View source for 4-player interface

The following file can be found on the net so I (krupkaj) assume it can be distributed here:

Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:

===Method 1===
Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player to play at once. Here are the pin assignments for the cable. You need two female 9-pin plugs and one female 25-pin plug.

{|cellspacing="0" border="1"
!Joystick 3   ||   Parallel Port
|-
|align="center"|    1         ||align="center"|       6
|-
|align="center"|    2         ||align="center"|       7
|-
|align="center"|   3        ||align="center"|        8
|-
|align="center"|    4       ||align="center"|         9
|-
|align="center"|    6      ||align="center"|         11
|-
|align="center"|    8      ||align="center"|         25
|-
|}



{|cellspacing="0" border="1"
!Joystick 4   ||   Parallel Port
|-
|align="center"|    1     ||align="center"|           2
|-
|align="center"|    2     ||align="center"|           3
|-
|align="center"|    3    ||align="center"|            4
|-
|align="center"|    4    ||align="center"|            5
|-
|align="center"|    6    ||align="center"|            1
|-
|align="center"|    8    ||align="center"|           24
|}

Parallel port pins 18-25 are all connected to ground.

===Method 2===

I missed a chunk of this thread so I don't know if someone posted thewiring diagram. If not then

 Printer port           Joystick 1              Joystick 2
  1           ---------->    6
  2           ---------->    1
  3           ---------->    2
  4           ---------->    3
  5           ---------->    4
  6           ---------------------------------> 1
  7           ---------------------------------> 2
  8           ---------------------------------> 3
  9           ---------------------------------> 4
 11           ---------------------------------> 6
 24           ---------->    8
 25           ---------------------------------> 8


Looking into the joystick socket

  1 2 3 4 5
   6 7 8 9

Looking into the printer plug

  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13
   14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.



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