Comment on C64 Retro Battlestation

• DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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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      • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Then I see no reason that shouldn’t work. It may be Mega Drive/Genesis controllers I’m thinking of.

        Even among old microcomputer joysticks you have to keep an eye out, I think those made for Sinclair and/or Amstrad were also pinned differently.

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    • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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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      • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Off the top of my head I don’t.

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  • HairyHarry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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

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      • HairyHarry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Now that you mention it …

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