Skippy B. Coyote Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Out of curiosity, I was just wondering if there were any homebrew games for the 2600 that take advantage of the two buttons on the CX-78 joypad? I know that there are a few games that can use a Sega Genesis / Mega Drive controller for two button functionality, but are there any that do the same for the CX-78? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The 2600 is unable to distinguish between the two buttons of a 7800 controller. Because of the controller's design, they both appear as the standard 2600 firebutton. The 7800 console has extra circuitry to enable a "two button mode". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 The 2600 is unable to distinguish between the two buttons of a 7800 controller. Because of the controller's design, they both appear as the standard 2600 firebutton. The 7800 console has extra circuitry to enable a "two button mode". Thank you very much for the helpful information Alex! That totally explains why there have never been any Atari 2600 homebrews that used Atari 7800 controllers for two button functionality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 What's odd is that you can use a Colecovision 2 button controller to play the 2600 Booster Grip game, Omega Race (each of the buttons doing different actions), whereas the 7800 controller (which works as a two-independent-button controller on Colecovision) will not offer compatibility. These are the kinds of things that make you go Hmmmmm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I never knew that the Colecovision controller can work with Onega Race! What about the Super Action Controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 @ave1 would you be able to post a picture of the 2 button Colecovision controller? I can't seem to locate one on eBay. - Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 @ave1 would you be able to post a picture of the 2 button Colecovision controller? I can't seem to locate one on eBay.All ColecoVision controllers have two independent buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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