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Double your ST's joystick ports

Hardware

Some games on the ST like Gauntlet , Leathernecks and others require you to have four joysticks to play the game to the max. Below is a simple and easy way to do this.

All you need is : 1 x D25 plug like your printer plug [ST end] 2 x D9 plugs [like the current joystick/mouse plugs] 18 inches of multi-core cable. [Min. 6 wires]

Printer Plug [D25] Joystick 1 [D9] Joystick 2 [D9]

1 -------------------- 6 2 -------------------- 1 3 -------------------- 2 4 -------------------- 3 5 -------------------- 4 6 -------------------------------------------- 1 7 -------------------------------------------- 2 8 -------------------------------------------- 3 9 -------------------------------------------- 4 11 -------------------------------------------- 6 24 -------------------- 8 25 -------------------------------------------- 8

Looking at the Printer Plug [D25] Looking at the Joystick Plug [D9]

1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 ---------------------------- ----------- \. . . . . . . . . . . . . / \. . . . ./ \. . . . . . . . . . . . / \. . . ./ \______________________/ \_____/ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5

[If you have any problems refer to your Atari Hand book for pin outs]