Sega Genesis To Amiga/C64/CD32 Joypad Adapter (Exclusive)
The Sega Genesis joypad is a cool controller but, as known, it damages your Commodore 64 or your Amiga. So, let's know this “Sega Genesis to Amiga/C64/CD32 Joypad Adapter” well.
INTRODUCTION:
A standard DB9 joystick has one pin for each function (Up/Down/Left/Right/Fire). When you press fire or move the joystick, it simply makes a contact between the related pin and ground.
When it comes to Sega joypads, instead, there is a chip inside the controller which makes possible to use more than two fire buttons and send a signal which is different and “stronger” than the one which a Commodore 64, or an Amiga, is designed for.
Several users straightly connect Sega joypads to their C64s to discover, some days later, that the CIA chip fried.
CIA, SID AND AMIGA DAMAGE:
Furthermore, the chip inside that joypad expects +5VDC from the Genesis in order to operate: well, the +5VDC pin on your Amiga/C64 is wired elsewhere and will short one of the buttons potentially damaging the joypad itself... Was it said that a joystick works by making a contact between a pin and the ground?
The SID has POTY and POTX, which are two inputs used for paddles and available at the two joystick ports. Where the chip inside the joypad expects to draw +5VDC there is POTY and when you press button (C) on your joypad, it will send non-compliant signal directly to the SID.
Last but not least, when you straightly connect a Sega joypad to a C64, simply pressing any keyboard key without even touching the joypad will put a strain on the CIA chip. When the CIA is done, black screen is what you get.
WHAT DOES THAT ADAPTER DO?
The “Sega Genesis to Amiga/C64/CD32 Joypad Adapter” protects your C64 and your Amiga, allowing to enjoy your Sega joypads without having to worry.
It also makes possible to use button (C) on the Sega controller has the second fire button.
The second fire button is something which is rare by itself on both Commodore and Amiga but indispensable for games like “Myth”, “Robocop II”, “Turrican”, “Commando” and C64GS cartridges! Without a second fire button, you would have to press the space bar instead. Hardcore gamers are aware of this issue and hunt for the expensive and rare (but crap) Cheetah C64GS joystick in order to overcome this annoying problem.
TRANSFORM YOUR SEGA JOYPAD INTO A COOL AMIGA CD32 GAMEPAD REPLACEMENT:
Let's continue with another interesting particular: a lot of Amiga titles features two buttons and, since the official Amiga CD32 controller has two fire buttons by default, CD32 afficionados will find this adapter a perfect way to turn any Sega controller into the perfect replacement!
Well, the “Sega Genesis to Amiga/C64/CD32 Joypad Adapter” will protect your chips with custom germanium components, addressing pins to where they should be and isolating unneeded or erroneous pins. Third party Genesis controller should work as well and Sega Mega Drive and Genesis, of course, are the same thing.
PICTURE:
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SEGA JOYPADS TESTED WITH THE ADAPTER:
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PRICE: €14,00
SHIPPING: €6,00 (EU); €7,00 (Outside EU)
Cheers,
Oge