Cybergoth Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Hi there! Since nobody answered my calls for testing the Omega Booster / Spy Hunter controller code from the latest Colony 7 build: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...;showentry=2781 I now think it's safe to drop support of those obscure devices that apparently nobody owns anyway? Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Hi there! Since nobody answered my calls for testing the Omega Booster / Spy Hunter controller code from the latest Colony 7 build: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...;showentry=2781 I now think it's safe to drop support of those obscure devices that apparently nobody owns anyway? Greetings, Manuel AFAIK the Dual Control Module for Spy Hunter is nothing more than a piece of plastic that holds two joysticks together:http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...VERSION_ID=8373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 AFAIK the Dual Control Module for Spy Hunter is nothing more than a piece of plastic that holds two joysticks together:http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...VERSION_ID=8373 Ah, cool, thanks for this info! So that one I support already, via the fire button from the second controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 (edited) The booster grip consists of two normally opened switch that connects the 2 paddle lines (pin 5-9 of controller port/ bit 7 of inpt0-1) to +5v (pin 7). Connecting a paddle in the joystick port "should" be detected as a simultaneous pression of the 2 booster grip buttons (i'm not sure about that), or you can plug a female db-9 connector and alternately shorten pin 5-7 and 9-7 to see if your code detects the buttons. I think you should mantain support for it since any joystick/joypad with at least 3 buttons can be easily rewired to act as a joystick + booster grip, even if the original device is uncommon. Edited February 12, 2007 by alex_79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Hi there! I now think it's safe to drop support of those obscure devices that apparently nobody owns anyway? Greetings, Manuel I wouldn't support a controller that is that hard to come by. Secondly, they aren't that comfortable to use IMHO. I'd rather have to use a second controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted February 17, 2007 Author Share Posted February 17, 2007 I've decided to drop the Booster Grip support. Colony 7 supports the "C" Button of Genesis controllers though, amongst other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Back when I built arcade style controllers, I useually had a switch and extra button to support the omega race button. But that was short lived with no interest at the time (about ten years ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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