Orphaned controller

[Koopa64]

I picked this controller up a while ago because I thought it might be useful one day. Here's some pics of the subject in question:

 

 

If you can't tell from the pics, the controller has a DB-15 plug. There's only two consoles I know of that use this plug, those being the Atari 5200 and NEO-GEO. Does anybody know what console this goes with? If not, what console could this work with?

[BigO]

Isn't that for a PC?

[Koopa64]

Quite possibly, but I was hoping maybe a home console could use it too.

[Lendorien]

I can confirm that the gamepad in question is a PC gamepad. It uses the old style game connector. Used to be that you would find the gameport on your soundcard. This sort of connection is obsolete now that we have USB.

 

I don't think any game systems used that sort of joystick port, so unless you have an old PC laying around for retro gaming, it's likely just a paperweight.

[Koopa64]

^The Atari 5200 and NEO-GEO use DB-15 as I said in the first post.

 

Also, if I wanted to there might be a Game port on my main PC's motherboard. I'd have to check. If it does I still have a Game port adapter kicking around. I have other Game port controllers too which have a few more buttons (including a 6 face button controller. Good for Genesis emulation).

Edited February 26, 2010 by Koopa64

[NightSprinter]

It's definitely an old PC 2-button gamepad. Made by Dexxa, if I remember it correctly. Depending on the comfort level it could work really well with an old computer and games like OMF 2097.

[BigO]

^The Atari 5200 and NEO-GEO use DB-15 as I said in the first post.

The pictured cable end is the wrong gender for 5200.

Edited February 26, 2010 by BigO

[Koopa64]

... Oh right, I forgot about that. :S

[Hatta]

I have one of those, but it's wireless. Has a little IR dongle somewhere. I used to play a ton of Nesticle with that thing.

[Nukey Shay]

Dongle. Uh hu-hu-huh.

Heh heh. Nesticle dangle.

Shut up, you retard.

[tz101]

^The Atari 5200 and NEO-GEO use DB-15 as I said in the first post.

The pictured cable end is the wrong gender for 5200.

 

Gender changer would do the trick.