+Vorticon Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Duplicate. Edited January 10, 2014 by Vorticon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yell0w_lantern Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) How about some pictures. 4 2.5mm tactile switches from radio shack for directional movement. 1 4.3mm tactile switch from Mouser for the fire button. Some 28 gauge wire 1 Perf board Side cutter or scissors The usual assortment of soldering tools This perf board was a happy accident - I didn't realize the copper was in rails when I bought it on ebay but it turned out to be very helpful for the wiring. The trigger button position is where the little black support bar used to be. Here is the template of the flex circuit before cutting, Notice the beveled side is to the right on this side, the screen printed side, but left on the coppered side. Edited January 11, 2014 by yell0w_lantern 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Although the action of both the stick and fire button on the wired controllers is poor, I actually find that it is the ergonomics of the outer casing and stick that are the largest problems-the controller is just completely uncomfortable for extended usage. The narrower the casing on joysticks, the more force has to be concentrated on simply keeping it relatively steady, the Atari 7800 pro controllers suffered from the same problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Although the action of both the stick and fire button on the wired controllers is poor, I actually find that it is the ergonomics of the outer casing and stick that are the largest problems-the controller is just completely uncomfortable for extended usage. The narrower the casing on joysticks, the more force has to be concentrated on simply keeping it relatively steady, the Atari 7800 pro controllers suffered from the same problem. That seems to be their biggest problem - they are terrible for extended use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yell0w_lantern Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 The Pro 7800 controller is much better with a ball knob in place of whatever that other thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 The 500XJ, right? I suppose not. This is where I get confused: I am left-handed but I seem to do a lot of things right-handed. I loved the 500XJ (still have a couple that are not yet disabled.) The fire-button (trigger) sits under the left index finger. (BTW, did anyone know they made a model for the NES?) Some people just do not understand the curse it is being transdextrous. Or is that handedness-fluid? Ugh, better get on the phone to an advocate... Also, see here (from where I stole the 500XJ image, heheheh) Always thought that stick was the Konix SpeedKing-I presume it had a US launch under a different name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phloodpants Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Hello TI-99ers! This is my first time posting. This is a joystick I'm building right now. It's made from a heavy steel outdoor electrical box, and fitted with an actual, genuine arcade-type joystick and button from Happ Controls. The control panel is perfectly symmetrical, so can be rotated 180 degrees for left - handed operation. A switch is provided to swap left, right, up and down, and another switch to engage player 2.PEW! PEW! Question: Is there ever any need in a game to switch between player one and player two? I have a switch for that, but I'm not sure it's needed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phloodpants Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 I just wanted to bump this thread to see if I could get an answer to this question about this joystick I'm building: Is there any possible need in any TI game for switching between player 1 and player 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Only if you want player two to be able to use the joystick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phloodpants Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Ah, we'll I'm only building one joystick at this point, so I wondered if it would ever be useful to switch it to player 2. I don't know if any games would ever call for it? Maybe not, but if I ever built another one, then either stick could be used for player 1 or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 There are a lot of games with an option for two players, so being able to switch it would be useful. There are also a few games that reverse which stick is one and which is two, so that would help you to sort things out quickly in those cases as well. The whole idea of being able to select which stick it is makes this a nice innovation. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phloodpants Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 OK, great! I'll build it in! All it takes is a SPDT switch between the player 1 and player 2 grounds. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Every person on here gives us great ideas to work with--it is why I stay here. I'm glad I could help. Please post your parts list and such if you get a chance--you may not be the only one to build one of these, as I know several people were looking for a more-or-less indestructible joystick a while back, and this definitely fits the bill! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 No, I never modded the TI sticks, but I did mod the TI-Cable... Back in 1986 I made a custom joystick for my TI, when I sold my system in 1990, I never thought I would ever see "THE BEST DAMN JOYSTICK I EVER OWNED" again. Well I, was wrong! Today it it came back to me. My scores have INSTANTLY improved and I no longer get 'hand fatigue'... look out Road Hunter! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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