3 button gamepad for Atari ST/E - 4 buttons for Amiga - Compatible with ZX and C64

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Via heavy modifications, a real 3 button gamepad is supported via the standard joystick port (port 0 - mouse port) in any ST and STE machine.

The third button is obtained via a combination of UP+DOWN at same time,

As an example, a video, Metal Slug for Atari STE being played with a 3 button gamepad:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atHTzwcx4Og

FYI: This gamepad support 4 different buttons for Amiga computers, as well it is compatible with ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 as well.
Also, this can be used with all classic games too. As a multi-purpose retro platform gamepad.

The gamepad is compatible with Atari ST/E, Amiga, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 at once

Atari ST Button layout is:

PAD - Directions

A - Fire 0
B - Fire 1
C - Third button (UP+DOWN ; classic games detect it as UP or DOWN)

X - remapped as UP (In order to have a jump button for classic games)
Y - Fire 0
Z - remapped as DOWN

 

Amiga Button layout is:

PAD - Directions

A - Fire 0
B - Fire 1
C - Third button (UP+DOWN ; classic games detect it as UP or DOWN)

X - remapped as UP (In order to have a jump button for classic games)
Y - Fire 0
Z - remapped as DOWN

Start - Fire 2

ZX Spectrum Button layout:

PAD - Directions

A - Fire 0
C - Third button (UP+DOWN ; classic games detect it as UP or DOWN)

X - remapped as UP (In order to have a jump button for classic games)
Y - Fire 0
Z - remapped as DOWN

C64 Button layout:

PAD - Directions

A - Fire 0
C - Third button (UP+DOWN ; classic games detect it as UP or DOWN)

X - remapped as UP (In order to have a jump button for classic games)
Y - Fire 0
Z - remapped as DOWN

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As well custom gamepads can be prepared under user request, there no additional charges; due to the amount of work is the same:

 

For clarification I create these gamepad
layout images:

 

 

Now, its easier to select a layout, or modify one of these,

As well, I think you are interested in the original Atari ST/E  3 button layout, Amiga 500 4 button layout and ZX Spectrum and other 1 button

Obviously, for the special A500 & C64 layout, its not recommeded to press upper and lower buttons at same time (a resistance would need to be added); button 2 & 3 for C64 will produce not results for A500 or other machines.

 

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Acquisition cost is 6€ per unit; modification takes 35 minutes, and testing/fixing takes another 5 - 10 minutes
labour cost is 20€ (you are paying 20€ for aprox. 40 - 50 minutes of hand work, the real hard to implement is the combined button; this requires the creation of two independent paths).

A total of 26€

 

Tracked shipment cost 7€ for Spain, 10€ for the rest of Europe, 11€ for America - Australia - Asia, and 12€ for Japan, Rusia, Alaska

Edited November 30, 2021 by masteries

[masteries]

Custom gamepads can be prepared under user request, with no additional charges,

 

See the updated initial post,

[masteries]

StéphaneMicro,

 

Your requested gamepad will be modified next week,

 

I´ll report to you when its done and sent,

 

 

Edited December 16, 2021 by masteries

[masteries]

Amigatari, you have a PM

[Machine]

Any chance these work on the Jaguar?

 

[masteries]

8 hours ago, Machine said:

Any chance these work on the Jaguar?

 

hmmm... thanks for ask it!

 

Despite I never thought in Jaguar, can you share with me a diagram of the Jaguar gamepad port?

 

If it uses a DB 9... it could be done

[+Steve Jones]

would these work on an Atari 800XL?  I know C64 can use Atari joysticks but not sure if it works both ways.

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7 hours ago, Steve Jones said:

would these work on an Atari 800XL?  I know C64 can use Atari joysticks but not sure if it works both ways.

 

According to

 

http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/DE-9_Joystick

 

Atari 8 bit computers (400 / 800 / 600XL / 800XL / 65XE / 130XE) shares the same layout as Amiga 500 and ZX Spectrum,

it appears that 3 buttons are readable for these computers.

 

This modified 3 button gamepad appears to be compatible with Atari 8 bits computers too,

the fourth button, the trickier one use as button 3 for Atari ST/E is readable, but not needed for these systems.

 

 

C64 button 2 and button 3 require inverse polarity, these buttons switch with VCC instead GND

[Back2skooldaze]

Hi Antonio, Please will you do me a gamepad I'll send payment 6th june  Thanks

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16 hours ago, Back2skooldaze said:

Hi Antonio, Please will you do me a gamepad I'll send payment 6th june  Thanks

 

Thank you!

 

I will manufacture one of these as soon I found a spare afternoon to do it,

 

I´ll report to you asap,