Cool, did some tinkering and...

[2600Lives]

I finally found out how to wire Atari joysticks into the Odyssey 2! This will require cutting the cables of both your O2 controller and an Atari joystick, BUT, trust me, it's worth it as we all know how good the Atari sticks are (the O2 ones are good, too, but prone to breaking too easily). This will work with either a hardwired or a removable stick system.

 

One thing to remember is that it will be the Odyssey 2 plug that will be going into the system (for the removable sticks), and NOT the Atari one, as it has a different pinout configuration.

 

1. Cut both cables to whatever length you desire. Just in case you ever want to re-wire them to their original configuration, cut them close to the center.

 

2. Strip the outer casings off both cables. Give yourself enough to work with. I usually cut off about 3-4 inches to be careful.

 

3. Strip each individual wire so that about 3/4 of an inch pokes out. Twist this wire with your fingers.

 

4. Connect the wires in the following configuration, and electrical tape each one as you do it.

 

Atari-----O2

White----Red

Blue------Yellow

Green----Green

Brown----Orange

Orange---White

Black------Black

 

 

And that's it! Simply secure the connections, tape everything up good, and you have a non-sucky controller to use with your O2!

 

I used a Quickshot control for mine, and it's cool because it has a button on top of the stick, as well as one on the base. This helps a lot in some games, as you can switch which thumb is using the fire button if one gets tired.

Edited June 19, 2007 by 2600Lives

[supercat]

One thing to remember is that it will be the Odyssey 2 plug that will be going into the system (for the removable sticks), and NOT the Atari one, as it has a different pinout configuration.

 

I would be more inclined to build an adapter. A DB9-DB9 adapter could be built pretty easily with parts from Radio Shack. For the 'hardwared' O2 machines it would be necessary to buy a connector to fit inside the machine. I think the O2 has a 0.1" post header, so a connector would be easy to find from Digi-Key or somewhere, but probably wouldn't be a Radio Shack item.

[Bruce Tomlin]

I would be more inclined to build an adapter. A DB9-DB9 adapter could be built pretty easily with parts from Radio Shack. For the 'hardwared' O2 machines it would be necessary to buy a connector to fit inside the machine. I think the O2 has a 0.1" post header, so a connector would be easy to find from Digi-Key or somewhere, but probably wouldn't be a Radio Shack item.

Ditto on making the adapter. But if you have a hard-wired O^2 (which is most of them), you might as well just get a couple of connectors, wire them up for the 2600, cut a couple of holes in the back of the case, and mount the connectors there.

[jboypacman]

Cool 2600Lives i know we talked briefly about this over at my blog and i just got around to looking at this post over here in the classic gaming section.Thanks for the info!