Wednesday, October 23, 2024

ZGCS Circuit Board: Commodore Amiga and 64 wireless gaming pad

Project Name: Commodore Amiga and 64 wireless gaming pad
Project Owner: ZGCS
Project Start: 2023
Project Status: Ongoing

As part of the project, we want to get rid of joysticks and joystick cables. we will replace joysticks with gamepads, which will be connected to game ports without a cable. Up to four gamepads can be used this way. 

Supported models: Commodore 64/128, Amiga 500/600/1200 

An accessory for paddle and mouse is also planned. 

The project has progressed from planning to the implementation of the first prototype, the first copy of the Commodore 64 and Amiga side transceiver part has been completed.

First prototype 

First prototype
(connected to Amiga 500 through Amiga 4 player board)

First prototype
(connected to Amiga 500)
 
First prototype
(connected to C64 trough C64 4 player board)