Wireless joysticks for the Commodore 64?
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From: Jim Brain on 12 Jan 2010 14:16 On 1/11/2010 8:18 PM, RobertB wrote: > On Jan 11, 12:14 pm, Vanessa Ezekowitz<vanessaezekow...(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> The ones I have, "Wireless Remote Video Controllers" made by RGA >> international, claim to work with the VIC-20 and C64. > > I have a wireless adapter which plugs in-line between the joystick > and Commodore and turns any joystick into a wireless one. The > adapter was built in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I've considered building a new variant along these lines (you plug something into the VIC/64 and then plug the other end into a regular joystick. I designed it up over break, but hesitated because I was not sure anyone would be interested. Maybe there is more of a demand. Jim
From: RobertB on 13 Jan 2010 02:27 On Jan 12, 11:16 am, Jim Brain <br...(a)jbrain.com> wrote: > I've considered building a new variant along these lines (you plug > something into the VIC/64 and then plug the other end into a regular > joystick. > > I designed it up over break, but hesitated because I was not sure anyone > would be interested. Maybe there is more of a demand. Those in the retrogaming community would be interested, like those at this year's Video Game Summit, Classic Gaming Expo, and SC3 Arcade Parties. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://videocam.net.au/fcug The Other Group of Amigoids http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/ Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network http://www.sccaners.org
From: redrumloa on 18 Jan 2010 16:53
On Jan 11, 8:40 pm, redrumloa <amiga...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > On Jan 11, 2:19 pm, "John H." <john.heitmul...(a)jrfcorp.net> wrote: > > > Does anybody know of a wireless joysticks that will work with the > > Commodore 64? I see where Atari made a set of wireless joysticks for > > the Atari 2600, but I do not know if they will work with the C64? > > > Thanks, > > John > > > P.S. My appologies for previously posting this question into another > > thread. > > As a matter of fact I just found a a set of wireless gamepads going > through my stash a few days ago. It is called Quickshot Starfighter 1 > made by Bondwell. I'll probably give them a try tomorrow. I finally tried this QuickShot StarFighter out and they don't work. What a shame, they were new in the box! |