what is this snes controller plug?

LincolnLincoln
in Collector's Corner
picked this up a while back. someone found my pic on another forum and is eager to buy it so now i'm curious. i don't have it in hand at the moment so i can't test anything, but i'm pretty sure it did not work as a sega controller adapter when i tried it.



 

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  • StryphosStryphos
    Isn't that the same pin configuration as RS-232 (serial) port?
  • IchinisanIchinisan
    A *lot* of systems used 9-pin connectors, and some are even inter-compatible. However, it is possible cause a damaging short-circuit when mixing controllers in some cases. In the video below, 8-bit guy mentions how pressing certain buttons on a Genesis controller can fry a Commodore 64 system. Skip to 3 minutes 34 seconds:







    If it doesn't work with Sega Genesis, I wonder if it takes generic Famiclone controllers? Most 9-pin controllers (Sega, Atari, Commodore, etc) don't have a shift register and this adapter would need to have a shift register component inside to make those controllers work with SNES. I wonder if the adapter was damaged in the past by using the wrong 9-pin controller and causing the kind of short described by 8-bit Guy?
  • LincolnLincoln
    Originally posted by: Stryphos

    Isn't that the same pin configuration as RS-232 (serial) port?




    Yes, and a bunch of console controller plugs and who knows what else. Now I wonder if it goes to some accessory like how the racermate stuff hooks up to a NES. Or maybe 3DO controllers but I never had one of those to try.
  • LincolnLincoln
    @ichi most famiclone controllers wouldn't have enough buttons to make that worthwhile. It's possible there are electronics beyond wiring pass through but it was a sealed unit iirc so I couldn't check
  • CZroeCZroe
    Unforunately, most Famiclone controllers DO usually have shift registers/encoders. I wish they didn't because I would get an absolute TON of them and modify for Atari 7800 and other controller adapters I'm working on. I’d get them anyway except that the cables aren’t fully wired with 9 conductors/pin receptacles.



    I know SNES to 3DO adapters were common. Maybe this is 3DO or Genesis 6-button to SNES (IIRC, 3DO was also 9-pins). Also, well, SNES and NES are electrically compatible, so maybe it allowed clone controllers to be used between NES and SNES clone consoles.
  • CZroeCZroe
    I need to check my Victormaxx Stuntmaster VR headset cables. I recall it having D-SUB to SNES cables in there and not a rigid dongle like this, but it could be for a similar cross-console unlicensed accessory. Yes, it also supports Genesis.
  • LincolnLincoln
    Anyone else have ideas?
  • CZroeCZroe
    Found it!







    I was researching mods for The Justifier since I just got my third 1st player gun and figured I'd convert it to a 2nd player gun. On that note, I believe I worked out all the connections for that as well.  
  • IchinisanIchinisan
    Originally posted by: CZroe



    Found it!



    I was researching mods for The Justifier since I just got my third 1st player gun and figured I'd convert it to a 2nd player gun. On that note, I believe I worked out all the connections for that as well.  





    1 minute 48 seconds shows the connector.

    Talks about it more at 3 minutes 4 seconds.
  • CZroeCZroe
    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/223342575451



    D:



    Edit: This is more like it...

    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F312386052887
  • LincolnLincoln
    Thanks for finding that! Pretty crazy. Ive known about that gun but I doubt I did 10 years ago when I found this piece. I wonder if I overlooked the gun.
  • CZroeCZroe
    No problem.



    So weird that it simulates the Super Scope but has a Genesis or 3DO-styled cord. Perhaps it really simulates a Menacer before that adapter... or maybe they just had leftover cables after making the 3DO lightgun and the dongle was cheaper. Everything about the "Shooter Set" screams "UNSOLD LEFTOVERS!"
  • LincolnLincoln
    That orange 3do gun was made by American laser games for use with their games like mad dog mccree. There is a Sega version for their scd releases which I actually have. I would assume the same thing, it's easier to make an adapter for the physical pieces you already have.
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