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  1. Posted

    Whoa! That's just nuts stayrunner! You are the god of Circus Atari!

     

    And here I was all excited because I finally rolled it. First time I freaked and lost it right away. Managed it a couple more times, keeping it together after 9999 turns to 0000. My highest so far: 15016 Gonna see if I can top that.

     

    -S

  2. Posted

    I've been thinking about tracking down one of these Sega Genesis Arcade Power Stick.  A friend used to have some for his Genesis, they worked quite well.  Only button B would work with the atari, though I might look into hacking it so that another button would work for Omega Race.

     

    That should be no problem if you know which pin the booster grip sends the second button signal through. Anyone have this info? I wish I would have thought of that. 8)

     

    It may work right of the box actually, you'd just have to try it and find out.

     

    -S

  3. Posted

    Tim, you want an 8 way stick. Atari joysticks are 8 way. 8 ways only have four switches. The only difference between 4 way and 8 way is that a four way stick is restricted so it can only hit one switch at a time. 8 way sticks can hit two at a time which creates the diagonal movent.

     

    -S

  4. Posted

    i see you just used a cord with a regular db9 connector.

     

    Yeah, I should have mentioned that this connector will plug in with no problems to a 2600 Jr, it will plug in but is a bit loose to a light sixer, but it won't plug in at all to a heavy sixer since the socket is deeper. I'm working on an adapter to increase the depth.

     

    I have a official Atari coinop arcade joystick out of a Galaga machine. It is in NEAR NEW condition.. black.. big ass atari fuji logo on the top. Comes with original scuff shield.. pm if interested

     

    Must have been a Galaga conversion, since Galaga used a two way stick. In any case I have a couple of those sticks too, and was tempted to use one because of the Atari logo on the ball top, but these sticks are HUGE under the panel. They're probably twice the depth of the Wico type leaf switch stick that I used. You would need a very tall enclosure.

     

    I wonder if you could build a compound controller with a paddle attached. Flip the switch one way the joystick works, flip it the other the paddle works.

     

    I think this could be done. As a matter of fact, I started to do just that, but decided I didn't want to fool with the switching mechanism (okay, I was in a hurry to start playing 8) ) I think what will do next is build another controller with two paddles and a driving controller in it. Seems like pretty much the same concept, just a matter of working out which pins are common and building a switch for them.

     

    I hope some of you guys who are talking about giving this a try go ahead with it. I'd like to see what you come up with! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

     

    -S

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    Do you have an idea of how much the parts cost to make that joystick?  It would be cool to have one.  

     

    Not really, I built it mostly from leftover parts and stuff I got out of my various parts bins. I'd guess probably around $30 (US) or so if you were just to go out & buy the stuff.

     

    I've been playing with this controller pretty much non-stop since I posted the pictures. My only complaint about it is that I didn't build it sooner. ;)

     

    -S

  6. Posted

    pmpddytim- http://www.therealbobroberts.com/ has got the best prices I've found on arcade parts. The only drawback is that he doesn't take credit cards or paypal so you have to email him your order and then snail mail him a check. He's a good guy to deal with though and delivers pretty quick despit not taking electronic payments. I'm in Sapulpa, about 20 minutes outside of Tulsa. Are you in OK too?

     

    joeybastard- Simple switches, no resitors or anything to fool with. Nothing to it. The pinouts are in the faq on this site. I recently converted an old NES triggerstick ( http://www.stingrays.dk/arcade/atari/nesatari.jpg ) to work with Atari. It works well, but the switches are pretty loud and it can be distracting.

     

    -S

  7. Posted

    looks like a radio shack project box. If it is can you give us the part number?

     

    That's what it is. 270-1809

     

    But no it's not empty, at least on the joystick side. The base of the stick only clears the bottom by less than a quarter inch. It really doesn't need any more weight as it is it feels nicely balanced. I suppose you might want to put some rubber feet or suction cups on it if you wanted to use it on a desktop, but if you just have it on your lap it works great as is.

     

    -S

  8. Posted

    I recently finished building a MAME cab, as a result I have a whole lot of arcade controls & parts - can't seem to stop buying this stuff! As much as I love the 2600, I don't care much for the standard joystick, hurts my wrist after only a few minutes of play. So I decided to build my own from real arcade parts.

     

    ataristick1.jpg

     

    ataristick2.jpg

     

    So what do you guys think? Anyone else done this?

     

    Sorry about the quality of the pics, my digital camera is pretty junky.

     

    -S

  9. Posted

    But, "a third set of hands skimming off the top" is, virtually, a definition of the taxation system in most countries.

     

    One look at the prices of gasoline or tobacco in the UK would suffice to confirm that.

     

    I think that the Beatles had a song about that...

     

    I think the US had a revolution about that. ;) ;) ;)

     

    -S

  25. Posted

    How I wish there were such a thing like a Radio Shack in the Netherlands.

     

    Trust me on this, the people who work at Radio Shack are, for the most part, electronics morons. Most of them know how to sell you a wireless phone and that's about the extent of their knowlege.

     

    There are a few exceptions. The Radio Shack near me employes one guy (out of maybe five or six employees) who actually knows what I'm talking about. As a bonus, he's also into Atari. :D

     

    -S

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