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soop

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Weird Outrun Joystick?
« on: April 12, 2012, 04:20:05 AM »
Just saw this flier, and there appears to be some strange joystick I've never seen in the bottom right corner:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUT-RUN-OUTRUN-SEGA-PC-ENGINE-A4-FLYER-HANDBILL-/221000052428?pt=FR_Jeux_Vid%C3%A9o&hash=item3374a12ecc

Any idea where that's from?
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esteban

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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2012, 04:23:06 AM »
Quote from: soop on April 12, 2012, 04:20:05 AM
Just saw this flier, and there appears to be some strange joystick I've never seen in the bottom right corner:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUT-RUN-OUTRUN-SEGA-PC-ENGINE-A4-FLYER-HANDBILL-/221000052428?pt=FR_Jeux_Vid%C3%A9o&hash=item3374a12ecc

Any idea where that's from?


What the....?

I don't know what that is...
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2012, 04:25:49 AM »
Is that a joystick on the right and a throttle on the left?!?  Perhaps it's a mockup/prototype like the SGX power console and never made it to production.
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2012, 04:35:47 AM »
WHAT WE NEED IS A BETTER PIC/SCAN of this advertisement!

STAT!

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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2012, 04:45:22 AM »
cool, found more about it here:


http://www.pcengine.jp/a62.htm

ＸＥ－１ＡＪ　インテリジェントコントローラ
XE-1AJ Intelligent controller

it says it is the cyberstick set, an analoge controller made by Denpashibunsha, that can be used for outrun, afterburner II, operation wolf, thunder blade and even forgotten worlds. and it was a present/give away to only 100 peeps, who sent the questionnaire letter, which was inserted into the outrun manual, to NEC avenue.

damn, now i have to check out my copy of outrun.
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2012, 04:46:45 AM »
Nothing yet, but I did find this:



*edit* Nice Tats!  I found this, which appears to be similar?  http://x68000.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2009-07-22

*edit 2* big pic:



From: http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/124010060001.html
« Last Edit: April 12, 2012, 04:50:59 AM by soop »
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 05:12:46 AM »
Just a standard Intelligent Controller Cyberstick.  It was created by both Sharp and Micomsoft working togheather.  
Very easy to find in Japan.  I'd assume all you need is a converter cable to go from X68k/MSX/Towns DB9
to PCE pinout if the games do in fact support it.  I have the sharp version.  They are the exact same internally,
if I remember right Micomsoft was THE stick maker back then, and Sharp approached them about the idea, Micomsoft agreed but wanted to sell it under their own brand as well.

Edit, looking closely at the flyer, it's certainly a standard cyberstick with a cable adapter.  I'll have to rig one up and try.  Though ironically enough I don't any of the compatible games on PCE LOL.

« Last Edit: April 12, 2012, 05:19:03 AM by SuperDeadite »
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2012, 05:18:11 AM »
Wow!  you have one!
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2012, 05:23:14 AM »
he has one, but he has not THAT one.
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2012, 05:26:47 AM »
The giant white plug in the flyer pic is clearly an adapter cable.  There is nothing different about the stick itself.  Micomsoft also sold various adapter cables for their many controllers back then.  If I can get one cheap I'll give this a try.

Well that didn't take long LOL.  Just ordered an XHE-3 (Official Micomsoft X68K->PCE controller adapter) and a copy of Outrun.  Well report back when I get it all in.   8)
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2012, 05:57:44 AM »
The design is the same, but the button/switch coloring is not.
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2012, 06:07:32 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on April 12, 2012, 05:57:44 AM
The design is the same, but the button/switch coloring is not.

Learn to read every word.  This stick was made and sold by SHARP and MICOMSOFT.  Both were sold for X68000 use.  Exact same thing, difference being the colors and logos and box design only.  The Sharp version also has those green stripes, they are under the turbo sliders, which are turned off in my pic.
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2012, 06:17:34 AM »
Quote from: SuperDeadite on April 12, 2012, 06:07:32 AM
Learn to read every word.

I did, douche.  You said "The giant white plug in the flyer pic is clearly an adapter cable.  There is nothing different about the stick itself.", implying that the only difference is the adapter cable.
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2012, 06:29:43 AM »
Hany says, "Let's be friends, motherfckers."


Quote from: SuperDeadite on April 12, 2012, 05:26:47 AM
The giant white plug in the flyer pic is clearly an adapter cable.  There is nothing different about the stick itself.  Micomsoft also sold various adapter cables for their many controllers back then.  If I can get one cheap I'll give this a try.

Well that didn't take long LOL.  Just ordered an XHE-3 (Official Micomsoft X68K->PCE controller adapter) and a copy of Outrun.  Well report back when I get it all in.   8)


I really don't need any more hardware, but now I want XHE-3 and one of those ridiculous controllers! Damn it!
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Re: Weird Outrun Joystick?
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2012, 08:23:26 AM »
That looks really awesome! I'd love to play Afterburner 2 with it if it does indeed work.
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