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- You could try and hunt down an original Joypad on eBay or you can modify one of the other plentiful compatible controllers out there to work for you instead. Natively the Sega MS controller will work flawlessly with the Atari 2600 but due to the two button design of the Atari 7800, the pinouts are not compatible with this Sega controller.
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Jul 9, 2021 · I use the Sega MS controller on my atari for some games, it's not great for all due to the style of a dpad vs Joystick. Has anyone modded their controller so both fire buttons work? Currently one does and the other doesn't serve a function.
Just like the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive controller, a Sega Master System controller is also in fact compatible with an Atari 2600 console. The D-pad acts as the system's...
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Dec 2, 2023 · I don't own a Master System or any Master System controllers, but I can confirm that Genesis controllers don't work. I tried both a 3-button and a 6-button that I've had for eons, but they still work on a Genesis or Genesis clone console, but not on the 2600+.
Sep 6, 2008 · I did do a search and found some years-old threads on this, but they were not definitive in answering this. From what I gathered, the Sega Master system controllers will work on a 2600, or a 7800, but: (1) Being a computer, I am wondering if there are other things on some of the pins on the 800/X...
Jan 21, 2024 · There was a gamepad for the Atari 2600 Jr. that looks like the Sega Master System pad. It may works on the Atari ST, too. The pad is quite common here in Europe. That thumb joystick can be removed, so you have an ordinary d-pad.
Both Genesis (aka Mega Drive) and Master System controllers will work with the Atari 2600. (Saturn and Dreamcast will not)
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I saw a YouTube video long before I had a 2600 that said that you could use Sega's 8 and 16 bit controllers as a replacement for the original Atari controllers. But they also warned that there exists some controllers with the same plug, that is wired differently and can damage the console.