Guitari Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hi guys, Here's an uploaded picture of some small extension leads I made in order that the wireless controllers from the megadrive 2 can work with the multimega. I found the spacing between the controller ports are exactly the same on Megadrive, Megadrive 2 and the Genesis 3, however they're angled away from the unit on the multimega. The same infrared wireless system works perfectly on all 4 models by the way. It's just that for the multimega little extensions are needed. They're not the best - I knocked them up in a frustrating 3 hours or so with tiny little wires from a cut up vga extension lead that I originally bought to extend the jaguar's lead (but this never worked with the jag). I digress. I simply bought x2 male and x2 female 9-pin D-subs and soldered them in 'straight through' fashion. I originally considered buying regular MD extention leads and cutting them up - but couldn't justify that expense for what it was. I had to saw the ends off the the females and shape them round with sandpaper to make them fit the multimega. They're not perfect as I say and I geuss someone else with more patience and time could do a much better job. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Would be cool to incorporate the IR receiver into some sort of little stand to place the Multimega/CDX on top of, since they're so similarly-shaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yep, that would be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I know wireless boosters/repeaters exist. What about infrared? I've always had problems with infrared joysticks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 They definitely exist, but I don't know if they'd be suitable for gaming. The ones I've seen are advertised as extending the reach of a TV remote, where latency isn't much of an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Next project for this is to obtain a MultiMega dust cover! Does anyone know firstly if any are pre-existing anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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