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[Indiana Quack]

Hi Groovy Bee,

I see this post is 9 months old. Did this ever get done? Huge 7800, 2600, then 5200, Jaguar fan. This would really be awesome for these old systems. Sorry if I missed out on this. Any info you could give me would be much appreciated. Thank you!

[VicViper]

I have one of the big, arcade style joysticks for the ps2. It would be a dream if those worked with this.... any idea why it wouldn't?
Also, will these eventually be available in the atariage store?

Edited by VicViper, Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:08 AM.

[GroovyBee]

Indiana Quack, on Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:23 AM, said:

Did this ever get done?

Two prototypes were built. One for Albert to demo at CGE and one for myself. I need to do some research on boxes because to build a complete unit from start to finish takes far too long with all the manual case preparation.

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Any info you could give me would be much appreciated. Thank you!

As soon as I've some more information I'll update this thread accordingly.

[GroovyBee]

VicViper, on Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:07 AM, said:

I have one of the big, arcade style joysticks for the ps2. It would be a dream if those worked with this.... any idea why it wouldn't?

If I don't have one to test against I won't guarantee that it works with it.

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Also, will these eventually be available in the atariage store?

That depends on Albert and how difficult they are to manufacture.

[thegamezmaster]

GroovyBee, on Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:56 AM, said:

VicViper, on Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:07 AM, said:

I have one of the big, arcade style joysticks for the ps2. It would be a dream if those worked with this.... any idea why it wouldn't?

If I don't have one to test against I won't guarantee that it works with it.

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Also, will these eventually be available in the atariage store?

That depends on Albert and how difficult they are to manufacture.

Wow! just came across this and I must say you are one talented person! Any idea on a price? Any possibility of a 5200 model? Just curious. Thank you.

[GroovyBee]

thegamezmaster, on Tue Jul 5, 2011 11:22 AM, said:

Wow! just came across this and I must say you are one talented person!

Thanks for the compliment.

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Any idea on a price? Any possibility of a 5200 model? Just curious. Thank you.

No prices yet. I need to send out a 2nd revision of the PCB to correct a few flaws in the design.

I stepped down from the 5200 version here because hex65000 was already working on a 5200 version. So unless he declares he's out of the running then I won't be doing a 5200 version.

[thegamezmaster]

GroovyBee, on Tue Jul 5, 2011 11:32 AM, said:

thegamezmaster, on Tue Jul 5, 2011 11:22 AM, said:

Wow! just came across this and I must say you are one talented person!

Thanks for the compliment.

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Any idea on a price? Any possibility of a 5200 model? Just curious. Thank you.

No prices yet. I need to send out a 2nd revision of the PCB to correct a few flaws in the design.

I stepped down from the 5200 version here because hex65000 was already working on a 5200 version. So unless he declares he's out of the running then I won't be doing a 5200 version.

Thanks for the quick reply and answers. Good luck with your work!

[gorfcadet]

Man! GB that sounds super awesome! Here's hoping this is doable beyond prototype. If so I definitely want one! Robotron and Xevious without the hand cramps! I saw the Atari comp version of the Robotron box.. anyone ever seen what he 7800 version was to look like or were they assuming you'd use your old 2600 controllers?