root42 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Since used paddle controllers are really expensive over here in Germany, I bought some new controllers, made by a small company it seems. Never heard of those before, but they seem quite nice. Finally the world of paddle based games has opened up to me! My review of the controllers, along with testplaying a bunch of the allegedly best paddle games: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Very thorough review. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Nice review! There's a PAL60 version of Medieval Mayhem. It'll play at 60fps instead of 50fps, which is helpful for a fast action game. It'll also shrink that large black area at the bottom of the screen. You can find it in Reply #376 of the Medieval Mayhem topic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Very interesting! Can you share where you bought them? I would love to give them a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 From what I've read online these are cobbled together from other controller parts. I'd like to see what the db9 connector looked like out of the box before the video author cut it up. Nearly all the ads online for them only show the "paddle" itself and not the cable and it's connector. I might have misunderstood what was said in the video but if the connector comes all chopped up like that right from the source that is unacceptable. The lables on the controllers are not up to scratch for the price they are charging either, IMO. Those dials are aliexpress bulk el cheapo's too. For 35 euro plus shipping I would expect a much higher quality product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Glue this together here??? ? What is he talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Kaboomer said: Very interesting! Can you share where you bought them? I would love to give them a try! See the video description. The shop is called 0711spiele.de. Not affiliated with them, I am merely looking for a way to play paddle games on the Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 40 minutes ago, Shawn said: From what I've read online these are cobbled together from other controller parts. I'd like to see what the db9 connector looked like out of the box before the video author cut it up. Nearly all the ads online for them only show the "paddle" itself and not the cable and it's connector. I might have misunderstood what was said in the video but if the connector comes all chopped up like that right from the source that is unacceptable. The lables on the controllers are not up to scratch for the price they are charging either, IMO. Those dials are aliexpress bulk el cheapo's too. For 35 euro plus shipping I would expect a much higher quality product. Well, I didn't cut anything up. As I said in the video, these controllers look like there were manufactured on a small scale rather than on an industrial scale. I think the seller is a small shop. The DB9 connector seems a bit "how you doing", but other than that I played a couple of hours already and they seem ok. Alternative to these are used paddle controllers from eBay and the like. Current auctions in Germany have them at 50-80 EUR... The price isn't dirt cheap for these controllers, but I will have quite some hours of fun with them. At some point I'd like to have arcade quality controllers (and I might built some using quality parts), but right now these are "good enough". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, root42 said: Well, I didn't cut anything up. OK, I kinda thought I might have misunderstood what you where saying. So they come from the seller looking like that? Totally unacceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Shawn said: OK, I kinda thought I might have misunderstood what you where saying. So they come from the seller looking like that? Totally unacceptable. Yeah, they look like that, but do work. That being said, I know that with the prober plug it would look much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Shawn said: From what I've read online these are cobbled together from other controller parts. The case is a hacked Buzz! buzzer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 31 minutes ago, alex_79 said: The case is a hacked Buzz! buzzer. That looks exactly like it. Interesting. Well, as long as it works. That being said: are there more professional arcade style controllers available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, root42 said: That looks exactly like it. Interesting. Well, as long as it works. That being said: are there more professional arcade style controllers available? Best Electronics paddles are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesús98 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 You must check my new paddle game Drone Wars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root42 Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 1 hour ago, hizzy said: Best Electronics paddles are great! Ok, will check them out. But their website is eyecancer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 If I'm not mistaken, the products are from Ralf Puckner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 9:36 AM, Lynxpro said: If I'm not mistaken, the products are from Ralf Puckner. Wasn't he promising a bunch of Jaguar controllers accessories a few years back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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