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| Connecting a MSX Joystick to a PC / Mac
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cesco
msx addict
Berichten: 261 |  Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 13:57 |
http://www.stelladaptor.com/
This device is really cool and not too expensive (About 29$). It allows you to connect a standard 9-pin joystick to your PC or your Macintosh computer via USB, and use it to play your favourites emulators as the were meant to be played.
There are already some emulators that supports this device, such as Stella (an Atari 2600 Emulator), MAME and MacMAME. It would be very cool if BlueMSX, OpenMSX and fMSX could also be enabled to use this smart device.
Apparently, AtariAge isn't selling it anymore and Lik-sang have it just for backorders... 
I want one of those!  |
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POISONIC
msx professional
Berichten: 883 | Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 16:40 |
there is a cheaper way 
it requers some handy skils
buy a cheap usb PC game pad witout the analog shit
then rewire the directions and the buttons to the corect pin on a sub d conector and a msx joystic to pc converter is born 
maybe for 10 euro's?
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cesco
msx addict
Berichten: 261 | Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 16:49 |
My skills with soldering are VEEERY POOR  |
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POISONIC
msx professional
Berichten: 883 | Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 17:22 |
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rolins
msx freak
Berichten: 212 | Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 18:07 |
At the RetroZone you can buy the same thing and they're only $23. |
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poke-1,170
msx professional
Berichten: 859 | Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 20:19 |
Hmmm, I just got a device with 2 potmeters that I borrowed from a friend of my bro,
works like a charm, played space manbow with it on bluemsx.
He bought it second hand for 2 euros... and I played with an arcade joystick.
That's just the way emulators should be played |
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mars2000you
msx master
Berichten: 1723 | Geplaatst: 04 Augustus 2006, 20:38 |
Cesco : check the possibilities of the blueMSX Controllers / Keyboard editor, you can remap all the MSX keys and buttons to all PC keys and buttons of controllers detected by DirectX.
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cesco
msx addict
Berichten: 261 | Geplaatst: 05 Augustus 2006, 09:57 |
Ok, but I'm not really sure that those devices outputs something as keystrokes
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manuel
msx guru
Berichten: 3381 | Geplaatst: 05 Augustus 2006, 13:49 |
poke: I think I also have such a device here It's really ugly, right? |
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poke-1,170
msx professional
Berichten: 859 | Geplaatst: 05 Augustus 2006, 16:20 |
haha yup, buttugly..grey whiteish square small box,
BUT with an embossed eagle saying STC rotterdam upon closer inspection
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manuel
msx guru
Berichten: 3381 | Geplaatst: 05 Augustus 2006, 23:45 |
It's the same one then
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poke-1,170
msx professional
Berichten: 859 | Geplaatst: 06 Augustus 2006, 00:01 |
heh, works like a charm...
I borrowed it, and the guy said he could have bought 2, (2 euros each)
but didn't since he wouldn't take the risk of buying something he
wasn't certain of that it would work... and now he regrets it hahaha.
Indeed, it works perfectly
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mth
msx freak
Berichten: 189 | Geplaatst: 06 Augustus 2006, 00:46 |
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manuel
msx guru
Berichten: 3381 | Geplaatst: 06 Augustus 2006, 12:18 |
I got mine from my ex-colleague Ludo, thanks again, dude!
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cesco
msx addict
Berichten: 261 | Geplaatst: 07 Augustus 2006, 13:55 |
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