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Discussion in 'General Sonic Discussion' started by Vangar, Aug 10, 2004.

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  1. Aug 10, 2004 #1
    Vangar

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    Im sure most of you know that the Sega Master System, The Megadrive, And some other consoles use the communications ports we see on most of the back of our computers today. Can we use that to our advantage? Or have we already? Someone could make a driver for it, if someone hasn't already... then we could play SMD, SMS, PC, games with the gamepad, like we're supposed to! ;)

    EDIT: Damn it! I should have posted this in the Technical section. Move it if you want, but don't worry if it dosn't...
     
  2. Aug 10, 2004 #2
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    I don't think they're COM ports... maybe we just need drivers for them. Certainly the Saturn uses a proprietary design.

    http://cgfm2.emuviews.com/ <- Site containing details.
     
  3. Aug 10, 2004 #3
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    Hmm... maybe NTPADXP can help us?

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  4. Aug 10, 2004 #4
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    They are exactly the same ports. COM and SMD match up perfectly. All we need is a driver?

    Sorry for double post.

    EDIT: Jackpot! Infopage 1 Infopage 2

    EDIT: Im guessing the driver may be all we need.
     
  5. Aug 10, 2004 #5
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  6. Aug 10, 2004 #6
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    Not quite. The Sega Genesis uses a completely different pinout than RS-232C serial ports. Also, they use different signaling methods. You'd have to build a device to convert the controller's output to RS-232C serial. Also, since the controller uses multiplexing, you'd have to include multiplexing logic, which is complicated.

    The Genesis Retropad basically interfaces the Genesis controller using a standard USB joystick logic board. $24 is a hefty price for something like this, but it's a nice device nonetheless. I might consider getting one. :P

    EDIT: NTPAD is a driver for connecting game controllers to a parallel port. That works on my desktop computer, but my laptop has no parallel port. x_x
     
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