The Key to Unlock the Atari Gamestation Pro Emulator Games Control Has Arrived (vid#91)

This is the Be-All-&-End-All video that shows great solutions that have been figured out to solve the control issues inherent in the Atari Gamestation Pro's emulator games.

07/19/2025 Addendum: The Switch Horipad I showed in this episode is model NSW-001U. I have recently found out that the NSW-155 series of colored Switch Horipad controllers does not have universal compatibility with the GSP. If you want a Horipad, you'll need to get the NSW-001U.

The Bliss-box adapters can be purchased here:
https://bliss-box.net

Special thanks goes out to the Seans who greatly contributed to these discoveries: Sean West figured out that the Xbox One PDP Rematch controller has special capabilities when it comes to the Super NES and Turbografx 16 (TG16) emulator games played in the Atari GSP.

A MAJOR Thanks also goes out to Sean Green- the owner of Bliss-Box- who worked diligently to develop firmware for the Gamer-Pro line of products. Without him this would have been a much less interesting video :)

There are 2 options for ideally controlling SNES & TG16 emulator games:

1) Buy the right controller.

2) Buy the right adapter for a controller.

Option #2 allows for specific gamepads you've used back in the good ol' days to work, so definitely consider that.

In the video I mentioned that the 2nd tier ctlrs have issues. An example has to do w/ pressing 1 of the face buttons on a Switch controller which causes a diagonal downward d-pad directional simultaneously happening w/o you pressing the dpad at all. Also know that X360 wired controllers have all the face buttons working properly, but lacks shoulder button access.

Here are the 9 PS1/2 ctlrs that have a unique feature of having access to the analog sticks when in digital mode:

1) Chinese Dual Shock knock-off
2) Armor 3 PS2 Wired Controller
3) Black Madcatz full-sized wired PS2 controller (soft rubber side grips)
4) Madcatz 2.4 GHz Wireless Mini PS2 controller (soft rubber side grips)
5) Madcatz Dual Force Pro (large size) for PS1
6) Thrustmaster T-Min 2-in-1 V.2 wired controller for PS2 and PC (USB)
7) Thrustmaster T-Mini Wireless Gamepad (PS2)
8) TTX Tech Analog Controller 2 (PS2)
9) Joytech PS ctlr- Model No: JS-109A

If you have a Bliss-box adapter, when selecting firmware be sure to use version 3.0, and not 2.0

Hope this has been helpful and that you enjoy the video :)

0:00 - Welcome
0:08 - Intro: I have good news about Atari Gamestation Pro (GSP) emulators (emus) control
0:52 - Atari GSP controller (ctlr) compatibillity chart. Top tier & 2nd tier GSP ctlrs. Intro to the 4 mystery top tier (T.T.) ctlrs
1:47 - Intro to Bliss-Box adapters advancements made for GSP
2:19 - Top tier (T.T.) & 2nd tier ctlrs work well on almost all GSP emus. Exceptions: SNES & Turbografx 16 (TG16) emus
2:57 - OTG cable for GSP ctlr access
3:16 - GSP SNES emu controller problems (Super Mario Kart game) w/ T.T. ctlrs (Sony & M$)
5:11 - GSP TG16 emu ctlr problems w/ T.T. ctlrs
5:54 - Special T.T. ctlr: PDP Rematch for Xbox One (X1) works great for GSP's SNES and TG16 emus
8:22 - 1st mystery T.T. ctlr: Hori Mini Gamepad for PS4
11:04 - GSP Compatibility chart 2nd tier ctlrs (includes Nintendo Switch ctlrs) have issues w/ GSP SNES/TG16 emus, but there's an exception...
12:11 - 2nd mystery T.T. ctlr: Horipad for Nintendo Switch (not Horipad Turbo ctlr)
14:24 - T.T. controllers shown so far have 1 issue that is imperfect: Improper face button positions
15:19 - 3rd mystery T.T. ctlr: Horipad FPS+ for PS4. It has a button mapping feature making it the best option. Tutorial provided & gameplay w/ SNES twinstick shooters
20:13 - Discussing Hori ctlrs & GSP emus
20:52 - Bliss-Box (BB) adapters have advanced capabilities to work w/ the GSP emus for using 80s/90s controllers (ie. SNES)
21:17 - 2 types of BB adapters: Gamer-Pro (GP & GP Jr) & GamerPro Advanced (GPA) adapters. (GPA requires the BB Bridge added on)
22:18 - Tutorial on setting up GP/GP Jr w/ assembly of GP Jr & using PC software to load in special Nintendo Switch firmware that gives you the option of choosing btwn 2 different button mapping options
30:48 - Method to employ when turning on GSP w/ GP/GP Jr connected
31:10 - Playing SNES Hunt for Red October w/ SNES ctlr
32:17 - Playing Hunt for Red October w/ Wii Classic ctlr
33:37 - Playing Side Arms with TG16 ctlr
34:58 - I'm planning to use BB adapters (GP/GP Jr as well as GPA w/ Bridge) to utimately show a special SNES twinstick shooter method for special PS2 ctlrs (2-stick method) as well as standard ctlrs in regular SNES games
35:19 - Tutorial for setting up GPA and the BB Bridge (w/ 2 different button mapping options to choose from)
45:35 - Super Smash TV w/ wireless PS2 ctlr 2 thumbstick method
46:44 - Grande Finale (many games shown)
47:45 - Wrap-up

Special thanks to Emforay for making the theme song of Wired-Up Retro.

Special thanks to DJ Kestutis for providing the outro song, Reborn:
License: http://goo.gl/ZSoZf​