Comment on C64 Retro Battlestation

• 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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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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      • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Agreed, cheap DB-9 used for all kinds of different connections. I used this site for info: wiki.icomp.de/wiki/DB9-Joystick

        In the US, Sinclair and Amstrad seem to be rare. We do have the problem where Master System was uncommon but Genesis was massively popular, so many people refer to the Genesis as “the Sega”. You can’t say, “Sega controllers are OK for C64” with Master System implied, because someone will use a Genesis pad and blow up the CIA when pad buttons and keyboard keys are pressed at the same time.

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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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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Off the top of my head I don’t.

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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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    • HairyHarry@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Now that you mention it …

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      • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And those devices came with service/repair manuals as well, what fuses are used, what capacity the capacitors have, … Unthinkable nowadays

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