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The NEW Cyclone RX Playstation gamepad adapter for the Amstrad CPC series.
WHAT IS THE CYCLONE RX?
KMTech PCB Design, the makers of the best-selling PS/2 mouse adapters on the planet now bring you the incredible Cyclone RX. It's the world's only commercially available Sony Playstation controller to Amstrad CPC Adapter.
With this kit you can play your Amstrad CPC games with an official PSX controller!
Uses a microcontroller and custom firmware for the ultimate retro gaming experience.
Packed full of amazing features - some never before seen on a retro gaming device.
Just slot it into your joystick port and you're ready to rock!
Rapidfire! Autofire is ok but everyone knows it can't fire as fast as your average gamer. Rapidfire is like autofire on steroids!
Second fire button for those games that need it.
There's even a diagnostic mode to test all your Playstation controller buttons!.
See the Cyclone RX in action here: http://youtu.be/x2Sb9QfviH0
To use this adapter you will need a PSX gamepad. One of the early models will work, it doesn't need the analog sticks. A few pounds from any market.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS ADAPTER NEEDS 5V DC POWER, AS DOES THE PSX GAMEPAD. BECAUSE THE AMSTRAD JOYSTICK PORT DOES NOT HAVE A 5 VOLT PIN, WE HAVE FITTED A MINI USB PORT. YOU WILL NEED A CELLPHONE CHARGER WITH USB PLUG TO POWER THIS ADAPTER. THESE ARE READILY AVAILABLE ON EBAY FOR JUST A COUPLE OF POUNDS. YOU MIGHT ALREADY HAVE ONE THROWN IN A DRAWER WITH AN OLD CELLPHONE!
FEATURES:
- Retro gaming with a Playstation controller!
- No drivers or extra software necessary.
- Works with all models of Amstrad CPC.
- Works with all official Sony wired PS1 and PS2 gamepads.
- Primary fire button support.
- Autofire.
- RapidFire.
- Diagnostic mode.
- The Dpad UP function is copied to the R2 (front lower right) button) for quick jumping in platform games.
Compatibility.
Host Computer: Works with all Amstrad CPC series computers.
Gamepads: Tested working on Sony official Gamepads: SCPH-1200 PS1, SCPH-1080 Analog, SCPH10010 Dualshock. May work on other Sony/third party models but not guaranteed. Will not work with wireless gamepads.
Because the design involved a few extra expensive components, it's considerably more expensive to make than the Amiga version. We have absorbed some of the extra cost ourselves to keep it below £20.00.
What's "Bus Contention"?
Traditional joysticks work great with the Amstrad because they mainly use microswitches. More modern joystick adapters use MCU (microchip) based switching, which work great with some computers like the Amiga, but not the CPC. This is because of an effect called Bus Contention, which seriously messes with microchip based awitching. This adapter is MCU based, but does not suffer from the bus contention problems because we have added extra components, called relays, which act like the microswitches in regular joysticks.
Please note this item ships without an enclosure, exactly as seen in the first listing photo.