atari Jaguar controller conversion question

[rietveld]

Hi.  Does anyone here have the instruction for modding the jag controller to work with a Colecovision

 

thanks

[Swami]

2 hours ago, rietveld said:

Hi.  Does anyone here have the instruction for modding the jag controller to work with a Colecovision

 

thanks

I looked inside one and it had the original keypad pcb replaced with a new custom made one. You also need to do a trace cut and wire jumper solder to swap the buttons so fire 1 is on the left. 

[rietveld]

31 minutes ago, Swami said:

I looked inside one and it had the original keypad pcb replaced with a new custom made one. You also need to do a trace cut and wire jumper solder to swap the buttons so fire 1 is on the left. 

so no way to mod the original PCB?   I have a few spare controllers

[Swami]

2 minutes ago, rietveld said:

so no way to mod the original PCB?   I have a few spare controllers

I’m thinking it is accomplishing what a ColecoVision controller does with 6 extra pins, so it is likely very different, but I think doubledown who has made one and the guys that make the jaguar controller modded for the 5200 (retrogame.cyberphreak.com) are the guys to talk to to be sure. 

[doubledown]

For the ones I made years ago, I kept the original Jaguar controller PCBs, then stuffed into the controller housing a ColecoVision PCB (for the diode array and contact points), then cut Jaguar PCB traces & hand wired/soldered point to point as necessary.  

 

You can keep it "simple" and convert a standard Jaguar controller for 2 button compatibility:

 

 

...or you can go fancy and use a Jaguar Pro controller, and then you can use the shoulder buttons for Front Line "arm rotation"...thusly:

 

 

 

[rietveld]

10 minutes ago, doubledown said:

For the ones I made years ago, I kept the original Jaguar controller PCBs, then stuffed into the controller housing a ColecoVision PCB (for the diode array and contact points), then cut Jaguar PCB traces & hand wired/soldered point to point as necessary.  

 

You can keep it "simple" and convert a standard Jaguar controller for 2 button compatibility:

 

 

...or you can go fancy and use a Jaguar Pro controller, and then you can use the shoulder buttons for Front Line "arm rotation"...thusly:

 

 

 

thats a nice looking controller

[doubledown]

44 minutes ago, rietveld said:

thats a nice looking controller

If you're gonna do it, do it right!

 

I still have the Jaguar Pro to SAC conversion controller, as it was the only 1 of those I ever built...mostly because the Jaguar Pro controllers have always been a bit pricey (even back then).  I think I made something like 7 or 9 of the standard 2 button versions, which I sold either here or on ebay.  They're not super hard to wire, just time consuming.