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Pelican Universal Real Arcade Stick Problems, please help
struby:
I hope this is in an ok spot on the board, anyway here it goes:
My name is Andy, I am pretty new to the MAME thing, but basically here is a little background on my problem:
My plan was get a ps2 to usb and use Pelican Universal Real Arcade Sticks to save money.
hook up a tv to the computer, build a cabinet, simple MAME machine.
Which brings me to the probem.
I have purchased 1 Pelican Universal Real Arcade Stick and have committed to buying 3 more that are on the way
I have a Super Joy Box 5 Pro (4 ports).
I use a fairly new dell with 6 usb ports in good working condition.
so I plug in the joybox and the joystick, and when I go to configure, the test lights are flashing and the joystick is not functional, same in MAME, buttons do not work, but are engaged randomly.
A PS2 Dual Shock 2 controller works fine, and the joystick works fine in a PS2, but...
I noticed in the PS2 the power light on the joystick was bright, and on the PC it barely lit up.
So I'm thinking lack of enough power is my problem, but after trying it on 2 other new Dells, one with a USB/AC powered USB hub, and getting the same results on both, I am stumped.
I have looked for alternative Joysticks, basically, I want 4 sets of joysticks/buttons, but I don't want to custom build, I would rather go with something like my initial idea for the project.
So my questions are:
Can anyone help me get the Pelican Joysticks working?
Does anyone know of a good alternative for me?
Thanks to everyone who helps in advance, I appretiate any help.
infiniteomega:
Your problem is the converter. The universal controlers generally are all xbox controlers first. Get yourself an xbox to usb converter and you should be good to go. I have this stick and use it w/ a supper joy box 10. The start, select, and mode buttons dont like working w/ macmame for some reason.
Hope this helps...
struby:
That does help, nice to have a little light at the end of the tunnel, anyway, while I would like to just buy it and have it work, can anyone else back him up on that, so I don't have to spend more money unnecessarily:
Will that work with the universal fine, is yours universal?
Will it work fine with 4 of these joysticks?
Anyone else have any suggestions for my situation?
JONTHEBOMB:
Here is a thread on hacking Pelican Universal Sticks:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=40849.msg371021#msg371021
Hope this helps you in some way.
struby:
May I ask out of curiosity if anyone knows, why is it that this needs an xbox adapter, what is the difference, what I mean is, why doesn't my PS2 converter work, why wouldn't a gamecube one, and why does an xbox one, and is anyone else pretty sure that will solve my problem?
That link might help once I get them working, then I may have a closer look at that to see what extra things I can do, thanks.
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