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[IceCold]

I can't find the information on how to make a Sega Genesis controller have 2 of the buttons as the 2 seperate buttons for 7800 games. In the FAQ, it gives a link to a site which just lists parts? I don't really want to make an adapter as much as just modify the pad. It seems like it would be pretty easy, can anybody help me?

[Mitch]

It's still available in the 2600 FAQ.

Mitch

[Brad2600]

If somebody ever wants to do something like this, I'd definitely pay to have a Genny pad of mine modified for a 7800 or a 2600.

I personally know very little about electronics. I once had a class in Electronics but that was 5 years ago and I barely remember anything.

[IceCold]

Kepone said:

If somebody ever wants to do something like this, I'd definitely pay to have a Genny pad of mine modified for a 7800 or a 2600.

I personally know very little about electronics. I once had a class in Electronics but that was 5 years ago and I barely remember anything.

It needs no modifying for 2600, just press b to fire...

and it will work without modification on 7800, but only 1 button.

[Video]

I think they're wanting it to have both A and B firebuttons.

Funny thing, I was looking at a picture showing how to wire the firebuttons for a 7800 controller, and the way it was drawn, looked like in order to use a 7800 controller on the 2600, you pushed both buttons. I don't know, maybe it was just confusing or something.

[IceCold]

Video said:

I think they're wanting it to have both A and B firebuttons.

Funny thing, I was looking at a picture showing how to wire the firebuttons for a 7800 controller, and the way it was drawn, looked like in order to use a 7800 controller on the 2600, you pushed both buttons.  I don't know, maybe it was just confusing or something.

Actually, I was the one that started the topic , and yes, I was talking about both firebuttons. But by what kepone said, I thought he might not know you can at least use it on 2600, so I thought I'd make sure he knew.

The modification is more complicated than I thought it would be, I thought all it would be was soldering a wire to a different spot or something small like that.

[Inky]

I WAS going to make an adapter, but the MORONS at Radio Shack don't carry the stuff I need for it anymore....

[Video]

Well, I don't know about genesis pads. But from my understanding, It's probably like a Nintendo pad mod.

You open the controller, desolder the chips, and wires. From there it gets complicated though. :/ I don't remember how it's done, but It's probably simular to a NES pad mod.