Joystick help

[olePigeon]

The IIgs I bought came with a nifty game controller. It's a WICO controller with rubber grip over the whole thing. It's actually very nice.

Only problem is that it requires being plugged into the game port on the motherboard. I don't see how to do this without keeping the lid off. The cable won't fit through any of the expansion slot ports.

Am I missing something obvious?

[david__schmidt]

Really? You can't lay the 16-pin DIP plug sideways and (slowly) work it through one of the openings?

[olePigeon]

Nope, won't fit.

However, I just threw together this cable and I'm completely beside myself. It looks so cool and it works perfectly, all from miscellaneous parts from the computer recycler.

The official olePigeon brand internal to external game port cable. Screws right into where the serial port would normally go. Pin 1 is the rounded corner so I know which direction to plug the joystick in. I was playing Conan and Up 'n Down today. Pretty fun at 2x the speed I'm normally used to. Montezuma's Revenge is extremely difficult at 2x speed. Very fun.

[david__schmidt]

Very. Cool.