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  • ComCon interface with an auto-fire joystick is possible?I need a little advice on this one, please! I have a konix speedking, with two fire buttons and auto-fire switch. I can use it with the comcon int…

    ... konix speedking, with two fire buttons and auto-fire switch. I can ... pcb in order to get auto-fire working?

    ... and ground from the auto-fire circuit inside the joystick on ... ground, essentially separating the auto-fire circuit ground from all the ...
    Renegade Renegade January 2017 Hardware
  • Auto-fire circuit based on IC 555Greetings! Spanish magazine Microhobby once wrote an article explaining how the auto-fire circuit worked on a joystick and the interface requireme…

    ... an article explaining how the auto-fire circuit worked on a joystick ... .photobucket.com/user/JRT480/media/auto-fire%20circuit%20555%20based_zpsyga23kgb.png.html ... .photobucket.com/albums/t515/JRT480/auto-fire%20circuit%20555%20based_zpsyga23kgb.png[/IMG ...
    Renegade Renegade May 2017 Hardware
  • Joystick with two independent fire actionsI'm looking for a joystick with two independent fire actions. AFAIK there aren't many to choose from 1) Quickshot 2+2 (modified Quickshot 2 with au…

    ...
    1) Quickshot 2+2 (modified Quickshot 2 with auto-fire replaced by second independent ... fire action - modification done ... by Frel Ltd.)

    2) ...
    cmonkey cmonkey October 2012 Wanted
  • Amstrad CPC joystick with 1,2 or 3 fire buttons usable with Spectrum?I was not aware that some cpc joysticks (or with a 'cpc mode selector') allowed up to 3 fire buttons! But it seems the pinout is not the usal one …

    ... selector') allowed up to 3 fire buttons!

    But it ... a cpc joystick with, say, 2 fire buttons and the plug rewired ... (pin 6 - fire 1; pin 8 - ground; pin 9 - fire 2) could actually ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2019 Hardware
  • Your Spectrum joysticks of choice.I used to insist on micro-switched [I]Quickshot II[/I] for pretty much everything - Speccy, Amiga, Atari 2600, C64. Now though I like to use more un…

    ... I'm not tempted with auto-fire) and it's much better ... />
    and on my 128+2 I'm using a [I ...
    Graz Graz January 2010 Hardware
  • SPECTRA - RGB SCART Interface for 48K SpectrumSince the launch of the SPECTRA interface back in June 2012, some discussion of it has appeared in the forums in the past (mainly [URL="http://www.wo…

    ... joystick socket, with support for auto-fire joysticks.
    [*] A ZX Interface ... support for a ZX Interface 2 compatible ROM cartridge socket.
    2, thereby avoiding the need to ...
    Fruitcake Fruitcake April 2013 Hardware
  • Mini project: SpecPad, Kempston to SJS 1 & 2Hello, Just finished a small project with a Genesis gamepad I had or was using on my Speccys. I added a cheapo decal...will probably go get a vinyl o…

    ... an adapter for the 2 SJS ports on the ... keys and more than one fire/action.
    On ... I have it's fire button(fire #2) and something like left ... (fire #3).
    Works really ... certain bits were buttons 1, 2 & 3 (in Kempston ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 May 2013 Hardware
  • Bob's "Save it from the Skip" hardware sale.Recently I mentioned that I'd skip any items I had been trying to selling if they didn't find a taker, so here is the full list of Spectrum hardware …

    ... [/IMG]


    2) Spectrum+ with marking to right ... />

    5) Sinclair +2 (Black) and +3 SCART cable ...

    7) Sinclair SJS 2 Joystick. Assumed to be working ... joystick. Fully working, with auto-fire option, but split cable housing ...
    bobs bobs June 2014 Sales
  • Some 'Cheetah 125 Special' joystick questionsSo, this joystick that has drawn my attention: [URL=http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/JRT480/media/enlarge_zpsujaaz1ef.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1063.…

    ... the pins rearranged for spectrum +2/+3 sinclair ports?
    < ... />
    Will the auto-fire function on the +2/+3?

    How ... does the fire-button programming ... it possible to assign the fire buttons to any key?
    Renegade Renegade June 2017 Hardware
  • Auto fire joysticks on spectrum +2 grey?Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere.. Autofire joysticks that require +5 volts on pin 7 will not work of course, but what would happen if a…

    Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere..

    Autofire joysticks that require +5 volts on pin 7 will not work of course, but what would happen if

    a) db9 connectors are changed to match atari pinout and
    b) +5V is taken from ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2018 Hardware
  • Tecno Plus Amiga Control PadFound this pad and it seems very interesting: https://www.vesalia.de/e_tp511.htm Anyone tried this one with the spectrum before? I mean, with a…

    ... 2 fire-buttons?

    And also, how exactlty does the auto-fire ... fire 1 while B is for fire 2.
    But, when auto-fire or turbo fire ... together or A becomes auto-fire while C still works ... :)

    A - auto fire bullets
    B - detach
    Renegade Renegade April 2019 Hardware
  • One game which made you change computersWas there any game (or games) that made you think 'thats it, the times up with the Speccy, time to move on' and get an Amiga or ST back in the late 8…

    ... doing something around 50 with auto fire and about 30 without IIRC ... . It wasn't the Turrican 2 remake I expected. Didn't ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak February 2008 Games
  • What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…

    ... />
    1. Run Basin.
    2. Select all the basic program ... and keys qaop, SPACE for fire AND bomb. I prefer it ... a bomb, hold space for auto fire.
    FrankT FrankT January 2010 Games
  • What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…

    ... />
    1. Run Basin.
    2. Select all the basic program ... and keys qaop, SPACE for fire AND bomb. I prefer it ... a bomb, hold space for auto fire.[/QUOTE]

    Thank you ...
    itsallgood itsallgood January 2010 Games
  • After Burner and Flight ControllerI'll be selling this on Ebay soon. I was just wondering what you all thought about this combo? [img]http://www.scottieuk.plus.com/AB.jpg[/img]

    ... /> The device has four fire buttons split in to two ... fire buttons has its own independent auto fire settings from 0,1 or 2 ... . On computers with only one fire ... still can be assigned different auto fire settings.

    [B] ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2010 Sales
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... 't find any value in Fire Pro-Wrestling I've pretty ... drops/elbow drops that player 2 could do took off too ... ] play as player 2 [I]and[/I] use an auto fire pad. That ... learn how to play first. Fire Pro D is easily the ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob September 2011 Chit chat
  • Suggested Spectrum model for retro hobbyist?I'm planning on getting myself a Spectrum of some sorts to add one of the most famous 8-bit computers to my retro collection (already have C64, A1200…

    ... br /> [/LIST]
    [/QUOTE]Spectrum +2 (dark grey colour), Spectrum +2A ... (but do not support most auto-fire joystick features).

    The ... rubber keyboard.

    The +2, +2A & +2B have a ... to back)?

    The +2, +2A, +2B & +3 are ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2012 Hardware
  • autofire with amstrad +2 and 3's ?maybe this has been covered in the mists of time notice after building a few converters some joysticks worked and some didn't. zipstik (my fav... n…

    ... br />
    Most auto-fire circuits require a +5V supply ... the Sinclair Interface 2 is also okay with auto-fire joysticks.
    ...
    The Amstrad "Sinclair" joystick ports on the +2 ... +2 grey (forget if I have tested a auto-fire on ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK July 2013 Hardware
  • [NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…

    ... Spectrum emulator. [B]Speccy-Android 2.0[/B] is available here ... there is a new [B]auto-fire[/B] functionality. See below for ... now.
    * Added configurable auto-fire function (see "Auto Fire Settings" option).
    * Added ...
    fms fms October 2013 Emulators
  • Speccy JoysticksWhat Joysticks do you use with your speccy. I have the standard Sinclair SJS2 and 2 x cheetah 128 Thinking of making one with the arcade type with …

    [QUOTE=Macc;744029]For +2/+3 gaming I rewired a ... .. the only issue being powered auto fire being an issue on some ...
    fog fog December 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Kempston Interface with sega controllersI am not much of a joystick person when playing games and in fact I use the keys more than anything. Thing is now I would like to use a controller an…

    ... +5V output for things like auto-fire joysticks. Some of the interfaces ... work with the built in +2 & +3 joystick ports.
    1024MAK 1024MAK January 2014 Hardware
  • Edge Connector InformationHi Everyone, Hope I'm posting in the correct forum. I've recently been playing with an Arduino and got to thinking it would be fab if I could do so…

    ... /> Kempston joystick interfaces that support auto-fire are also probably okay.
    auto-fire are also probably okay.
    auto-fire. If not, test pins 1, 2, 3, 4 ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK April 2014 Hardware
  • Joystick Interfaces on +2AJust found out that my DK'Tronics joystick interface doesn't want to play with my +2A (black). The Kempston port works OK, but not the Sinclair port…

    I like the auto-fire feature, and so I would ... /> 2 - Down
    3 - Left
    4 - Right
    5 - Fire 3 ... (if used)
    6 - Fire 1
    7 ... /> 8 - 0V/Ground
    9 - Fire 2 (if used)

    [I ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK April 2014 Hardware
  • Arcade Stick SuggestionsHello, everyone. As some of you know, I am working on a "Let's Play" series for ZX Spectrum games (I've already recorded the video footage for the pi…

    ... ) buttons and (ideally) auto-fire. Let's have a look ... /> There is also a 2 button version of The Arcade ... /> You can switch witch fire button you want to use ... you mod it to second fire button.

    ... another version on the 2 button Arcade joytsick, the ...
    Reinier Reinier September 2014 Hardware
  • Idea for a Horizontal Shoot'em UpI've seen this Taito coin-op. I though would suits perfectly into a Spectrum character based arcade.. in the mould of R-Type, Orion, and others.. the…

    ... by having all directions fire at once. If you ... formation on different levels to fire in different directions.
    ... and played with a 2-button mouse (though it ... letting you hold down fire to lock your direction ... a fast in-game auto-fire rather than relying on ...
    joefish joefish September 2014 New game ideas
  • Joystick, resistor oddity.Hello all, I bought a joystick off eBay and the left direction didn't work, I opened it up and there was a 470 ohm resistor on the left wire close to…

    ... , down, left, right) plus a fire switch. With this type of ... a while later, joysticks with auto-fire were introduced. This changed the ... interface II or the grey +2) when you can just wire ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK January 2015 Hardware
  • 2 button games, Do they exist?Was there ever any support on a hardware or software level for 2 button games for the ZX Spectrum?

    ... wired in together to FIRE-2. I had to wire ... to hand-modify Quickshot 2 joysticks and re- ... a second fire control (and disabling the auto-fire circuit), as ... that's how the interface was wired. MSX 2 ... that button to operate FIRE on a second ...
    joefish joefish September 2016 Games
  • MSX joystick to kempston interface?Although I have tried and got one MSX joystick working with a kempston interface, after looking at the pin-out of the MSX Joystick connector and the …

    ... br /> 1. Up
    2. Down
    3. Left
    5.
    6. Fire 1
    7. +5V supply ... or common
    9. Fire 2 (some modern interfaces only)[/code ... still unconnected. When joysticks with auto-fire became popular, a +5V ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2016 Hardware
  • ComCon interface with an auto-fire joystick is possible?I need a little advice on this one, please! I have a konix speedking, with two fire buttons and auto-fire switch. I can use it with the comcon int…

    ... /> This is the 2 fire button version with auto-fire, so I think this ...
    Renegade Renegade January 2017 Hardware
  • ComCon interface with an auto-fire joystick is possible?I need a little advice on this one, please! I have a konix speedking, with two fire buttons and auto-fire switch. I can use it with the comcon int…

    ... are two types of auto-fire circuit. Both need the ... current to operate the auto-fire circuit. If this resistor ... br /> Here is the auto-fire circuit which fire1 and fire2 ... and pin 9 (fire 1 and 2 respectively) are +4 ... relation to ground;
    2 - pin 8 track is ...
    Renegade Renegade January 2017 Hardware
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