Atari Gamestation Pro Controller Secrets Revealed (vid#90)

In today's Wired-Up Retro I'll be doing a deep-dive into using wireless controllers on the Gamestation Pro to play anything from MAME Arcade games, to Atari games, to Super NES games. In the episode you'll see many awesome games being played on the GSP including Phoenix, Pitfall, Defender, Chopper Command, Joust, & Robotron 2084. Prepare for the secrets of the GSP to be revealed.

You can grab a few of these key adapters:

Magic NS adapter: https://a.co/d/4EEKigs

Magic S-Pro adapter: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detai...

8bitdo USB wireless adapter version 2: https://a.co/d/4UkJo7h

COOV N100 Plus: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detai...

Buy Cronusmax Plus adapter @ Ebay
Bluetooth adapter has to be compliant w/ EDR 2.1 & up

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0:00 - Welcome
0:06 - Intro
1:40 - Max GSP compatible controllers (ctlrs)
3:01 - 2nd tier GSP ctlrs
4:39 - OTG cable converts USB A to C
4:58 - Intro to using wireless ctlrs
6:49 - Playing with X-Arcade Tankstick using 1 or 2 Bliss-Box adapters
9:31 - Community Firmware discussion
9:56 - Wired Dual Shock 4 (DS4) connection (cnxn)
10:44 - Intro on Wireless DS4 (or other premium ctlr) cnxn
10:51 - Option 1- The most expensive wireless cnxn method: The Cronusmax Plus w/ USB BT receiver (DS4)
14:11 - Option 2- Cheaper methods: 1) Magic NS 2) Magic S-Pro 3) N100 Plus (N100+)
16:23 - Magic NS/S-Pro adapter Yellow mode shown w/ joystick games (paddle attachment on ctlr)- and pros and cons of L1 button being the primary (#1) fire button - Yellow mode adapter.
18:28 - Magic NS/S-Pro adapter Yellow mode does not work w/ analog 2600 Paddle games
19:12 - Magic NS/S-Pro adapters have modes that work w/ Paddle games (ie. Green mode).
22:07 - Contrasting the Magic NS Yellow & Green mode (Blue for S-Pro), w/ discussion about how Yellow mode has a downside of requiring L1 to be the #1 fire button.
22:27 - 1st solution to the Magic NS/S-Pro Yellow mode L1 issue: Use a ctlr with add-on backbuttons
24:41 - 2nd solution: Use ctlr w/ built-in backbuttons
25:02 - Backbuttons ctlr example: Press Play Wireless LED Gaming Remote (PPWLGR) requires you to use an add-on adapter connected to Magic NS/S-Pro (Yellow mode). There are 3 wireless adapters which could be chosen as the add-on. 1st: 8bitdo Wireless USB adapter- Version 2.
26:05 - PPWLGR controller 2nd wireless option of having an add-on adapter plugged into Magic NS/S-Pro: Brook "X1" USB wireless adapter (expensive).
26:37 - Demonstration of PPWLGR used to play Atari 5200 Defender (w/ programming steps).
28:01 - Atari 5200 number keypad access (works with plugged-in premium ctlrs). The only wireless way to access the keypad is by using a DS4 thru a Cronusmax Plus and add-on bluetooth receiver, but not the cheaper wireless adapters.
29:53 - PPWLGR has 3rd wireless option of having an add-on adapter plugged into Magic NS/S-Pro: N100+ adapter.
30:08 - 8bitdo Neo Geo Wireless ctlr can be made to work w/ GSP using Magic NS/S-Pro along with an 8bitdo Wireless USB adapter Version 2. There are options to have the #1 fire button in 2 different places depending on what color light setting the Magic NS/S-Pro is on.
32:49 - Magic NS/S-Pro method of adapting to get all PS2 ctlrs wirelessly connected to the GSP. I have a 90s programmable remapped ctlr.
36:50 - N100+ Green light mode comparison with Magic NS (pros and cons)- works with joystick & paddle games.
38:01 - Using Magic NS/S-Pro with N100+ as an add-on (DS4). N100+ has button remapping feature for L1 fire button- instructions are given.
41:24 - Super NES emulator in GSP is defective but can benefit from N100+ remapping.
43:21 - 3 step N100+ programming of DS4 (button press code) gets SNES ABXY buttons arranged right on DS4 for playing games like Robotron, Super Smash TV, & Total Carnage.
45:18 - GSP SNES emulator ctlr issues that I've run into w/ the adapters
47:36 - Big complication I ran into with the SNES emulator after plugging in my new Magic NS2 (and a solution involving a PS4 back-buttons ctlr).
51:27 - A unique method to get dualstick PS2 control on SNES Robotron & similar games
56:53 - Paddle games with PS1/2 ctlrs & special USB adapters
57:57 - Introducing the Bliss-Box 4-Play Advanced
58:09 - Wrap Up

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