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Joystick help

Posted by: olePigeon on 2011-03-14 11:40:24 The IIgs I bought came with a nifty game controller. It's a WICO controller with rubber grip over the whole thing. It's actually very nice. Only problem is that it requires being plugged into the game port on the motherboard. I don't see how to do this without keeping the lid off. The cable won't fit through any of the expansion slot ports. Am I missing something obvious?

Posted by: david__schmidt on 2011-03-14 11:56:26 Really? You can't lay the 16-pin DIP plug sideways and (slowly) work it through one of the openings?

Posted by: olePigeon on 2011-03-14 20:16:23 Nope, won't fit. However, I just threw together this cable and I'm completely beside myself. It looks so cool and it works perfectly, all from miscellaneous parts from the computer recycler. 🙂 The official olePigeon brand internal to external game port cable. 😀 Screws right into where the serial port would normally go. Pin 1 is the rounded corner so I know which direction to plug the joystick in. I was playing Conan and Up 'n Down today. Pretty fun at 2x the speed I'm normally used to. :lol: Montezuma's Revenge is extremely difficult at 2x speed. Very fun.

Posted by: david__schmidt on 2011-03-14 21:17:08 Very. Cool.

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