Shawn Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Been working on making some of these off and on for a bit. Completed the first one for myself last night. I used Rubberized Rocker Panel Guard to give the top that textured look and I figure you can't go wrong with a rubberized top. Dunno what color I'm gonna do the base yet. I was happy with how it turned out so I wanted to share. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killjoyy27 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Nice work, looks good let us know how you like it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) Nice work, looks good let us know how you like it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I love it! I've built them before in the past. EDIT: In case anyone is wondering, I bought the "limited edition" badge form the automotive department at WalMart. Went looking for a multimeter and found that instead. Edited October 21, 2018 by Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 What's the board the controls are wired to underneath? Also, do you have any plans on posting a step-by-step guide in case we want to build one of our own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 i too would like to know what the board is the controllers are so simple all you really need is 2 240k resistors to make a digitial controller of course i like using potentiometers for easy adjustment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 It's the grips03 board driving it and it also has a 555 timer for optional auto fire. I find using 2x 240k resistors can be a crap shoot at times and that it's not enough resistance to trigger the directions on some 5200 machines. Using 500k (or a little more, this design is using 560k) is much more reliable and doesn't require tuning the pokey anywhere near as often as you would have to with only 240k. I've seen some people go as low as 220k the same way you are describing. I feel much more confident and have had much better results in the 500k range as well as having 15k on the other end of both the horizontal and vertical controls so high goes to 500k and low goes to 15k and will register at least "something" in the opposite directions. Another plus to grips pcb design is having the keyboard, directional controls and fire buttons all pre-mapped out in such a clean design. It makes for a much cleaner and more organized build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) What's the board the controls are wired to underneath? Also, do you have any plans on posting a step-by-step guide in case we want to build one of our own? I'll sell you a completed digital arcade stick just like this one for $75, most people sell them for almost double that. As for build instructions, they are already posted here. That is another plus to this PCB is everything is silk screened right on the pcb. Edited October 25, 2018 by Shawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Nice man! Question: Would you be able to do something for the Jaguar similar to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 Nice man! Question: Would you be able to do something for the Jaguar similar to this? I don't own a Jaguar anymore sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Too bad,that shipping to germany is soo high...and taxes at the customs also. greetings Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Alexander Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Been working on making some of these off and on for a bit. Completed the first one for myself last night. I used Rubberized Rocker Panel Guard to give the top that textured look and I figure you can't go wrong with a rubberized top. Dunno what color I'm gonna do the base yet. I was happy with how it turned out so I wanted to share. 5200 controller.png 5200 controller guts.jpg 5200 controller back.jpg Hi, does this controller work well on the analogue games of just the digital? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Hi, does this controller work well on the analogue games of just the digital? Thanks. Digital. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Build a right handed one for another AA member so I wanted to share a pic of what it looks like with a right handed set up. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 The guts of the right handed stick before I sealed it up. I tack some gorilla super glue on the inside corner seams so it stays shut but could still be pried open on the top and bottom joints without doing any significant cosmetic damage. This way it stays in one piece but God forbid it ever needed to be serviced you could get into it without trashing the case. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bszarek001 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Shawn - interested. PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Alexander Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Shawn, shared this with our 5200 Facebook page followers so get ready for a bunch of orders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Alexander Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Shawn, shared this with our 5200 Twitter followers so get ready for a bunch of orders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 PM'd, definitely down for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 what games exactly are analog though? like will this be able to play the majority of the games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) Lots of games are analog. Any thing like Breakout... but some might be subtle. I think Galaxian and Missile Command both benefit from an analog stick - but will probably work OK with analog. Centipede too, now that I think of it. Other games will benefit from a digital joystick on the Atari 5200. Pac Man and Miner 2049 are both probably examples where you may see your score go up with a digital stick. I have a digital stick that I made for the 5200 (the instructions are here on Atari Age somewhere, search PMP stick, I think...) It works great for enough games to be worth it - but there are some titles where you need analog sticks that may surprise you. Star Raiders will prefer an analog stick, for example. Edited November 1, 2018 by Paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Lots of games are analog. Any thing like Breakout... but some might be subtle. I think Galaxian and Missile Command both benefit from an analog stick - but will probably work OK with analog. Centipede too, now that I think of it. Other games will benefit from a digital joystick on the Atari 5200. Pac Man and Miner 2049 are both probably examples where you may see your score go up with a digital stick. I have a digital stick that I made for the 5200 (the instructions are here on Atari Age somewhere, search PMP stick, I think...) It works great for enough games to be worth it - but there are some titles where you need analog sticks that may surprise you. Star Raiders will prefer an analog stick, for example. So long as I can play Pengo and Tempest I'll be fine ha, wonder if could use it for Robotron or Space Dungeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Tempest, Space Dungeon and Robotron are all analog games, I think. Digital won't work when you're trying to spin around a 360 degree turret - if you think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CopterCommando Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Tempest, Space Dungeon and Robotron are all analog games, I think. Digital won't work when you're trying to spin around a 360 degree turret - if you think about it. true, i'm not a tech guy at all ha, i'm sure itll be fine for the bulk of the games, i have one regular 5200 controller that works great, and like 3 that wont go left, have had em rebuilt several times but they still just won't do it ha..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Space Dungeon and Robotron are digital. However both games are dual joystick games and best played with the coupler. Tempest supports the trakball. You would not play Missile Command, Centipede, Millipede, Kaboom, Tempest, Gorf or Star Raiders with the stick Shawn made. Lots of other great games can be played with that stick though. It's good to invest in a trakball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) Hi Shawn, shared this with our 5200 Twitter followers so get ready for a bunch of orders Oh God. I only have enough for so many and the $75 price tag was kinda just for a couple. Remember that is half what anyone else charges. I'll see what I can do. If I have to make another big order I'm gonna have to charge $100 each as they are not exactly a quick build or cheap to build. EDIT: Thank you for the recommendation\promotion for sure. I'm flattered you like my work. Edited November 1, 2018 by Shawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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