Second Generation Appreciation Thread

[samsonlonghair]

What are you doing for controllers on the 5200? The 5200 controllers are notoriously terrible...

I just use Sega Genesis controllers for 5200 games. B is the fire button. I have read online that doing this is wrong - that it will somehow harm the Sega controller or the 5200, but in my own personal experience it works fine. You know what's really odd? I've seen "adapters" sold online that allow you to plug a genesis controller into the 5200. What's the point of that? It works fine by itself. No adapter necessary.

[alexis524]

This thread takes me back to my roots and glad the OP created it. I grew up with Spider Fighter, Pitfall, kaboom, and yars revenge. Good times when life was as so simple...

[CRTGAMER]

What are you doing for controllers on the 5200? The 5200 controllers are notoriously terrible...

I just use Sega Genesis controllers for 5200 games. B is the fire button. I have read online that doing this is wrong - that it will somehow harm the Sega controller or the 5200, but in my own personal experience it works fine. You know what's really odd? I've seen "adapters" sold online that allow you to plug a genesis controller into the 5200. What's the point of that? It works fine by itself. No adapter necessary.

i think you meant the 2600 and 7800. Though on the 7800, any two button games will need a converter.

[marlowe221]

i think you meant the 2600 and 7800. Though on the 7800, any two button games will need a converter.

I thought you could plug a Genesis controller into any of the 80s era Atari consoles. I know the 3 button pad works like a charm on my 2600.

[ElkinFencer10]

i think you meant the 2600 and 7800. Though on the 7800, any two button games will need a converter.

I thought you could plug a Genesis controller into any of the 80s era Atari consoles. I know the 3 button pad works like a charm on my 2600.

The 5200 uses a very different controller port than the 2600/7800/Genesis/Master System. It would be like trying to use an N64 controller with a Gamecube.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Yes 5200 has a proprietary jack. It's either the official controller or a third party one. Sadly...

[ElkinFencer10]

Yes 5200 has a proprietary jack. It's either the official controller or a third party one. Sadly...

And unless I've looked at eBay at all the wrong times, the 3rd party controllers are either impossible to find or ridiculously expensive.

[Gunstar Green]

Yes 5200 has a proprietary jack. It's either the official controller or a third party one. Sadly...

I'm feeling under the weather today and I read this as "proprietary jetpack."

Just thought I'd share.

[mas]

Just got river raid because my friend has been dying to play it. Showed him the game now he wants to come over. He wants me to get monta something revenge. Never heard of it. Hope it's cheap

[BoneSnapDeez]

Montezuma's Revenge

great game!