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Post by Balder on Dec 11, 2016 23:06:41 GMT
I have a couple of Atari 2600 extension cables and since they have the same type of cable I thought it would be alright to use them with my Sega Genesis too. It worked but in a very weird way. I played Strider and for some reason the Start button was mapped to "C". "Start" and "A" did nothing, while "B" both attacked and jumped, so I couldn't stand still while attacking. At first I thought there was something wrong with my controller since the extension cables works perfectly on my 2600, but both my Genesis controllers had this issue. Then I tried without the extension cable and everything worked perfectly. Why is this?
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Post by thefurox on Dec 12, 2016 11:52:43 GMT
Atari controllers use less of pins in the connector so the extension cord probably has less wires to save costs?
IDK though.
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Post by Balder on Dec 12, 2016 11:55:28 GMT
Atari controllers use less of pins in the connector so the extension cord probably has less wires to save costs? IDK though. Yeah but a Genesis controller works on an Atari. It may be the reason, but it's still weird how the buttons are configured. |
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Post by thefurox on Dec 12, 2016 12:02:44 GMT
What happens when you plug the genesis controller into the Atari and click start, does it register as a button press?
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Post by dschult3 on Dec 18, 2016 1:34:36 GMT
I have a couple of Atari 2600 extension cables and since they have the same type of cable I thought it would be alright to use them with my Sega Genesis too. It worked but in a very weird way. I played Strider and for some reason the Start button was mapped to "C". "Start" and "A" did nothing, while "B" both attacked and jumped, so I couldn't stand still while attacking. At first I thought there was something wrong with my controller since the extension cables works perfectly on my 2600, but both my Genesis controllers had this issue. Then I tried without the extension cable and everything worked perfectly. Why is this? Too much blast processing... |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jan 5, 2017 19:17:34 GMT
This guy can't even figure out an extension cable. A cable! What a joke!
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Post by Balder on Jan 5, 2017 20:01:03 GMT
This guy can't even figure out an extension cable. A cable! What a joke! I did find out that it didn't work because it was intended for Atari only. I posted here since I found it interesting to know why. |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jan 5, 2017 20:06:34 GMT
This guy can't even figure out an extension cable. A cable! What a joke! I did find out that it didn't work because it was intended for Atari only. I posted here since I found it interesting to know why. And? |
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Post by Balder on Jan 6, 2017 10:05:14 GMT
I did find out that it didn't work because it was intended for Atari only. I posted here since I found it interesting to know why. And? I did figure out that it didn't work and in a way why it didn't work. So your first point has now been discarded. |
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Jan 6, 2017 14:14:39 GMT
So your first point has now been discarded. Another perfectly good point discarded by our wasteful leader. Sad! |
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