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  Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:  ----1---- Some ..."

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

<pre>

Here are two separate instruction sets to build the adaptor:

----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 25-pin plug (don't remember if it's male or
female).

Joystick 3 Parallel Port
-----------------------------
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
6 11
8 25

Joystick 4 Parallel Port
-----------------------------
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
6 1
8 24

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

----2----

I missed a chunk of this thread so I don't know if someone posted the
wiring 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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 ===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 25-pin plug (don't remember if it's male or female).
+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.
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 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:
-----1----
+===Method 1===
-Some games, such as Gauntlet II, allow four player
+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 25-pin plug (don't remember if it's male or female).
 Parallel port pins 18-25 are all connected to ground.
-----2----
+===Method 2===
-I missed a chunk of this thread so I don't know if someone posted the
+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
+           ---------->    6
-           ---------->    6
+           ---------->    1
-           ---------->    1
+           ---------->    2
-           ---------->    2
+           ---------->    3
-           ---------->    3
+           ---------->    4
-           ---------->    4
+           ---------------------------------> 1
-           ---------------------------------> 1
+           ---------------------------------> 2
-           ---------------------------------> 2
+           ---------------------------------> 3
-           ---------------------------------> 3
+           ---------------------------------> 4
-           ---------------------------------> 4
+           ---------------------------------> 6
-           ---------------------------------> 6
+           ---------->    8
-           ---------->    8
+           ---------------------------------> 8
 Looking into the joystick socket
 2 3 4 5
 7 8 9
 Looking into the printer plug
   2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13
+15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
 All info courtesy of ST format jan 1991 issue.