Comment on C64 Retro Battlestation

lydon_feen@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Deebster@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They always used to break for us, and we’d have to go back to the trusty Competition Pro

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  • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Mine always misalign after a while, so that I can’t get input when I push the stick forward.

    I just ordered a sega master system controller, should be fully compatible.

    The Competition Pro is great :)

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I just ordered a sega master system controller, should be fully compatible.

      I would avoid using a Sega gamepad with a Commodore computer. 1. the pinouts are different, especially where the +5V line is. 2. Master System controllers have pull-up resistors, where Atari standard controllers just leave pins floating. This can screw with the keyboard. Apparently some controllers use active circuitry which require the +5V line. I have even heard of them borking the CIA chip in the Commodore.

      My advice would be to get a proper controller that has internal microswitches rather than the cheaper contacts that wear out.

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      • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I thought this only applied to Mega Drive/Genesis controllers, as many two-button joysticks back in the day were advertised as compatible with “Atari, Commodore, and Sega”.

        I opened my Master System controller (Model 3020) and verified that there are no resistors or components, and the Sega’s +5V pin (pin 5), and the C64’s +5V pin (pin 7) are the two wires that are not connected to anything. So this particular pad is safe. Other pads may be wired differently!

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      • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mhm so you know a gamepad that’s fully compatible with the ç64? Playing jump and runs with a joystick just feels so utterly wrong.

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    • HairyHarry@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The Competition Pro is great :)

      It truly is. Also, IF those micro switches for the buttons ever broke, you could easily replace them.

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      • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That statement kinda works with every tech from that era, no?

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• DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sure it may be great, but for jump and guns/runs? Feels rather awkward:/

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  • lydon_feen@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s a classic joystick, and works fine. I was being hyperbolic purely in the name of nostalgia. :)

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    • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I see :)

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