Andromeda Stardust Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Yeah pretty much, and I forgot to include my CX-80 (with a real 8-ball dropped in the trackball socket) in the photo op, bringing the total to 20. And that's not counting the 8 cigar boxes I'm trying to sell... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 I've not had time to do anything personal or hobby related this past week, (argh) so I now that I found 15 minutes to breathe, I came to Atari Age. Looking back at this thread, there have been some real nice custom sticks made, even some nice conversions... but I don't recall any track ball stuff, so since they are controllers too, let's bring them into the mix with the joysticks, game pads and simple button controllers. I'll start off with my modified Wico... Before Modification After Modification Sadly I have to go already... I hope to get my life back soon so I can finish a couple of hobby projects I'm now behind on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixMoonPatrol Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Well mine aren't fancy. Matter of fact compared to what you crazies are posting my stuff is pretty ghetto Jag pad rebuilt for use with Colecovision in mind Joystick extension for the Coleco/Adam pad Both work great for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I've not had time to do anything personal or hobby related this past week, (argh) so I now that I found 15 minutes to breathe, I came to Atari Age. Looking back at this thread, there have been some real nice custom sticks made, even some nice conversions... but I don't recall any track ball stuff, so since they are controllers too, let's bring them into the mix with the joysticks, game pads and simple button controllers. I'll start off with my modified Wico... Before Modification After Modification Sadly I have to go already... I hope to get my life back soon so I can finish a couple of hobby projects I'm now behind on. Nice! Did you rewire the output pins for native trackball use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Nice! Did you rewire the output pins for native trackball use? No, I was lucky and did not need to re-wire anything. I purchased the TI-99/4A compatible version which requires a power supply. All I needed to do was paint the case to match, replace the ugly yellow track ball with a new silver cue ball and add a gasket to raise the top a little to accommodate the slightly larger ball. In doing so I also needed to add a small extender to the bottom of the button internally. It works like a charm. Sadly there are only a couple of game programs that work better with a trackball than a joystick, but where it really shines is with Stuart's Internet browser for the TI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) This is my primary Retropie/computer joystick. Hammond 1550G enclosure and a load of arcade bits. Raphnet USB PCB and a custom autofire (I'd have done one for all buttons if I'd thought about it... Maybe next revision). Edited December 28, 2016 by juansolo 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 @juansolo: Nicely done! Welcome to Atari Age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 FANTASTIC! I'm more than suitably impressed, in fact I'm downright jealous! -- GREAT JOB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 looking good juansolo. Is that a simitsu ls32? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 It's a generic arcade stick branded 'Zippy' Got it and the buttons from here: http://www.ultracabs.co.uk/red-ball-top-joystick-220-p.asp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 It's a generic arcade stick branded 'Zippy' Got it and the buttons from here: http://www.ultracabs.co.uk/red-ball-top-joystick-220-p.asp Those are good sticks. Didn't recognize it without the restrictor doo-dad. I have use a couple in projects. US supplier FYI: http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=371 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Cheap LED joystick mod I ordered for my "Pink Panther" Cigar Box had a short circuit in it (both uninsulated leads together in a single peice of shrink tube) and could have blown the 7805 in my Atari had I not tested it first with a generic 5V wall wart... [video uploading] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 [video uploading] Still processing... I'll check back later... looks interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Still processing... I'll check back later... looks interesting... It's up. I do the whole "post now; hope the video uploads" so I can leave the PC to do other things and don't have to wait around to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtvic Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I made this a while ago to try and match my C64C. Beige coloured Perspex (Plexi) a Sanwa or Seimitsu stick (can't remember) and Sanwa obsf30 buttons. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 ^^Nice! = = = = = = = = I recently ordered some Purple Convex and Pink Concave buttons from Paradise Arcade Shop. I decided my SNES arcade controller needed to be purple NA colors instead of the multicolor PAL/Japan colors. There's no "light violet" option but the "Paradise Pink" complements the purple nicely. Before: New buttons: Installed: Which version do you guys like the best? Old Euro with convex multicolor buttons, or New NA with convex purple / concave pink? Full album (SNES): https://www.flickr.com/photos/30203515@N04/sets/72157634800361528/ NES: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30203515@N04/albums/72157629736738048 Atari: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30203515@N04/albums/72157629736738048 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtvic Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Old Euro for me - that's all we ever got in the UK. I think the pinky purple colour scheme always seemed to pale. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 So I got busy making an Pacman themed cigar box enclosure for my Nambo 35th Pacman Plug and Play. Nothing actually wired up yet. Now I can't make up my mind if I want to wire a joystick port on the outside of Pacman (usage of an external controller would be entirely optional) or totally gut the Namco and place the PCB and battery holder inside the cigar box: The plug and play has a fairly decent 4-way joystick, but Bosconian and Xevious are totally gimped due to diagonals being nearly impossible to hit on it. The Paradise Arcade Joystick has a restrictor plate with "clover" and square cutouts that can easily be converted between 4- and 8-way actuation using a Phillips screwdriver. So should I gut the plug and play to install inside the box, or keep the original housing and simply add a joystick port? I'll give it some thought over the weekend... Waka-Waka! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 WOW! Plus 50 likes for original design! I like it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) This is the 7800 controller I use from time to time. I built it from a cheap wooden jewelry box, a dead 7800 painline and a dead wii arcade stick. Edited January 28, 2017 by Shawn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 This is the 7800 controller I use from time to time. I built it from a cheap wooden jewelry box, a dead 7800 painline and a dead wii arcade stick. I like it... but I'd like it even more if it looked like this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Someday I'll have something like this for my 5200. Either right handed or left handed people could play it... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 WOW! Plus 50 likes for original design! I like it! Thanks. I completed the transplant last weekend and the project turned out nice. I just shot a video and am uploading it to Youtube. I apologize in advance for the terrible contrast. I was trying to photograph some light bulbs the other day and still had the camera manually set to 80 ISO, in a room with already bad lighting. Fortunately I was able to salvage it in post processing. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Frankly I'm getting a little carried away at this point, after learning how to wire up 7800 sticks. It's fun and I enjoy the design/thought process...but I have 4 sticks now. This is the latest one I built because at this point I am just enjoying trying different things. 30mm button on top is Button 1 on the 7800, the 24mm button on the back is Button 2. So thumb works 1, your index works button 2. It works pretty well (trigger type action feeling pretty natural at this point if you've played a modern console) and for some single button games I find myself using the 24mm as my primary. The Atari 2600 stick topper simply sits (very tightly) over a piece of dowel I drilled out to mount to the thread on the arcade stick. I made one like this (brown wood vinyl tho) with a 7800 stick topper and two 24 mm buttons on top, so it's a little more traditional of a stick, I'll have to take some pics of that one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Awesome work! I have a Starplex and that layout is great for a lot of games. Legit question--want to list them for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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