I've never had an Odyssey2 unit that had detachable controllers; all mine are hard wired. I've recently noticed a couple of auctions on eBay for Odyssey2 units with detachable controllers and I'm sort of interested. If you have one of these units, can you use a Atari 2600 controller with them by simply plugging it in or do you have to do a modification to the Odyssey2?
Thanks in advance!
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Odyssey Question
Started by Mendon, Dec 19 2003 10:45 AM
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Posted Fri Dec 19, 2003 10:45 AM
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Posted Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:28 AM
I hope I'm wrong, but I believe the Odyssey^2 controllers are wired differently. I don't know how hard adapting a 2600 controller to it would be.
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Posted Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:43 AM
Unfortunately, that is correct. Odyssey 2 and VCS are incompatible with each other, controllerwise. I believe Dan Boris has information on his website about the wirings of each, maybe that could help you.
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Posted Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:05 AM
There are some third-party O2 controllers for the detachable-joystick model - made by Wico - but they're exceedingly rare. Other than that, you're really stuck with the O2 sticks.
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Posted Sat Dec 20, 2003 7:51 AM
Okay. Thanks to all for your responses; much appreciated!
Someone here on the AA forums (my senile mind forgets who) posted once that they had an O2 that used 2600 joysticks. I never got around to PM'ing them to ask if they modified their O2 or what. Now that I saw these units on eBay with detachable controllers I wish I would have asked. Would be nice to be able to quickly and easily switch out a joystick if you ever needed/wanted to. Then again, I've never had a broken O2 joystick so maybe it doesn't matter that much.
Thanks again!
Mendon
Someone here on the AA forums (my senile mind forgets who) posted once that they had an O2 that used 2600 joysticks. I never got around to PM'ing them to ask if they modified their O2 or what. Now that I saw these units on eBay with detachable controllers I wish I would have asked. Would be nice to be able to quickly and easily switch out a joystick if you ever needed/wanted to. Then again, I've never had a broken O2 joystick so maybe it doesn't matter that much.
Thanks again!
Mendon
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Posted Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:07 AM
Ok .. Here's the scoop:
It is easy to make an adapter to convert 2600 joystick to O2 console if it has detatchable controllers (and vice versa).
Alternatively you can rewire an Atari controller to work with the O2 .. Just move some wires around.
It is somewhat challenging to convert the wired O2 console to allow for detatchable controllers.
If you are good with a soldering iron .. get busy!
Go to http://users.erols.c...onj/games/tech/ for all the info you need.
Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA
It is easy to make an adapter to convert 2600 joystick to O2 console if it has detatchable controllers (and vice versa).
Alternatively you can rewire an Atari controller to work with the O2 .. Just move some wires around.
It is somewhat challenging to convert the wired O2 console to allow for detatchable controllers.
If you are good with a soldering iron .. get busy!
Go to http://users.erols.c...onj/games/tech/ for all the info you need.
Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA
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