Lauren Tyler Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I got a pair of them off eBay, and they work fine... except when I'm using them as paddles. The knobs work fine, but the buttons don't respond. Is this a problem with the Atari 2600jr or is it just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 In paddle mode, use joystick direction right. The buttons are not used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 In paddle mode, use joystick direction right. The buttons are not used. That is good to know! I have a Sears Video Arcade and did not even know that lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 When used on a Sears Arcade II, they'll work normally if the correct port and mode is selected. On regular Atari's, you have to push right with stick/knob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Push right? Oh boy, playing Night Driver is not going to be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Push right? Oh boy, playing Night Driver is not going to be easy. I'd use the Gemini versions instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchSchaft Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Do you have a picture of those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Do you have a picture of those? While it may be blasphemy, these were my favorite controllers to use. Pushing sideways with your thumb on the stick when using the paddle is a lot easier with these. Only good for 1 player games with a few exceptions. (video olympics, astroblast) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 The Coleco Gemini came with an Y-cable to use with the paddle games. This allowed to connect both controller to a single port (just like regular atari paddles) so you could play 2-players paddle games and also redirected the buttons to the correct paddle button input the console is expecting. Since the SVAII controllers are electrically the same, that Y-cable will work for those as well. As stated, the Sears Video Arcade II/ Atari 2800 has 4 controller ports and a paddle/joystick selector, so basically the adapter is built into the console itself. If you can solder you can build an adapter like this one: Else you could mod the controller itself by adding a switch to redirect the button to either pin 4 (paddle) or pin 6 (joystick). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiki77 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I was interested in buying one Sears paddle joystick combination, but to push right for fire on 2600 wouldn't fit for me. No way. The normal Atari paddles work also on Commodore 64. I advise you to play Arkanoid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I was interested in buying one Sears paddle joystick combination, but to push right for fire on 2600 wouldn't fit for me. No way. The normal Atari paddles work also on Commodore 64. I advise you to play Arkanoid!!! See the post above yours; you have to have the "Y" connector and then the fire buttons work correctly. I played hours and hours of Tac-scan like this, no problem. Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiki77 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 With this modification are they better in handling and gaming than the orginal Atari paddles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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