Dynapoint GameStar: 1993 NES to PC Keyboard Adapter
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Miss
I would _LOVE_ to have one of these or a similar adapter for use with games that primarily rely on two buttons; I also like that the hardware programming just seems so easy to use. My controller of choice is my NES MAX: the ergonomics are so much better which makes it much more comfortable to hold for longer periods, the larger 8-way cycloid is more precise and comfortable than the small, edgy 4-way D-pad of the standard model, and the Turbo buttons give you true rapid-fire! To be honest, there are some classic NES games that I probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy as much, or possibly even beat, without the NES MAX. I wish that Nintendo had, instead of the -dogbone- shape, used the NES MAX as a basis for the standard SNES controller, with the B/A/TurboB/TurboA buttons replaced with Y/X/B/A buttons and Left/Right bumpers added to the shoulders; that controller would be awesome! I also have a Quick Shot Maverick 2, but the arcade-style control layout never worked as well for me.
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I would _LOVE_ to have one of these or a similar adapter for use with games that primarily rely on two buttons; I also like that the hardware programming just seems so easy to use. My controller of choice is my NES MAX: the ergonomics are so much better which makes it much more comfortable to hold for longer periods, the larger 8-way cycloid is more precise and comfortable than the small, edgy 4-way D-pad of the standard model, and the Turbo buttons give you true rapid-fire! To be honest, there are some classic NES games that I probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy as much, or possibly even beat, without the NES MAX. I wish that Nintendo had, instead of the -dogbone- shape, used the NES MAX as a basis for the standard SNES controller, with the B/A/TurboB/TurboA buttons replaced with Y/X/B/A buttons and Left/Right bumpers added to the shoulders; that controller would be awesome! I also have a Quick Shot Maverick 2, but the arcade-style control layout never worked as well for me.
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ForOdinAndAsgard
Was for sale over here for 49, 95 Dutch Florin (Gulden) at V&D warehouses but no game was included. Both are things of the past. V&D went bankrupt in 2015 after a 6 year long struggle to keep their heads above the water against the web-shops and we have the Euro now in the Netherlands. A shame really V&D went bankrupt because they were more or less an icon over here. V&D saw the light of day on the first of May 1887 and gave its last breath on the thirty-first of December 2015. In today's currency it would be slightly less than 30 Euro.
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Was for sale over here for 49, 95 Dutch Florin (Gulden) at V&D warehouses but no game was included. Both are things of the past. V&D went bankrupt in 2015 after a 6 year long struggle to keep their heads above the water against the web-shops and we have the Euro now in the Netherlands. A shame really V&D went bankrupt because they were more or less an icon over here. V&D saw the light of day on the first of May 1887 and gave its last breath on the thirty-first of December 2015. In today's currency it would be slightly less than 30 Euro.
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yadabub
I've been using one of these ever since they released them. I still have one plugged into my current PC. I don't use the software anymore of course, but occasional programming via the built in buttons is fast and easy. To answer your question, the GameStar package was sold for $20 Bitd, if I recall correctly. I picked up a couple of extras at $5 each when they were closed out.
Supposedly, there was also a Genesis controller compatible model of the GameStar, but I've never run across one.
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I've been using one of these ever since they released them. I still have one plugged into my current PC. I don't use the software anymore of course, but occasional programming via the built in buttons is fast and easy. To answer your question, the GameStar package was sold for $20 Bitd, if I recall correctly. I picked up a couple of extras at $5 each when they were closed out.
Supposedly, there was also a Genesis controller compatible model of the GameStar, but I've never run across one.
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Kyouryoku
Thank you so much for uploading the software. I had bought one sealed since it was the only one available. but when I got it, it didn't have the manual or the software but everything else looked mint and factory wrapped. I think this manufacturer back in the day refurbished their own stuff or had horrible quality control maybe? If it's not too much ask, is it also possible for you to upload a copy of the manual? Thanks again!
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Thank you so much for uploading the software. I had bought one sealed since it was the only one available. but when I got it, it didn't have the manual or the software but everything else looked mint and factory wrapped. I think this manufacturer back in the day refurbished their own stuff or had horrible quality control maybe? If it's not too much ask, is it also possible for you to upload a copy of the manual? Thanks again!
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Jeffrey
It's a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 6 button clone controler with a NES controler plug wired to it. It looks like they bought some 3rd party ko Famicom controllers in bulk to pack in. The Z & C being mapped as turbo on the board is common the x and y are the start input and the stock start is removed. Sometimes the clones use SNES clone controllers mapping C & D as turbo.
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It's a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 6 button clone controler with a NES controler plug wired to it. It looks like they bought some 3rd party ko Famicom controllers in bulk to pack in. The Z & C being mapped as turbo on the board is common the x and y are the start input and the stock start is removed. Sometimes the clones use SNES clone controllers mapping C & D as turbo.
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Erik
I'm a 90s baby myself but man I think we had it pretty cool back then because technology was actually starting to come out as far as video games so most people were pretty psyched when you get games like resident evil and so forth good times I truly miss the nighties it was pretty awesome remember Jurassic Park and all that stuff
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I'm a 90s baby myself but man I think we had it pretty cool back then because technology was actually starting to come out as far as video games so most people were pretty psyched when you get games like resident evil and so forth good times I truly miss the nighties it was pretty awesome remember Jurassic Park and all that stuff
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May
All things considered, this is a surprisingly modern little device, both in the sense that it's a fully mappable PC controller which wasn't very common back in the day, and that it functions as a console controller adapter, which you can nowadays get for pretty much every console controller ever made, of course now they use USB.
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All things considered, this is a surprisingly modern little device, both in the sense that it's a fully mappable PC controller which wasn't very common back in the day, and that it functions as a console controller adapter, which you can nowadays get for pretty much every console controller ever made, of course now they use USB.
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James
I seem to recall that there was a similar one available for the Mega drive and possibly the Sony PlayStation 1 though I think it never seemed to be compatible with European consoles but I think code masters brought out something similar alongside for Commedore Computers to?
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I seem to recall that there was a similar one available for the Mega drive and possibly the Sony PlayStation 1 though I think it never seemed to be compatible with European consoles but I think code masters brought out something similar alongside for Commedore Computers to?
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Samniss
I would not be surprised if a SNES version turned out to exist. NES and SNES controllers communicate in exactly the same way, after all. You can physically cut off the controller plug from one of each controller and solder them back on switched around and they'll work.
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I would not be surprised if a SNES version turned out to exist. NES and SNES controllers communicate in exactly the same way, after all. You can physically cut off the controller plug from one of each controller and solder them back on switched around and they'll work.
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