Connectors - Retro Adapter

You can plug all these controllers directly in to the Retro Adapter:

Atari 2600 joysticks
Atari 400 / 800 / 1200XL / 600XL / 800XL / 65XE / 130XE / 800XE joysticks
Commodore Amiga, C64 and VIC20 joysticks
Kempston (Spectrum) joysticks
Amstrad CPC464, CPC6128 and CPC6128 Plus Digital Joysticks

Sega Master System / SG 1000 / SG 1000 II / Mark III gamepad
Sega Megadrive / Genesis 3 and 6 button gamepads

Neo Geo joystick or gamepad

For other types of controller, you need the right connector. You can make one yourself or buy one ready to go. There is also a third option: modify the controller itself.

For more information on making your own connectors, see the technical details page.

Atari 2600 Driving Controller
Atari 2600 Paddles
Commodore Plus4 / C16 / C116 joystick
Dragon 32 / 64 analogue joystick
MSX joystick
Spectrum Plus3 joystick

BBC Micro / Master 2x stanadard joysticks
Voltmace 14B joystikc (adapter box not required)

NEC PC-Engine gamepad
PC-Engine Hori / Avenue (6 button) gamepads
TurboGrafx-16 gamepad
Autofire and slow-motion modes fully supported

Nintendo NES / Famicom gamepad
Nintendo Super NES (SNES) / Super Famicom gamepad
Nintendo 64 (N64) gamepad
Taito N64 Densha de Go! train controller
Nintendo Gamecube gamepad

PC Gameport joystick with 4 axis and 4 buttons

Sega Saturn gamepad
Sega Saturn Analogue (NiGHTS) controller
Taito Saturn Densha de Go! train controller
Saturn racing wheel

Sony Playstation gamepad
Original PS1 Dual Shock gamepad
Sony Playstation 2 Dual Shock gamepad
Namco neGcon gamepad
Taito PS Densha de Go! train controller
Playstation racing wheel

Because sockets for old systems can be expensive and hard to find, often it is easier to just modify the original controller. The modification does not affect the controllers operation, and it will still work with the original console/computer!

The modification works like this: You cut the controller's cable near the end and splice a DB9 or DB16 socket in to it. For details of how to do this, refer to the technical details page.

Pre-modified controllers are available in the online shop.

The Retro Adapter is versatile enough to support almost any controller imaginable. If you have a controller which is not currently supported, drop me a line (retro@world3.net) and I'll see what I can do.