Sega Gamegear non-portable

NiN^_^NiN · Post by **NiN^_^NiN** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:03 pm

I wish video came out of the cart but the actual unit converts the data into a playable form its like a ps2 game it doesn't have video out thats why with emulation we hve roms its the cart is just a memory chip nothing else.

Now for the external controller all u need to do is solder off the button points and add a connector like the pic below the famicon is stright on off switch (im pretty sure) and does not have any electronics so a atari 2600 and c64 and sega master system and genesis will work as an external controller if u just solder points off the contacts.

Does this make sense?

Zhooibaal · Post by **Zhooibaal** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:21 pm

http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/nessnes.htm
http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/gencont.htm
http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/2600.htm
Judging from these 3 links I could conclude that what you said isn't completely accurate. Accurate enough though as the Genesis controller simply has seperate pins for each action, the NES/Famicom/SNES controllers on the other hand have only 1 pin that transfers all input data. So those would need modification.
I don't know about the master system, but I don't expect those to be so different from the Genesis controllers and over here those are much easier to get hold of.

NiN^_^NiN · Post by **NiN^_^NiN** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:40 am

I wasn't sure about the genesis controller (i remember people saying it can be used on the sms) but the atari and sms and c64 just use direct on off.

Problem is that the sms controller doesn't have a start button for use with the gamegear and atari and c64 only had 2 buttons max ther emight of been a special controller for c64 that used 3.

You can use a neogeo stick for this application tho

or u can just convert the data from the genesis back to digital on off.

Unidentified Assilant · Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:01 am

Hmm... I think a Genesis pad will work for this, and Composite would be a better way to go rather than RGB in my opinion, Genesis pads do work with SMS's as well, B becomes Button 1/Start, C becomes Button 2.

NiN^_^NiN · Post by **NiN^_^NiN** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 5:48 am

I was sure i heard that thanks for telling me but now the question is is there another pin which will output a signal for the start button for a gamegear.

Zhooibaal · Post by **Zhooibaal** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:12 am

If there aren't enough buttons, you can always add one, that's what modding is all about anyway, modifying the stuff

There are pins on most controllers that aren't connected, so it would be to connect a pin that was previously unconnected.

NiN^_^NiN · Post by **NiN^_^NiN** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:08 pm

That is very true but i thought u wanted it to be plug and play aka grab an old sms controller etc.

What you could do is look for a 3rd party sms controller that had 4 buttons where the extra 2 were rapid fire and just do as u said and wire it to a spare pin