I can assure you this retro Battlestation is fully operational.
It also includes, not depicted or easily seeable, a sd2iec adapter, an Exos V3 module and a 154i floppy disk.
Time to play some Rainbow Arts classics!
And Bubble Bobble
I can assure you this retro Battlestation is fully operational.
It also includes, not depicted or easily seeable, a sd2iec adapter, an Exos V3 module and a 154i floppy disk.
Time to play some Rainbow Arts classics!
And Bubble Bobble
They always used to break for us, and we’d have to go back to the trusty Competition Pro:
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 :)
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.
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.
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!
It truly is. Also, IF those micro switches for the buttons ever broke, you could easily replace them.
That statement kinda works with every tech from that era, no?
Now that you mention it …
And those devices came with service/repair manuals as well, what fuses are used, what capacity the capacitors have, … Unthinkable nowadays