custom Atari 5200, Colecovision, Intellivision, Vectrex controllers

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Custom made Atari 5200 digital arcade controller - $185

Supports rapid fire on button C and D. Rapid fire has been tuned for Defender and Moon Patrol.


Upgraded with the following new parts:
Custom designed and professionally printed Atari 5200 digital arcade controller PCB
Seimitsu bearing and spring receiver
Shin Etsu joystick grease
Seimitsu ball top - black
(4) Panasonic 2N microswitches
.110/.187 Sanwa quick connects
Sanwa hard quick covers
(4) Seimitsu screw in buttons (black) - these are much higher quality than the stock buttons. Buttons B and C are shaved on the sides to fit flat in the case
~5.5 foot long db15 cable that plugs directly into Atari 5200 console - very high quality cable
Reset button
Built in keypad
Custom made Atari 5200 sticker in top right corner.
(4) .75 rubber feet.

Used parts:

Like new - NeoGeoX controller case and joystick

or
NeoGeo AES controller imported from Japan. Used controllers are in good shape, but do have light scratches on them. There tend to be more scratches on the bottom, than the top. Controllers are hand washed and very clean.

Button mapping:
A button = Primary action button
B button = Secondary action button
C button = Primary action button with rapid fire
D button = Secondary action button with rapid fire
Select button = Pause
Start button = Start
Reset button - near where the db15 cables exits controller

Controller comes with 8 way joystick gate. Which is great for games like Defender, Moon Patrol, MULE. I also sell 4-way joystick gate which can be used for games like Ms. Pac-Man.

Supports all games that support digital controls (this is most of the 5200 games), however there are a couple analog only games that no digital controller supports.

Which Joystick Gate is best?
2-way games are fine with either 4 or 8 way gate.
4-way games with 8-way gate are not good.
4-way games with 4-way gate are great
8-way games with 4-way gate are horrible
8-way games with 8-way gate are great

 

 

 

 

Custom made Colecovision arcade controller - $185

Supports Colecovision keypad and 4 action buttons (like Coleco's Super Action Controller).

Controller also works on Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 supporting a single fire button.

Upgraded with the following new parts:
Custom designed and professionally printed Colecovision arcade controller PCB.
Seimitsu bearing and spring receiver
Shin Etsu joystick grease
Seimitsu ball top
(4) Panasonic 1N microswitches
.110/.187 Sanwa quick connects
Sanwa hard quick covers
(4) Seimitsu screw in buttons - these are much higher quality than the stock buttons. Buttons B and C are shaved on the sides to fit flat in the case
~5.5 foot db9 cord Super Cable - this is a very high quality db9 cord.
Built in keypad
Custom Colecovsion arcade controller sticker in top right.
(4) .75 rubber feet.

Used Parts (in good shape):

Like new - NeoGeoX controller case and joystick

or
NeoGeo AES controller imported from Japan. Used controllers are in good shape, but do have light scratches on them. There tend to be more light scratches on the bottom, than the top. Controllers are hand washed and very clean.

Button mappings:
Button A = Left action button
Button B = Right action button
Button C = 3rd action button
Button D = 4th action button
Select button = Keypad 1
Start Button = Keypad *

Comes with 8-way joystick gate. Good for shooter games like Star Force and Sky Jaguar.

4-way gate can be purchased separately for games like Pac-Man Collection, Donkey Kong, etc.


Which Joystick Gate is best?
2-way games are fine with either 4 or 8 way gate.
4-way games with 8-way gate are not good.
4-way games with 4-way gate are great
8-way games with 4-way gate are horrible
8-way games with 8-way gate are great

 

 

 

 

Custom made Sears Super Video Arcade / Intellivision 2 arcade controller. $220

 

Joystick supports true 8-way operation. Supports 4-way operation with separately sold 4-way joystick gate


Upgraded with the following new parts:
Custom designed and professionally printed Intellivision arcade controller PCB
Seimitsu bearing and spring receiver
Shin Etsu joystick grease
Seimitsu ball top
(4) Panasonic 1N microswitches
.110/.187 Sanwa quick connects for all joystick and button microswitches. Buttons C&D have solder and heat-shrink due to space constraints.
Sanwa hard quick connect covers
(4) Seimitsu screw in buttons (button color is Black) - these are much higher quality than the stock buttons. Buttons B and C are shaved on the sides to fit flat in the case
Keypad
(4) .75 rubber feet
Single AA battery holder on right hand side, single AA battery will last for several months under constant use, under heavy use you would change ~ twice per year.
Battery is reverse polarity protected and fused.
Power switch installed in the rear of controller.
Custom made battery sticker on bottom - showing proper battery direction
Custom made no screw sticker on bottom
Custom made Intv2 Controller sticker on top right.
~5.5 foot db9 cable


Used Parts:

Like new - NeoGeoX controller case and joystick

or
NeoGeo AES controller imported from Japan. Used controllers are in good shape, but do have light scratches on them. There tend to be more light scratches on the bottom, than the top. Controllers are hand washed and very clean.


Button mapping:
Button A = Top Left and Right button
Button B = Bottom Left
Button C = Bottom Right
Button D = Top Left and Right button
Keypad * = Keypad Clear
Keypad # = Keypad Enter
Select button = Pause for most games, think of it as a shortcut to pressing keypad 3+7 or 1+9.
Start button = Keypad Enter


Which Joystick Gate is best?
2-way games are fine with either 4 or 8 way gate.
4-way games with 8-way gate are not good.
4-way games with 4-way gate are great
8-way games with 4-way gate are horrible
8-way games with 8-way gate are great


Examples:

2-way games: Astrosmash, Space Armada, Space Patrol

4-way games: Boulder Dash, D2K, DK Arcade, Christmas Carol, Thunder Castle, Burgertime, Lock N Chase, Dig Dug, Frogger, Ms. Night Stalker, Ms. Pac-Man, Beauty and Beast, Super Chef BT, Piggy Bank

8-way games: River Raid, Match 5, Dreadnaught Factor, Commando, Mission X, Nova Blast, Empire Strikes Back, Atlantis

 

 

 

 

Custom made Vectrex digital arcade controller - $115
Supports all the Vectrex games that support digital controls - this is most of them.
Scramble,Vector Pilot, and Mindstorm work awesome with this controller!!!!

Upgraded with the following new parts:
Custom designed and professionally printed Vectrex digital arcade controller PCB
Seimitsu bearing and spring receiver
Shin Etsu joystick grease
Seimitsu ball top
(4) Panasonic 1N microswitches
internal wiring (soldered with heat shrink tubing)
(4) Seimitsu screw in buttons - these are much higher quality than the stock buttons. Buttons B and C are shaved on the sides to fit flat in the case
(4) .75 rubber feet.

6 foot Wico heavy duty db9 cable - cut to fit Vectrex opening

Used Parts:
Like new - NeoGeoX controller case and joystick


Vectrex button mapping:
Button A = Vectrex button 1
Button B = Vectrex button 2
Button C = Vectrex button 3
Button D = Vectrex button 4

Controller comes with 8-way joystick gate for games like Vector Pilot, Minestorm and Scramble. I also sell a 4-way gate for games like Clean Sweep.

Which Joystick Gate is best?
2-way games are fine with either 4 or 8 way gate.
4-way games with 8-way gate are not good.
4-way games with 4-way gate are great
8-way games with 4-way gate are horrible
8-way games with 8-way gate are great

 

 

Directions to change the Joystick Gate:

1) Remove 4 rubber feet.

2) Remove 4 screws to open case.

3) Remove 8 screws to remove gate

4) Put on new gate, make sure little posts on the gate fit into holes in the microswitches - gate, microswtches should all be level. Re-install the same 8 screws from step 3

5) Turn case to look at back of it. Put top and bottom of case together. Do not use the screws to force the top and bottom together. Re-install the 4 screws from step 2.

6) Put rubber feet back on step 1

 

Do not change gate often as screw holes are plastic, not metal threaded, hence can wear out.

 

If you do change, make sure to not over-tighten them

 

When re-installing the screws It helps to put screw in place and turn to loosen, this helps the screw find the old groove vs. making new ones. If screw is hard to turn back-out and repeat this process.

 

 

 

 

Send PM if interested.

 

grips03

 

Sample pictures below:

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I recommend his controllers. Well made!

Edited November 26, 2015 by evg2000

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Controllers for sale:

 

December

(1) Vectrex digital arcade controller - 2 sold (eBay)

(1) Colecovision arcade controller

 

eBay listings - would rather sell on AA, save 10% vs. eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202155460538

https://www.ebay.com/itm/202157959444

 

January - pre-order

(3) Atari 5200 digitial arcade controller - 2 pre-orders

(3) Intellivision arcade controller

(2) Vectrex digital arcade controller

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Any pics/prices of intv or 5200 controllers?

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Any pics/prices of intv or 5200 controllers?

All prices are in post 1 (above). Reference pictures of controllers are also in post 1.

 

Post one here also has some pictures of Intellivision arcade controller:

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/213043-intv2-arcade-controller-pre-order-interest-list/

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Intv2 / Sears arcade controller for sale, $190 + shipping