MD gamepad I see no reason why it would not work.

[Lord Aga]

Im not 100% sure if I remember correctly but the resistor is needed on 6 button controllers (and some autofire ones) with the multiplexer chip is to function correctly and the resistor is for safety, and by doing this you can use more buttons with software that supports it (slim selection of software that supports this).

I dont think you need the +5v at original pin 5 wire at all on 3 button gamepads, but havent fiddled with em for a while so im not 100% sure.

There are much more qualified persons here on A.org who probably can answer this better then me

Hmm, I only have 3-butonners, but I'm going to finish my 5-to-7-cross adapter anyway.
Still, it would be nice if someone could explain a bit more about the 470 ohm resistor.

[RobertB]

New, old-stock joysticks are available from Jim Scabery, the last Commodore/Amiga dealer of Portland, Oregon.  We were selling some of his joysticks at this year's CommVEx for $8 each.

Writing from the Portland, Oregon area right now,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug