Sega Controllers to A8s?

[madhatter667]

So, I know that Sega controllers will work with Atari 2600. This isn't exactly news.

I think I still have some arcade style joysticks for the Genesis (though I don't think I have any Genny consoles left).

Is there a reason why these would not work on the 8 bit computers as well? Half tempted to pop the stick apart, and custom paint it. Lol.

 

Anyone do this? I've seen NES game pads converted over for 7800, and given the custom once over, and it looked really good. Would going grey, and pastel be a bit much? Lol.

[ApolloBoy]

They work just fine on the A8.

[shoestring]

I did just that yesterday. I've modded my Sigma 9000TB to connect to Atari joystick style port.

 

It works great but I'm wondering if it's worth adding a second fire button the same way it's done for the 2600 in the following link.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=171299

[gozar]

The Sega pads already work that way on the A8, where the C button when pressed can be read through the paddle inputs.

 

 

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[kenjennings]

I think it must be the original model of sega controller. I've got several newer ones with more buttons and they don't work more than a few minutes. I'm guessing they require some sort of polling read/write protocol, not just a simple read from the port.

[gozar]

Does the A8 have a memory upgrade? The cheap knock off controllers seem to have issues on 8-but computers with a memory upgrade. If I use it in a non-expanded machine the controller works fine.

 

 

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[madhatter667]

As far as I know all my 8 bits are stock.